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Local dessert entrepreneur recognized as a top businesswoman in Columbia County

Susan See was a local attorney, a career she loved, for more than 25 years until a friend told her about a franchise opportunity that piqued her interest – and she was recently awarded for her role in running that franchise. See and her husband, James, own Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise locations in both Evans and Aiken. Last week, she was selected as the 2022 Business Woman of the Year, presented by Bank of America, at the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Executive Luncheon Series. “I was really surprised,” See

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Josh Heath June 15, 2022 No Comments
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Local gas station chain to expand with new Columbia County location

A locally-owned gas station and convenience store chain plans to open a new location next to Harvard Wine & Spirits at the corner of Old Evans Road and Martinez Boulevard. Gas World, which already has five other CSRA stores, including Walton Way, Dean’s Bridge Road, and Windsor Spring Road, will open its sixth store at 116 Old Evans Road in Martinez. The company specializes in buying and renovating older gas stations. It was founded by Deep Patel, who also founded Liquor Land, which has a few CSRA locations. Duckworth Development

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Josh Heath June 14, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Owners of Trinidad-inspired vegan restaurant to celebrate the grand opening

A mother-daughter duo is preparing to launch a unique restaurant concept in Augusta. Georgia Alexander and her mother, Diane Francis, will hold a grand opening celebration for Soca Vegan Kitchen located near Sprouts Farmers Market at 630 Crane Creek Drive, Suite 103 on Thursday, June 30. The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m., and the celebration will begin at 6 p.m. Customers will be randomly selected to receive a T-shirt, and the first 200 customers will receive a coupon for a free entrée. No

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Josh Heath June 14, 2022 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Free Access: How to not be productive with these website time wasters

Digital marketing requires keeping up with trends. It requires research and discipline. It requires great time management. There are tons of articles out there on the web about how to be more productive, how to be more efficient, and how to use life hacks to save time. This is not one of those articles. The internet has been a game-changer in so many ways – from transforming the way we do politics and retail, to changing the media landscape, to helping businesses gain more customers. But one of the most

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Richard Brashear June 13, 2022 No Comments
Diane Coughlin

Meet the “go-to” woman at Clifton Construction

Name: Diane Coughlin Company/Title: Office Mgr. and Project Manager Asst. Years Served: Clifton Construction for 25 years Phone: 706-731-0978 Email: diane@sdclifton.com Diane Coughlin wears many hats for Clifton, an Augusta commercial general contractor in business for 35 years. She’s been with the company for 25 years and is involved in the bidding process, qualifications, compiles the construction plans, secures pricing from sub-contractors, documents everything and makes sure every “i” is dotted and every “t” is crossed, meets deadlines, handles Human Resources, and serves as Office Manager. Despite the workload, Clifton

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Mitzi Oxford, Photos by Melissa Gordon June 13, 2022 1 Comment
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Mondays with Rick: Preparing for the coming recession

  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 preparing to successfully survive a recession. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: In a recent survey of CFOs, 100 percent believe we’ll be in a recession in the next 9-12 months. There seems to be no question of if there will be a recession, just how bad it’ll be. How should businesses approach this? Rick: The lesson we learned

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Gary Kauffman June 13, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA legal teams raise funds for a worthy cause

In the courtroom, prosecutors and defense attorneys usually have different goals. But local legal organizations recently teamed up to raise more than $33,000 to help Golden Harvest Food Bank provide 99,127 meals for hungry children this summer. These organizations, including the district attorney’s office for the Augusta Judicial Circuit; Durham Bray Law Firm, P.C.; Fulcher Hagler LLP; Richmond County Civil and Magistrate Court; and Attorney Nathan Jolles collected donations for the 11th annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy fundraising competition April 18-29. “The local bench is committed to supporting the community

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Josh Heath June 13, 2022 No Comments
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Endurance Fitness co-owner provides a statement about Evans location

Cliff and Amanda Jennings have endured a serious setback in their efforts to launch a second fitness center located in Columbia County. ABD previously reported the couple, owners of Endurance Fitness in North Augusta, had spent several months preparing to open the new location at 4099 Riverwatch Parkway in Evans, but the project fell through. While Cliff is unable to provide specific details about what happened, he released a statement. “Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to open our facility in Evans at this

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Josh Heath June 13, 2022 No Comments
David Beckum

Free Access: Tips to advance your leadership skills as a business owner

Thinking about your employees is part of running an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company but how do you keep your head in the business as well? Neil Gordon sits down with Augusta Industrial Services CEO, David Beckum who talks about peer groups, networking, and other ways to advance your leadership skills.

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Neil Gordon and David Beckum June 12, 2022 No Comments
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