Consumer Stories

Legends Grille tees off at historic Aiken Golf Club

Right about now, golf is on everyone’s radar. The Masters is coming up April 7 through the 10 at Augusta National, which opened in 1932. But there is a course in Aiken that’s been around even longer – the Aiken Golf Club, established in 1912. Just in time for the wining and dining surrounding the first Major of the season, The Legends Grille recently opened at the historic Aiken Golf Club. The timing couldn’t be better. “The course is sold out during Masters Week and catering requests and parties are

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B2B Stories

Local real estate firm expands into coastal Georgia market

No matter where you go in the CSRA, you’re likely to see a Meybohm Commercial Properties sign, but that will soon be the case in the Greater Savannah area as well. The company just opened a new office in that area on Friday, March 18. It will serve not only Savannah, but also its surrounding towns, including Pooler, Statesboro, and Bluffton. Jordan Kim is the agent in the new Savannah office. Meybohm Commercial offers a variety of services, such as sales, development, and property management. The company has offices on

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Consumer Stories

A local group plans to make the historic water tower smile again

With help from local businesses and the Augusta community, Leonard “Porkchop” Zimmerman wants to improve the appearance of the skyline overlooking downtown Augusta. Zimmerman, a local artist, founded the nonprofit Project Happy Water to raise $100,000 that will be used to restore and paint his Happy Robot logo on the water tower on top of the JB Whites Building located at 936 Broad St. The nonprofit held a kickoff fundraiser called High Water on Thursday, March 24, which raised $11,000. The event, attended by 225 people, included an art auction

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B2B Stories

On Second Thought…

  Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional.   Is it just me, or… On Second Thought… There’s a general misconception among those who don’t do it for a living that great ideas come in a flash, as if from on high. Yes, there may be that “Voila!” moment when it all comes together, but the truth is that significant work typically leads up to that kind of epiphany. Fresh ideas themselves are the result of the mating of a known thing

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Consumer Stories

Schedule flexibility and remote work are top goals of job seekers, survey finds

Olivia Carswell describes her ideal work environment as a hybrid of the office and her house. “I don’t think I could work from home full-time, but it’s nice to be alone every once in a while,” Carswell, senior account coordinator for the Alison South Marketing Group in Augusta, said. Carswell’s attitude reflects the results of a recent survey conducted by MAU Workforce Solutions. That survey found that out of 2,400 candidates, 63 percent said their attitudes about work have changed because of covid, and 42 percent said they value time

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B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: A strategic plan for success at Augusta University

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, we take a look at Augusta University’s new strategic plan. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: As Augusta University looks at developing its strategic plan, maybe first we should talk about why a strategic plan is important. Rick: For any business to be successful, you have to create a long-term plan. It helps you decide what investments you’re going to make to

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B2B Stories

Augusta native takes a swing at the golf shoe business

Augusta native Edgar Evans, Jr. doesn’t have a lucrative shoe contract like Tiger Woods, but he loves golf and has a passion for sharing the sport with young people from underserved communities. Evans golf instructor for the Atlanta Country Club and host of a golf TV show, Saturday Foursome, recently developed a signature golf shoe he calls The Edgar 1’s. The shoes will only be available during Masters Week from Saturday, April 2 to Sunday, April 10. Evans plans to release a different shoe the first week of April every

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B2B Stories

Unleash the power of your brain for professional and personal success

The human brain weighs just three pounds and is mostly water, yet it contains incredible power. According to marketing expert Mark Alison, it has power far beyond what the average person realizes. Alison, a marketing expert and founder of The Alison Group (now Alison South), presented Future Planning in a seminar at Auben Realty last Thursday. His goal was to help those in attendance unlock the power of the brain. “You have two brains – the working or subconscious brain and the thinking or conscious brain,” Alison said. “A thinking

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