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Local veteran to give away bottles of his barbecue sauce this weekend

After retiring from the U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Mark Douglass developed his own line of barbecue sauces, and he plans to give away more than $10,000 worth of it this weekend. Douglass is the founder and owner of Warrior’s Choice, a company that creates and sells sauces in a variety of military-themed flavors, including Defender, Spartan Heat, and Patriot’s Pride. He will give free bottles to the first 1,080 people who attend Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que Music Festival, which will be held tomorrow and Saturday at the Columbia County Fairgrounds in

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Josh Heath October 12, 2022 No Comments
Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: Team strength shows up in unexpected emergency

Twelve years ago, I opened Trendz Salon with a childhood dream, an encouraging husband and a clear answer to very specific prayers. At the time, I had many years of experience behind the chair but zero knowledge of what it took to run a successful business. Through trial and error, good ideas and bad, valleys and mountain tops, I slowly learned how to run a business. One key component of it was the team I was building. I continuously tried and sometimes failed to piece together a salon family –

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Robyn Kelley October 11, 2022 1 Comment
Expo Preview

Free Access: Expo Preview: Comcast serves up fast internet for business connectivity

Twenty years before Jeremy Gill joined Comcast Business Services, he was a professional chef. That experience led to hospitality sales and finally to his work as the Director of Sales for Comcast Business. His background fits well with what Comcast has on the menu for businesses in the Augusta area. Recently, Comcast launched an additional multi-gig Internet speed tier for residential and Comcast Business customers. Augusta is the first community in Georgia where Comcast is now delivering download speeds of 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) over the connections already existing

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Mitzi Oxford October 11, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Great leaders are Wizards of AHs!

For those of you who read my previous columns in the Augusta Chronicle, you know that I like to write about leadership. Although I have been in a number of leadership positions across my two careers in the military and higher education that does not necessarily make me a great leader. One thing I do know that I have in common with great leaders is that I am always looking to improve my leadership ability. Therefore, I read about leadership, and listen to others speak about leadership, but most importantly,

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Dr. Richard Franza October 11, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Name change approved, Fort Gordon to become Fort Eisenhower

It’s official – Fort Gordon will be renamed and become Fort Eisenhower. Last week, Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin approved a proposal to rename nine Army bases that had been named after Confederate Army soldiers. As reported in ABD in August, that includes Fort Gordon, which had been named for Confederate Army officer, John Brown Gordon. The new name, which is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024, honors World War II hero and 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower’s name is already on the

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Gary Kauffman October 11, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Manufacturing, housing growth slows nationally and in Augusta

Last week, the Institute for Supply Management reported that U.S. manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace since May 2020. Manufacturing is still expanding (the index stands at 50.9 with anything over 50 indicating expansion); however, the employment part of the index fell from 54.2 to 48.7 indicating contraction. Locally, manufacturing employment has fallen slightly from a recent high of 24,100 in June to 23,850 in August. Nationally, manufacturing makes up 11.9 percent of the U.S. economy and 11.6 percent (2020) in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area. Manufacturing accounts for

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor October 11, 2022 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Free Access: Get more views for your website by pumping up off-page SEO

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is like the weather in Augusta – it is always changing. From hailstorms in the morning to sunny skies in the afternoon, it’s hard to keep up with what to wear, how to plan, and what to think. SEO is a lot like this. SEO has been around for more than 20 years and has changed, it seems, almost daily during that time. The impact on your website’s online visibility and your business results can be monumental. With so many types of SEO, it’s hard to

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Richard Brashear October 10, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Cruise ship travel making a comeback

Business is finally starting to pick up for the hardest hit industry during covid. For more than a year, many cruise lines suspended operations and the entire travel industry came to a standstill. Ships were docked in ports, while others sat idle at sea. The losses were staggering for the major cruise lines. Even now, with an uptick in bookings, the biggest cruise lines are swimming in debt, including Carnival with losses of $35 billion, Royal Caribbean with a debt of $25 billion, and Norwegian owing $14 billion. But Brian

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Mitzi Oxford October 10, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

A new place to fill up your car and belly

  Wawa, a convenience store/gas station chain popular in Florida is coming to Georgia and an electric vehicle manufacturer is denied a huge tax break. Enjoy the new video format of the Augusta Business Daily Business Update by Mike Petchenik.

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Mike Petchenik October 10, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local business is now universally respected

A local plumbing legend’s story is being told in an episode of a YouTube plumbing series. Larry Jones, who started Universal Plumbing in Augusta in 1985, is featured in the Dead-End Road episode of Season 3 of American Plumbing Stories, produced by Pfister Faucets and hosted by country music artist, Craig Morgan. “We are honored to be recognized by American Plumber Stories and are excited to share Larry’s story with the world,” Administration Manager, Shalanda Morris said in a press release. “Plumbing has provided a life that has been beyond

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Gary Kauffman October 10, 2022 No Comments
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