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Canadian furniture design business moves to Aiken

Covid took a big hit on many businesses. Some reassessed everything about their business. A few reinvented themselves. Some closed their doors forever. Others moved to another location. For Dan Diotte, President and Lead Designer of Chattels In Design, the survival of his business encompassed all those considerations. “Once Covid hit, we reassessed everything about our furniture design business. I believe when one door closes, a new door opens and presents new opportunities,” Diotte explained. Chattels In Design started in Ontario, Canada in 2016 and later moved to Massachusetts and

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Mitzi Oxford January 9, 2023 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Free Access: A New Year, A New Browser? Be Brave

First off, Happy New Year CSRA! It is a time of New Year’s resolutions and, here at GroupRB, we are looking to reduce our digital footprint online. Effectively, we are saying NO to Big Tech and YES to personal privacy. We have tested the Brave Browser at Brave.com, and we love it! Why? Because it is just that good. 6 Reasons Why We Love the Brave Browser 1. Brave blocks trackers and “creeper ads” (those annoying shoe ads that follow you to every site or social network you visit). This

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Richard Brashear January 9, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local accountant to share 2023 tax advice

While it’s too late to make any changes that would affect your 2022 individual and business tax returns, David Ussery has practical advice for preparing for your 2023 returns. Ussery, a certified public accountant and partner with SME CPAs, will be the guest speaker for this month’s special edition Third Thursday Business Builder, hosted by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Chamber Conference Room. His presentation will be titled “Take Control of Your Taxes in 2023.” “One of

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Josh Heath January 9, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Free Access: Car insurance premiums, up or down?

The pandemic affected many areas of business and our lives including insurance. Few areas were impacted less than car insurance when many of us weren’t driving, which was great news for premiums!

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Neil Gordon with Keith Perret January 9, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local IT company donates $2,500 to Augusta medical nonprofit

Christ Community Health provides medical services for uninsured and underinsured patients, and many of these patients don’t have reliable transportation. But a donation from a locally managed IT company will help them get the care they need. IntelliSystems, which offers its clients a variety of services, including cybersecurity, IT consulting and telecommunications, has donated $2,500 to Christ Community Health, a local non-profit organization, to provide transportation for its patients. “We are honored to facilitate transportation for people who desperately need medical and dental care, but are challenged by transportation reliability

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Josh Heath January 9, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Free Access: Flying high with Free Wi-Fi

A new GA Power CEO, 1000 new jobs, and everyone’s favorite price for Wi-Fi when you fly Delta. Here’s the scoop in this Georgia Business Daily Business Update from Mike Petchenik.

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Mike Petchenik January 9, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

New year, new faces on North Augusta Chamber Board

As North Augusta dives into 2023, four area business leaders have joined the Chamber’s Board of Directors to provide leadership, and resources, and ideally, bring continued growth to the city. The new board members include Nyles Ellefson, COO for Ellefson Transportation Group, Yvonne Meeks, Community Development Representative at SRP Federal Credit Union, Julie Orzechowski, CFO at Bailey’s Comfort Services, and Cynthia Rhodes, a mentor with SCORE and co-owner of Rhodes-Porter, a small business development management company. Increasing business participation and providing resources for business success is the goal of any

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Mitzi Oxford January 8, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Free Access: New year, new hobby? Dive right in

Thinking about unique team-building or stress relief from your company? The owner of Bubbles or Not sits down with ABD’s publisher, Neil Gordon and asks the business community to “dive in”!

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Neil Gordon with Rose Bennett January 8, 2023 1 Comment
Closings

Downtown fast-food location closes

Arby’s may have the meats, but Augusta now has fewer Arby’s fast-food restaurants. The location at 1823 Walton Way between Papa John’s and Happy China II has closed permanently. To find out why, ABD spoke with an employee at the Evans location. “There just wasn’t enough business,” the employee said. “The closest one is either Gordon Highway or North Augusta.” Besides those, Arby’s also has multiple restaurants throughout the CSRA, including Martinez, Grovetown, Thomson, and Aiken. Founded in Ohio in 1964 by brothers Leroy and Forrest Raffel, the chain currently

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Josh Heath January 8, 2023 1 Comment
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