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Western culture is alive and well in Aiken

An icon of the American West, the tumbleweed, begins with the death of the Russian thistle. In winter, it breaks off at the stem and begins its journey as a tumbleweed blowing around the desert spreading seeds as it bounces along. Some of those seeds have spread almost 2,000 miles to Aiken. TumbleWeed opened a couple of months ago at 216 Park Avenue, a store that carries all things western from cowboy hats to boots, belts, halters and handwoven blankets. Aiken is famous for thoroughbred racing and polo matches, but

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Mitzi Oxford September 19, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Ethics lecture series will examine building trust in leadership

Few things determine the success of a business, or any organization, like good leadership. How to create leadership that can be trusted will be the topic of the next Russell A. Blanchard Distinguished Lecture Series in Ethics at Augusta University on Thursday. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Leslie C. Smith, vice president for leadership and education for the Association of the U.S. Army, will present “Why Leadership Matters: Building Trust in Organizations” at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 in the Dr. Roscoe Williams Ballroom in the Jaguar Student Activities Center on

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Gary Kauffman September 19, 2022 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Optimizing Your Google Listings Part 3

This is the final article on optimizing your Google listing. Up to this point, we have built out the first four sections (business information, hours, products, and services). Today we’ll run through the booking, photo, logo and cover photo sections. After you complete these, you are ready to be up and running with your Google business profile. Booking Section In the booking section, you can either create a featured book button or link to your existing online booking tools. Here you can connect to dozens of Google partners that are

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Richard Brashear September 19, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Love letter to Augusta: Artist restores historic murals on downtown buildings

Addison Niday has found a colorful way to promote CSRA businesses and preserve history at the same time. Niday, a local muralist, has been busy restoring old, faded murals on business buildings, primarily in downtown Augusta. He pays for these restorations, which can cost up to $1,000 each, out of his own pocket. Niday only asks business owners to donate money for paint, but many don’t. “This is a passion project; it’s my love letter to Augusta,” Niday said. He refers to himself as a soda enthusiast, so many of

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Josh Heath September 18, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

IT experts discuss how cybercrime affects small businesses

You may remember the Target data breach in 2013 when cybercriminals accessed the credit card information of millions of its shoppers. Many small business owners think these crimes only affect large corporations, but they could just as easily affect local mom-and-pop shops, according to Chris Hurley. Hurley, Vice President of IntelliSystems, a local IT company, was one of three speakers at this month’s Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Third Thursday Business Builder on Sept. 15. He and IntelliSystems President and CEO, Kevin Wade and Risk Advisor, Steve Munn with MAI

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Josh Heath September 18, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: The disconnect between the economy and the markets

  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 economy and what’s driving the financial markets. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: We’re hearing some economic news that usually indicates strength but the financial markets are reacting as if things are bad. What is causing this disconnect? Rick: There are always some differences between the economy and the markets. Part of that is in the economy we

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Gary Kauffman September 18, 2022 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: Getting ready to sell as money gets tighter

We all knew the buyers’ boom would be affected by government overreach in attempting to stop inflation. Raising the interest rates has affected us here in the CSRA, although luckily not drastically. I want to speak directly to sellers with this week’s real estate news. Buyers are still out there, but there are fewer of them and they are tired. Their buying power has been dramatically affected by the increase in mortgage payments. Some values are not rapidly appreciating, but you haven’t lost the equity gained over the last few

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans September 15, 2022 No Comments
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