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Stress test: One website ranks Augusta as being full of stress

If you’re feeling relaxed and at ease, maybe you know something the folks at the personal finance website WalletHub don’t. They just ranked Augusta as the 11th-most stressed city in the country. Augusta just missed the top 10, coming in slightly lower than Toledo, Ohio, but well ahead of Atlanta, which ranked 42nd. This may be a little confusing for any local residents who’ve had to drive in the traffic melee in our capital city. How could we be more stressed than that? To figure out what’s going on, we

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Gary Kauffman July 26, 2022 No Comments
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SRP Federal Credit Union announces new CEO

Eric Jenkins will become the new Chief Executive Officer of SRP Federal Credit Union on Sept. 1. He will succeed interim President, Woody Shuler. Jenkins, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, had served as CEO at Education Credit Union in Amarillo, Texas. “The Board is pleased and excited that Mr. Jenkins will be joining the SRP team as CEO,” said SRP Board Chair, Sandra DeVoe Bland. “His energy, leadership, and vision, fit well with SRP. The Board feels that Mr. Jenkins is the perfect leader to continue and

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Gary Kauffman July 26, 2022 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Free Access: 7 common digital marketing mistakes (and how to avoid them)

If you’re serious about improving your marketing, you have to know what some of the common mistakes are as well – as if you are making some of those mistakes. Chances are, you might be. How do you know where to start? How do you know what you’re doing wrong? How do you know what you need to improve? How do you know when you’ve made a change? These are the questions that we hear from small business owners every day. In reality, marketing mistakes are a dime a dozen,

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Richard Brashear July 25, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New dog grooming business offers mobile manicures

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of lugging a pair of skittish 60-pound German Shepherds to a groomer to have their nails trimmed, you’ll appreciate Lytisha Salazar’s services. Salazar launched Clip and Grind, LLC, a mobile “pawdicure” business, earlier this month. She provides in-home nail clipping or grinding for dogs in Columbia and Richmond counties, as well as much of Aiken County, particularly North Augusta. “I started this business because my dog has anxiety; she can’t go out in public without having a complete breakdown,” Salazar said. “I come to

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Josh Heath July 25, 2022 No Comments
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Aiken Technical College celebrates its 50th anniversary

The average cost of tuition for four-year colleges in South Carolina is around $12,500, but Aiken Technical College’s tuition this fall may be free for eligible S.C. residents. It’s part of the SC WINS scholarship program designed to address workforce shortages in the state. It supplements Lottery Tuition Assistance (LTAP) to help cover tuition and other fees left after applying for other scholarships and grants.  Aiken Tech is in celebration mode for good reason. Offering free tuition, providing community service for United Way and other nonprofits, honoring former employees and

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Mitzi Oxford July 25, 2022 No Comments
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ABD Update: Local baker launches dream business in Augusta Mall

Alice Garner’s grand opening was postponed by a few weeks, but seeing a long line of people waiting to try her desserts was no less sweet when she officially opened her business yesterday morning. Garner, a U.S. Army veteran, launched Garner’s Sweet Dreams, LLC in a kiosk on the lower level of the Augusta Mall between Macy’s and Bath and Body Works. She originally planned to celebrate the grand opening on Friday, July 1, but she had technical problems with the business’s breaker box. The business opened at 11 a.m.

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Josh Heath July 25, 2022 No Comments
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Crowded CSRA restaurant hopes to lease a larger restaurant

A popular downtown Augusta restaurant has outgrown its current location and signed a letter of intent to lease a landmark building on 7th Street and Reynolds in downtown Augusta. ABD’s learned the Brunch House has until September 9th to complete its due diligence on repair costs of the old Town Tavern restaurant building, adjacent to the pink, high-rise condominiums on Reynolds Street near the Savannah River. The last restaurant tenant in the building was Mally’s Bagels and Grits, which closed its downtown Augusta location about 15 years ago. The Town

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Neil Gordon July 24, 2022 3 Comments
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