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Construction begins on Golden Harvest Food Bank expansion

Business leaders broke ground yesterday on a new facility with a simple goal: increase healthy food options at the Augusta Golden Harvest Food Bank. Called the Produce Rescue Center, it will substantially increase the amount of perishable food, particularly produce, the food bank can store. The $5.5 million facility will take about a year to complete. It will increase access to more meat, produce, and dairy products to families across the food bank’s coverage area. Golden Harvest President and CEO, Amy Breitmann said $3.7 million came from a COVID-19 relief

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 23, 2023 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: Best Real Estate Advice I Can Give: Never Sell Your First Home

As a short backstory to preface this article, I am going to tell you how and why I got into Real Estate. As a young high school grad, like most people, I had no clue what I wanted as a career. I spent years in college swapping majors trying to determine what it was that I was good at, and what I could see myself doing for the rest of my life. Eventually, I decided that whatever it was I was looking for was not going to be found in

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Braydon Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans February 23, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New Starbucks to open near I-20 in Martinez

The CSRA will soon have its 25th Starbucks location, according to Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate. Construction appears to be nearing completion on a new coffee shop at 421 South Belair Road, near I-20 and next door to Popeyes in Martinez. Other locations include Grovetown, Evans, Augusta, North Augusta, and Aiken, as well as Fort Gordon. Starbucks can also be found in many retail stores, including Kroger, Target, and Barnes & Noble located in the Augusta Mall. It’s the U.S.’s largest coffee chain with more than 15,000 locations nationwide. The

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Josh Heath February 22, 2023 No Comments
Entrepreneurs

FREE webinar today offers minority-owned business coaching in the CSRA

Whether you are an entrepreneur or you’ve been in business for decades, one of the biggest challenges is how to effectively reach and engage with your target audience. A great product or service won’t matter if you aren’t reaching the customer who needs or wants what you’re offering. As ABD recently reported there’s a large disparity in the number of minority-owned businesses in the CSRA. Less than 10% of all businesses are owned by minorities and most are sole proprietorships. In a partnership with Google, business coaches like Angelina Darrisaw

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Mitzi Oxford February 22, 2023 No Comments
Darin Myers

Free Access: Coach Darin: Build your brand

Darin Myers is the local facilitator of The Alternative Board (TAB), a peer-to-peer advisory board designed to help company leaders maximize their opportunities and work through challenges. Darin recently retired after a 30-year career in the nuclear industry as the leader of Plant Vogtle I and II. He has proven success regarding strategic planning and alignment, employee development, organizational performance improvement, accountability, and coaching. Recently, he started a family business in Augusta focused on home health care, providing him the knowledge and experience surrounding small to medium-sized business operators. Branding

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Darin Myers February 22, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: A Town Wings

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Wes Hennings February 22, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Grammy Award-winning musician kicks off local college’s annual capital campaign

You may recognize CeeLo Green from his time on “The Voice” or his smash hit, “Forget You,” but the five-time Grammy Award-winning singer is now helping to raise funds for a local college. Green serves as visiting professor and artist-in-residence for Paine College, which announced the kick-off of its 2023 annual capital campaign, “Growing Paine,” yesterday. The college’s goal is to raise $6 million in 60 days, funding that will be used for a variety of purposes, including improving student housing, renovating campus buildings, and buying new technology. The college

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Josh Heath February 22, 2023 No Comments
Lessons Learned

Free Access: Workplace Wednesday: The Future of Work: How Hybrid Working Supports People, Profits, and the Planet

The last two-and-a-half years have created a significant opportunity for companies to reassess outdated working habits and bring in new long-term flexible strategies that are better for them, their employees, and the planet. What’s more, thanks to global flexplace provided by IWG brands including Regus and Spaces, and HQ, professionals have access to an unrivaled choice of locations to work, from both in Aiken and across the world. Hybrid work enables workers to divide their time between a company HQ, home, and a local flexible workspace and is now the

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Regus February 21, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Augusta Chamber program focuses on imposter syndrome in the workplace

You may not know exactly what imposter syndrome is, but you’re probably familiar with its symptoms, which include feelings of unworthiness that plague you, despite the praise you receive from others. That was the topic of this month’s Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Program, which took place yesterday. The guest speaker was Triyoko Boatwright, senior talent management and diversity, inclusion, and belonging specialist with Textron Specialized Vehicles, who discussed “Imposter Syndrome in the Workplace.” Boatwright defines imposter syndrome as “chronic feelings of fraudulence, self-doubt, and inadequacy.” She

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Josh Heath February 21, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Evans wellness studio to offer better health through stretching

If you’ve been dealing with stress, muscle tension, and achy joints, you’re certainly not alone. But a new wellness studio coming to Evans wants to help its clients stretch their way to better health. In Motion Wellness Studio is scheduled to open next Wednesday, March 1 at 3118 William Few Parkway, Suite 6 between Ocean Nails and Master Park’s World Class Tae Kwon Do in Riverwood Town Center, according to a local franchisee, Mike Montarbo. Montarbo was part of the original ownership of Evans Fitness when it launched in December

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Josh Heath February 21, 2023 No Comments
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