Wed, June 10, 2026

Facebook-f Youtube Instagram
Newsletter Sign up
Show Support
Menu
B2B Stories

Your Ad Pro As Bench Coach

  Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional.   Is it just me, or… Your Ad Pro As Bench Coach Baseball invented the bench coach as a way of acknowledging the fallibility of single-decision-maker decision making. Medicine calls it the second opinion. Napoleon and Hitler could have used one when contemplating Russia. Things just seem to get smarter with a second viewpoint. You and your marketing are no different. To demonstrate, let’s meet Mark. Mark owns a modest electronics store and fervently

Read More »
Don MacNeil March 8, 2022 No Comments
Thought Leaders

ABD kicks off Women in Business program

Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day and there is no better time to celebrate women at your company who make a difference. ABD founder and publisher, Neil Gordon is inspired by the woman in his own life. (See featured photo above) “I’m in awe of what my talented wife, Melissa, accomplishes juggling life as a wife, mother, superintendent of our building and professional photographer,” Gordon said. “She’s my inspiration for this Women in Business initiative and one of thousands of female professionals who deserve recognition in the CSRA.” International

Read More »
Mitzi Oxford March 8, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local business consultant to discuss improving your company’s situation

It’s hard to pin down Michael Scott’s leadership style on The Office, but for better or for worse, many business owners and CEOs adopt one style and stick with it. Others subscribe to the Situational Leadership model, a flexible leadership approach developed in the 1960s by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hershey that involves adapting to ever-changing workplace situations. Katie Wynn, founder and President of Dynamik Consulting of Augusta, will discuss this model at the next Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Executive Luncheon Series event on Wednesday, March 16 from 11:30

Read More »
Josh Heath March 8, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Evans family launches two businesses today

The wait for decades—and through Covid was worth it for Tracy Frey. She got her first taste of the food and beverage industry about 30 years ago and quickly fell in love with the fast-paced work. She served in various roles with a few local restaurants before launching a successful 20-year career in the insurance industry. She’s now returning to her roots by opening two new franchises in the same space located at 7025 Evans Town Center Blvd., Suite 213, next to Stay. Social Tap and Table in Evans. Roll

Read More »
Josh Heath March 7, 2022 1 Comment
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Too much money, supply chain issues causing high inflation

  Dr. Rick Franza, is the Dean of the Hull College of Business who discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, take a look at the impact of the highest inflation in four decades. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: The inflation rate is currently nearly 7.5 percent, the highest it’s been in 40 years. What is causing that? Rick: I’m not an economist, I’ll start with that caveat, but much of what’s caused the inflation is cheap money. We

Read More »
Gary Kauffman March 7, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Pandemic survival story

With the 2020 baseball season canceled, GreenJackets staff created a whole new ballgame The pandemic was hard on many local businesses and sadly, some didn’t survive. But others made it through that unsettled period and are still alive. Over the next several weeks we’ll look at their stories and what made the difference for them. When you’re a baseball team and there’s no baseball season, you have to do some thinking outside the box. That’s what the Augusta GreenJackets had to do when the pandemic shut down the season in

Read More »
Gary Kauffman March 7, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local investor seeks partnerships with real estate agents

A local, professional house buyer is looking for win-win relationships with real estate agents. Paul Myers, a local real estate investor and owner of Myers House Buyers, buys homes for cash. He speaks to brokerages and groups of agents about topics that bring them value on a monthly or quarterly basis. Topics range from his personal story of financial stewardship, to getting started in real estate investing, as well as professional sales training. Myers held one of these meetings in the ABD boardroom on Wednesday, March 2. About 15 real

Read More »
Josh Heath and Neil Gordon March 7, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Team bands together for opening of 22,000 square foot CSRA store

If you combine big box, DIY home improvement centers with a Tractor Supply and a soon-to-be-built Harbor Freight in Augusta… what do you get? “Northern Tool + Equipment,” said store manager Tyler Clabey (photo 3rd from left) from the spacious 22,000 square foot Augusta center on Mason McKnight Parkway on the border of Richmond and Columbia County. “We love our location—across from Camping World and next to Car Max with more development planned,” said Christian Paese, the Senior Manager of Retail Strategy, who is in from company headquarters in Minnesota

Read More »
Neil Gordon March 4, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Coffee giant to put the heat on nearby competitors

Look out Starbucks and Rooted, a new competitor is coming to Evans. Dunkin’ Donuts, which has several CSRA shops, including Wheeler, Washington and Furys Ferry Road, is building a new location just a block away from the Riverwood shopping center. The Patel family, which owns all the local Dunkin’ shops, is building the location in a new development called Eclipse at Riverwood. The Patels originally bought land in Riverwood, but they changed their mind because they didn’t want to be too close to three competitors: Rooted Coffeehouse, Starbucks and McDonald’s.

Read More »
Josh Heath March 4, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Big Mo’s big screen lights up this weekend

You and your family can enjoy the stars under the stars starting today at the Monetta Drive-in Theater. The Big Mo will be back in action following its annual winter hiatus. If you are thinking of the good old days when you picture a drive-in, you’d be right. The heydays were in the 1950’s and ‘60’s when you pulled up in a ’57 Chevy and hooked the clunky, metal speakers to the side of your car. Owners Richard and Lisa Boaz bought the theater in 1999. Their purchase was like

Read More »
Mitzi Oxford March 4, 2022 No Comments
Load More