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One of our stories from August is relevant today.
Neil Gordon
September 7, 2022
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One of our stories from August is relevant today.
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE Dorothea “Topsy” Jones and her family had the Augusta Herald and then the Augusta Chronicle delivered from the late 1940’s up until this summer. She passed away at age 97 and due to her age and eyesight had her trusty magnifying glasses to read her newspaper each day. She was upset when the price went up after she had had the paper for so long, said Dorothea’s daughter, Donna King. “The last several years, she and the neighbor across the street shared a paper and she would pay
One of our stories from June is relevant today. https://augustabusinessdaily.com/uncertain-economy-creates-a-nightmare-for-a-local-trucking-company/
Yesterday, the Augusta Commission voted to approve Pedal Pub Bar & Patio’s plan to launch a new location in Augusta, according to Commissioner, Brandon Garrett. The business is coming to 305 12th St. based on a Facebook post from the Downtown Development Authority of Augusta. A Pedal Pub is a multi-passenger party bike that looks like a mobile bar, but the bike has no engine. Instead, the passengers move it by pedaling. The bike also has seats for those who don’t want to pedal. Pedal Pub Augusta’s Facebook page describes
Tomorrow’s a big day for Blake Pearce. He enjoys taking an empty storefront and watching its shelves fill up with a variety of handmade soaps. Pearce, District Manager for Buff City Soap, recently got the chance to help do that again by preparing to open a new location in Mullins Crossing at 4225-3 Washington Road in Evans. The store will celebrate its soft opening on Thursday, Sept. 8 beginning at 9 a.m. To celebrate the store’s opening, Buff City will offer a variety of promotions. For example, for each of
Randall and Julie Williams of Augusta Gift Baskets tell Amy Richardson how they changed careers during the pandemic to create a new company that showcases local products.
In England, you cannot advertise prescription-only medicine to the general public via TV or print advertising. Since the 1990’s, drug manufacturers can market their products direct to consumers in the U.S. Depending on your demographic, they may be all you see in commercials! A recent article in the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics by Bradly Shapiro examined the pros and cons of these different levels of regulation. The main argument for the English position is that nothing should get in the way of the patient-doctor relationship and decision-making. Some argue that
Keith Perret of State Farm Insurance tells Neil Gordon how insurance companies set their premium rates and why rates are going up post-covid.
One of our stories from May is relevant today. https://augustabusinessdaily.com/retirement-leads-to-the-end-of-one-dry-cleaning-franchise-and-the-start-of-another/
Much like churches, there seems to be a CBD store on every corner. But Stephanie Carter didn’t want to open just another CBD store, so her business offers many other products and services. Carter launched Purple Bloomz located at 4158 Washington Road, Suite 3 in Evans on Friday, Aug. 12. Like other such local businesses, she offers a variety of CBD products designed to ease stress, depression, and anxiety, among other common ailments. Some products contain THC, while others don’t. One product Carter sells is THC-O, a strong THC product