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Columbia County Chamber raising funds to build local workforce

Every year, nonprofits, such as churches and colleges, solicit donations for Giving Tuesday, but this year, the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Foundation wants to raise funds to address the local labor shortage. “We will be accepting Giving Tuesday donations until the end of the week (Friday, Dec. 3),” says Olivia Reich, the Chamber’s Communications Manager. “We are at $2,250, and our goal is $5,000.” That was the total at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Donations will be used to fund various initiatives designed to connect Columbia County

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Town Creek Boutique – Now Open on Aiken’s Southside

Julie Steen has always enjoyed making things with her hands, especially jewelry. “What to do with it all,” naturally lead daydreams of opening a boutique someday, she said last week two days after she opened the front door for the world. She was born in Aiken and grew up on the Southside (graduated from South Aiken High and her undergraduate degree is from USC-Aiken) and when the “perfect location” opened up a few years ago, even though that was getting ahead of her plans, she jumped ahead and bought it.

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Local surgeon launches weight loss app

A local doctor has developed an app that takes the guesswork out of losing weight. Dr. Francisco Jacome – a bariatric surgeon with Live Healthy MD located at 3830 Washington Road, Suite 17C in Martinez, recently launched the Healclub app to help people reach their weight loss goals and enjoy better health. The app provides a variety of services, including meal planning and personal coaching, as well as customized exercise plans and psychological support. “Obesity is a growing health concern in the world with devastating consequences,” says Jacome. “Healclub offers

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The Buck Commander Drives an Aiken customized Truck

Lee Fulmer comes from a long line of native Aiken businesspeople, and it looks like he is about to break out and go country with his own business – to Nashville. Lee’s father, Freddie Fulmer, owned a store in town and Lee “grew up behind its parts counter and I always dreamed of following in his footsteps.” Fulmer owns and operates ROC Trucks and Design at 924 E. Pine Log Road, just half a block from Citizens’ Park and Banks Mill Road. Fulmer invented the ROC Truck along with Country

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Local pet bakery to relocate and expand to Columbia County

A local pet bakery and grooming business will soon have two locations in the CSRA. Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming is relocating from 2907 Washington Road, Suite 204 in the Washington Crossing Shopping Center near Bonefish Grill to 2701 Washington Road in the National Hills Shopping Center. The new location was formerly occupied by the Legends Club and Simon’s Formal Wear. Summer Bennett – Manager and Co-owner of the local franchise, says she and her business partner, Dean King, plan to complete the move by the end of December. “We

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Columbia County restaurants preparing for taste-testing!

Nuni Hernandez is excited about showcasing her business and meeting new customers during the second annual Columbia County Restaurant Week. The event, which is hosted by the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia County Convention & Visitors Bureau, will be held Jan. 24-30, 2022 to promote the county’s local and regional restaurants. Hernandez – Executive Chef and Owner of The Crazy Empanada located at 3652 River Watch Parkway next to Bob’s Tropical Fish in Martinez, participated in the event in January 2021 and highly recommends it to other

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Your TV Ad: The Future Is Here

    Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional. Is it just me, or… Your TV Ad: The Future Is Here In a previous chat I took you on a marketing deployment journey into Facebook, finding it frankly a hall of mirrors for you not familiar with online social media ad placement. You may recall I confronted a legion of Facebook tutorial videos labeled, “Easy” and, “For Beginners”, the shortest of which ran 17 minutes, with the majority closer to 30. Then

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Mondays with Rick: Vaccine Mandate

Editor’s Note: Litigation is pending all over the country to stop the mandates to force Americans to get vaccinated. Proving health or religious reasons to be excluded has not proved to be an easy bar to reach. In the CSRA, many companies like Cardinal Health and Beasley Broadcasting have vax mandates in place from their home offices and they have both lost key employees, who’ve refused. At University System of Georgia academic/educational institutions, the only schools impacted by the mandate are those that have contracts with the federal government.  In

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New franchisee to take over “cool” local business

Maranda Carruth has always wanted to be a business owner, but she wasn’t sure what type of business it would be. Carruth will officially take over the Kona Ice of Western Augusta franchise on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, but she has been preparing for this new role for the last three years by learning the business from the current franchise owners, Dean and Denise Dozier. Dean is retiring, and Denise plans to continue working with the business for now. “It will be nice to have her around while I’m learning,”

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The Cookie Crumbles in the CSRA

A local family is excited to take a leap of faith in the sweets space. As Neil Gordon reports in this video, they’ll be moving into a busy shopping center in Evans.  

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