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Former NBA dancer opens Martinez dance studio

Jaleah Roscoe began dancing at age 3 and always dreamed of dancing for a National Basketball Association team. Her dreams came true when she was selected as a dancer for the Atlanta Hawks. After dancing for the Hawks for four years, Roscoe returned to her hometown in Augusta and launched The Vault Dance Complex in September 2021. She taught classes in a friend’s mom’s daycare center until she moved into her own 1,800-square-foot studio located at 4332 Wheeler Road, Suite 103 in Martinez last month. In her new space, Roscoe

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Josh Heath July 12, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Tires keep Aiken County’s economy rolling on

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest tyre (tire) manufacturer in the world is Lego! Although Lego did not start producing tires for their sets until 1962, by 2010 they were producing more than 380 million tires. The largest real tire manufacturer in the world by revenue is Michelin, which overtook Bridgestone in 2021. Bridgestone had previously held the No. 1 spot for 11 years. Bridgestone opened its off-the-road radial tire plant in Aiken in 2014. At that time, there were 6,818 manufacturing jobs in Aiken County

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor July 12, 2022 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Free Access: How Will Web 3.0 Impact Digital Marketing?

Today, there are so many different opinions about what Web 3.0 means to each of us, as illustrated by the comic above (Source: https://www.cryptospace.it/6-nfts-metaverse-crypto-memes-jokes/). This Web 3.0 personal paradigm shift is important because the same thing is happening for businesses. The digital landscape is changing fast and it will impact your business. In the previous article, we discussed how Web 3.0 is a more interactive and personalized web that allows users to connect and share data more easily. This customization of the web experience will be crucial for your business

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Richard Brashear July 11, 2022 1 Comment
B2B Stories

UGA small business development center to offer business plan workshop

Every great business starts with a plan, but many aspiring entrepreneurs don’t know where to start in developing that plan. The University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center wants to help. The center’s Augusta office, which provides a variety of support services and resources for local small businesses, will offer an in-person Business Plan Workshop on Tuesday, August 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshop will meet in person at the SBDC located at 2907 Professional Parkway. Participants will learn the key components of a business plan and

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Josh Heath July 11, 2022 No Comments
Robin Baxley and Sandi Shields

Dynamic duo finds the best solutions for local offices

Name: Robin Baxley and Sandi Shields Company/Title: Co-owners, Best Office Solutions Years Served: 22 Phone: 706-437-9771 Web: www.bestofficesolutions.com Photography by Melissa Gordon ABD Boardroom furnishings by Best Office Solutions It takes two to make a thing go right. That’s how you could describe the tag-team approach, Robin Baxley and Sandi Shields have to run Best Office Solutions. The pair manages everything a commercial business needs: furniture, supplies, promotional products, and more. For more than 20 years, they have worked together to help set their company apart from the rest. “We

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Monique Williams and Neil Gordon July 11, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local restaurateurs pivot and launch new restaurant concept

Last summer, after facing a possible suspension of its liquor license, Southbound Smokehouse on Central Avenue closed its doors. The business’s owners have now teamed up with another local entrepreneur to launch a new restaurant concept in the same building. Brian Brittingham and George Claussen own Southbound, which is now located in SRP Park. The pair, along with Andrew Crumrine, who owns the building located at 1855 Central Ave. near Buona Caffe, opened Soul City Pizza in mid-February 2022. “I thought we needed a local pizza place,” said Crumrine, who

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Josh Heath July 11, 2022 No Comments
Top Story

CSRA companies offer workplace safety plans and training

The numbers are staggering. More than 300 mass shootings in the US since the first of the year. Fifteen of those occurred in Georgia and 16 in South Carolina. According to the FBI, 45% occurred in a business or commercial setting and 24% in schools. It’s the kind of sobering report that keeps Powell Asset Protection Agency busy, teaching people how to shoot, offering armed security details, and creating safety plans for churches and businesses. Clifford Powell is a combat veteran and law enforcement officer who has built his company,

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Mitzi Oxford July 10, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local businesses provide protection against school shootings

Like everyone else, Rian True was saddened by watching news coverage of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that killed 21 people. But True, a local business owner is now doing his part to help prevent tragedies like that in the future. He owns and operates two local businesses: Carolina CoverTech, a manufacturing facility in North Augusta, and School Safety Solution, a company that sells and ships a variety of products designed to keep students and employees safe in schools throughout the U.S. One of

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Josh Heath July 10, 2022 No Comments
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