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Georgia ranks 7th-best for working from home

If you enjoy working from the comfort of your home, then Georgia is the state for you. According to WalletHub.com, Georgia is the seventh-best state in the country for working from home. WalletHub says that one in eight people (12.5 percent) work from home across the nation, and another 28 percent have hybrid schedules that allow them some flexibility to work from home. Georgia’s high ranking is due to its living environment, which the website’s experts ranked as the best in the country. WalletHub considered two areas in addressing the

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Gary Kauffman April 11, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

More seats, more events, more tourism for CSRA

A $150,000 grant has opened the door for changes to seating capacity at the Sharon Jones Amphitheater in North Augusta. The grant is through the Undiscovered South Carolina program in the state’s Parks, Recreation, and Tourism department. Karl Waldhaur, superintendent of Facilities and Programs in the North Augusta Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department briefed council members during the April 10 study session. “The purpose is to highlight places in South Carolina that have less than $900,000 of accommodations tax revenue,” Waldhaur explained. “So, the purpose is to kind of highlight

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 11, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA bridal show rescheduled for next month

A large CSRA bridal event planned for last month has been rescheduled due to the weather. ABD previously ran a story about the first-ever Aiken-Augusta Bridal Show, which was scheduled for Sunday, March 26 at the Big Red Barn in Aiken. The new date is Sunday, May 7, beginning at 1 p.m. Magnolia Lane’s Polished Events in Evans is hosting the event, which is sponsored by Voila Bridal and Simon’s Formal Wear. The Aiken-Augusta Bridal Show will include food, live music, a fashion show, and more than 25 vendors, including

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Josh Heath April 11, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Going back to give back

Amy Richardson talks to Napoleon Houser about building communities through mentorships and job training.

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Amy Richardson with Napoleon Houser April 11, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local shared kitchen space to host cooking competition this weekend

Many people enjoy watching cooking competitions, which is why shows like Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, and Chopped are so popular. But a local shared kitchen space owner is hosting her own competition. Onnie Sanford, owner of OPP Kitchen, LLC, located at 359 Furys Ferry Road in Martinez, will host Chef Showdown on Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Two chefs who prepare meals in OPP Kitchen will be given one hour to prepare their best dishes, and the event’s attendees will choose the winner. The business hosted a similar competition

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Josh Heath April 10, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Is your company “social?”

Have you ever heard of Facebook? These days, that’s a laughable question because social media has changed the landscape of the marketing world. The platform forged the creation of full-time positions to cope with the demands of digital marketing for companies, large and small. Today, we’ll be discussing the social media process and offer some helpful apps for businesses looking to streamline their social media processes. Content Creation Since Augusta Business Daily has 7 new local business stories each weekday that roll out and an additional newsletter each Monday, we

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Erin Campbell April 10, 2023 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Add a social media influencer to your digital marketing

We recently shared about one of our clients, Callie Richards of HotPinkandGlitter.com, in our intro to online influencer’s article (read it here). Callie has grown from 500,000 TikTok followers to almost 700,000 in the past few months. The Rise of Social Influencers Social influencers realize huge gains in popularity and effectiveness. Influencer marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for online marketers, providing a great new marketing tactic for your company. However, there are still many people who are unaware of what influencer marketing is and how it can benefit their

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Richard Brashear April 10, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New York natives to open CSRA bagel shop and delicatessen

When Joseph and Yvette Gallachi moved to Aiken in December, they discovered there were no eateries in that area that served New York-style bagels, so the experienced entrepreneurs decided to open one of their own. The Gallachis, natives of upstate New York, will soon launch Straight Outta Brooklyn Bagel & Delicatessen located at 106 Park Ave. Southwest. “We’re hoping to open on April 19,” Joseph said. “I’ve always wanted to have a bagel business.” They came up with the name because their bagels are par-baked, which means partially baked in

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Josh Heath April 10, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Jersey Mike’s ends Month of Giving with record-breaking total

The numbers are in and Jersey Mike’s sandwich locations across the U.S. surpassed their fundraising goal, raising $21 million for local charities. Here in the CSRA, Eric Clark owns eight of the sandwich shops which raised money for the Burn Foundation of America, based at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital. During the 13th Annual Month of Giving in March, Clark’s Jersey Mike’s locations raised $59,265. “My sister was a nurse at the Burn Center. So, when this came up with Jersey Mike’s, I already knew which

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 10, 2023 No Comments
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