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Weinberger’s Furniture celebrates 90 years of serving CSRA

Half of all businesses fail within the first five years, and even more, are gone within 10 years, so making it to 90 years is definitely an event to celebrate. So Weinberger’s Furniture, a local family-owned business, is celebrating its 90th anniversary with the help of its customers. The company had a ribbon cutting and party on Thursday, Sept. 15. Karly Weinberger said they have also offered sales throughout much of this year. “Right now, we’re doing an anniversary sale,” she said. “Customers pay 90 percent of the sale price.”

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Josh Heath September 25, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: The attributes of a good employer

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about the attributes of a good employer. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: Earlier this month, Forbes magazine named Augusta University and AU Health to its list of America’s Best Employers, the only Augusta-based company to make the list. Among the factors considered were salaries, working conditions, growth potential, and diversity. What puts AU on this list? Rick: Our diversity

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Gary Kauffman September 25, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Bus company partnership creates more direct routes for Augusta residents

Starting Monday, Augusta residents will have expanded travel options throughout the Southeast, thanks to a partnership between two large bus companies. Megabus and Atlanta-based Southeastern Stages have teamed up to create routes from the CSRA to 12 cities, such as Atlanta, Athens, Myrtle Beach, Madison and Raleigh. These routes will leave from four bus stops throughout the CSRA: Augusta, Thomson, Washington and Aiken. One of the stops is the Augusta Transit Center located at 1546 Broad St. The partnership has also created many new direct routes throughout Georgia, South Carolina

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Josh Heath September 22, 2022 1 Comment
B2B Stories

Historic Lookaway Hall and Inn adding an event center

Groundbreaking begins next week for the Camellia Event Center adjacent to one of North Augusta’s oldest homes. Lookaway Hall is steeped in history as tall as the hill upon which it sits. Built in 1895 from the fortunes of James Jackson, the city’s founder, and his brother Walter, manager of North Augusta Land Company, Lookaway provides a magnificent view across the river into Augusta. When the Jackson fortunes dwindled, the home fell into a sad state of disrepair. Over the years it was resuscitated by various owners including Dr. Henry

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Mitzi Oxford September 22, 2022 No Comments
Business Coaching

Coach Darin: Time to think about long-term business strategy

Business owners can get so caught up in the day-to-day of running a business that they forget to think strategically for the long term. Darin Myers of The Alternate Board (TAB) tells Neil Gordon how four hours a month with peers at TAB can help create a winning strategy for a business.

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Darin Myers September 22, 2022 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: Market update follow-up: Has the overall value of homes dropped?

This week I’m following up on my report that posted near the end of July that looked at our market to decipher whether the interest rate increases would affect our sales volume and home values. Just this week, I have had the privilege of showing and making offers on homes that all had multiple offers on them right away. These were all in the $225K range or less. And I can say that investors are out in full force looking for deals! To date, the interest rates are hovering over

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans September 22, 2022 No Comments
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