Consumer Stories

Local entrepreneur launches Columbia County spiritual wellness business

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

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Local investor buys historic Broad Street building

An iconic downtown building with a musical past has been sold to a local real estate investor. Tyson Schuetze, the owner of Auben Realty, LLC, recently bought 822 Broad St., the former home of Pyramid Music. Schuetze said the purchase is part of his personal investment portfolio and separate from Auben. “We want to renovate the downstairs as a blank canvas for a business to move into,” he said. “We’re going to make it a clean, functional space.” Schuetze said the first floor has about 3,000 square feet of space.

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Digital Marketing

Free Access: Optimizing Your Google Listings Part 1

In the last article, Get your business noticed with Google Business Profile, we shared how to claim your business profile on Google. In the next few articles, we will look at how to optimize your profile to get maximum business and exposure for your company. The more complete your Google Business Profile is, the more likely you will have to better your chances of getting noticed through a local search. In fact, three major factors: relevance, distance, and prominence impact local search ranking. Relevance measures how closely your listing matches

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Consumer Stories

Local nonprofit launches coloring book project to help downtown businesses

Jeremy Rueggeberg has found a creative way to help businesses in downtown Augusta. Rueggeberg, the co-founder of Beautify Augusta and former publisher of Medical Professionals Augusta magazine, has developed the idea for a downtown coloring book project and is currently looking for businesses interested in participating. Beautify Augusta is a non-profit organization devoted to funding public mural projects in that part of town, such as its recent restoration of the Pink Slips building on Jones Street. The idea is to use the murals to draw more people to downtown Augusta.

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Local watersports business to host a community event on the river Sunday

Dayon Walker wants to provide a day of fun and education for the local community, which is why he’s hosting the second annual Cooler Fest on Sunday. Walker, the owner of Reserve and Ride Watersports, which offers guided jet ski tours of the Savannah River, said the all-day, family-friendly event will also include food, music, horse rides, as well as water slides. It will be held at 105 Riverfront Drive in Augusta near the Boathouse Community Center. He’s offering free entry for anyone donating book bags or fall/winter clothing, which

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Life in the fast lane proves dangerous for tow truck drivers

It’s raining during Friday afternoon rush hour and your car breaks down on I-20. Traffic is whizzing past. You call a towing service. They arrive and proceed to hook up your car and mount it on their massive tow truck. They can feel the wind from passing cars and 18-wheelers. Working in the elements coupled with distracted drivers could be a disastrous combination, especially when your “office” is on the side of the road. Justin Watkins, the owner of Watkins Towing Service in Augusta, knows the dangers, but it’s part

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Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: Selling a Home with Pets

I hope that we all share the love of a beloved pet or two. I can admit I am fully pet-crazed and love my fur babies like they are my children. My friends affectionately refer to me as the crazy cat lady! When I am helping buyers and sellers, pets often take center stage with their needs. Those who have pets want to buy a home with a fenced yard for the dogs or a screened porch for the cats. If you are a seller, you are concerned with what

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