Georgia celebrates small businesses that trade internationally and Coca-Cola is discontinuing one of its drinks. – Augusta Business Daily by Mike Petchenik
Christ Community Health’s new South Augusta location is already open and busy, but the official ribbon-cutting took place on Thursday, May 26. The office is located next to Barney’s Pharmacy at 2604 Peach Orchard Road, Suite 200. It opened in December 2021. “Over the past five months, they have handled over 3,000 patient visits,” CEO, Don Branum said. The non-profit organization, which provides a variety of health care services for children and adults throughout the CSRA, continues to serve uninsured and underinsured patients throughout the CSRA, thanks to financial support
As the relatively new Tourism and Marketing Director for North Augusta, Randy DuTeau has big plans for the area. He’s been on the job for six months and came out of the gate in the “flow.” He has been a competitive cyclist for much of his life where “flow” is imperative. It involves being in the right zone and rolling with your squad. It’s the experience that should serve him well in his latest journey. “I see this position as a great opportunity. It’s like being handed a blank canvas
You often need to take your data with you. Patrick Reynolds of Crosslink Consulting gives tips on the safest way to transport it.
If you are a brick-and-mortar business with a physical location, you will want to rank high in local searches. You want to be found online when buyers are searching for your services. There is one great compelling reason you want to rank high in local search: If you don’t rank, you don’t get calls, store visits, or website traffic. If you don’t get those, you don’t make money. It’s just that simple. How do we know this is true? Here are two data points that exemplify the point: • 97%
The owners of Endurance Fitness were prepared to open a second location in Evans in January 2022, just in time to help people launch their New Years’ resolutions. But after months of anticipation and construction, ABD has learned that the location will no longer open. For months, Cliff and Amanda Jennings heavily promoted the fitness center at 4099 River Watch Parkway, the former home of the Playhouse, through social media and billboard advertising. While Columbia County won’t have Endurance Fitness, the couple still owns and operates a successful location at
Business is booming at My Story, a local women’s boutique. The owners just broke ground on a fourth CSRA location on Cabela Drive in the Village at Riverwatch. The new store will be located close to Dave & Buster’s and next door to Guitar Center. My Story also has locations in the Augusta Mall, Mullins Colony in Evans, and Grovetown. The store sells a variety of items, such as pants, dresses, and shirts, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes. The business, which was founded in 2012, made the announcement
Shawna and Braydon Woodward have been in the real estate market for many years and along with advice on the housing market, they’re often asked for good places to eat. Today Braydon reviews a few of his favorite places. May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander Month and to celebrate, I’d like to suggest a few good local spots to eat. I can personally recommend these places, so I guarantee that they will not disappoint! These are not ranked in any particular order. Osaka is a family-run restaurant located
LaSaundria Walker, M.Ed., LPCA, is a woman of faith. Yet when God told her to leave a job she adored, she didn’t listen. After all, she thought she would become director of the mental health agency where she was employed and retire there. That was 2018 and her disobedience came with a cost. “It eventually got to the point where my job, that place that was once one of peace and purpose, became unbearable,” Walker, an Augusta native, said. “I knew that His plan didn’t include going to another agency
Lots of companies want to protect their interests by having their salespeople and executives sign non-compete agreements. Many wonder, however, about the enforceability of non-compete agreements in Georgia. Ultimately, non-compete agreements are enforceable in Georgia, as long as they are drafted properly. Georgia law is more in favor of the enforceability of carefully drafted non-compete agreements than it has been in the past. Public policy in Georgia used to be opposed to restrictions on the ability of employees to work in whatever manner they wanted. Now that public policy has
