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Real Talk Real Estate: Custom Homes Part 2

As promised from last week, I wanted to share with you what building a custom home entails. First off, you need to speak to a great lender and find out if you can qualify for construction to permanent financing. If you do not qualify, you need to know what mortgage you do qualify for. If you can do a construction to permanent mortgage then you will save money. If you can only qualify for a mortgage loan, it will cost more to build because you will be paying the expense

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SHAWNA WOODWARD, RE/MAX REINVENTED EVANS November 5, 2021 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Brothers in Business in the CSRA

This episode features Jason Rueggeberg. Look familiar? He’s the brother to the host, Jeremy who is Publisher of the Medical Professionals Magazine. Besides running successful practices in Reston, VA, and Cincinnati, OH, Jason has a great practice in his home town of Augusta – Evans Sport & Spine.

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Neil Gordon November 5, 2021 No Comments
Brian King

Do’s and Don’ts of Commercial Leasing

Each month, ABD will interview J. Brian King – our Business Attorney, about a business law topic. Yesterday, we asked him a few questions about leases for entrepreneurs. We think our readers will benefit from his legal insight and advice. ABD: What advice would you give a new entrepreneur about leasing a location for their business? Brian: First of all, do some research on the type of rental space you think you need in the market where you want to be located. Find out what the going rate is for

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Josh Heath November 4, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

43 Employee-Owners build CSRA company made of steel!

A most unusual manufacturing company moved into Sage Mill Industrial Park in October, Central States Manufacturing, and they are already running their steel products as fast as they can. The sparkling new Graniteville plant produces metal roofing and siding panels. An observer can watch the raw materials, including 5-ton coils of steel, about a mile long, come in one end of the mammoth cave of a building, measuring 105,000 square feet, go through processing by teams of employees as they make them into exactly fitting pieces of a predesigned steel

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Stephen Delaney Hale November 4, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Whiskey Bar Kitchen

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Monday he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Wes Hennings November 4, 2021 No Comments
Augusta Business Daily Podcast

BIZBIT: Smittys

In the last three months, three prominent businesses in Augusta closed its door after about 250 years of combined service. None of them sold their business. They just closed, including a long-time South Augusta service company. Here is our video BizBitz!

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Neil Gordon November 4, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Do’s and Don’ts of Commercial Leasing

Each month, ABD will interview J. Brian King – our Business Attorney, about a business law topic. Yesterday, we asked him a few questions about leases for entrepreneurs. We think our readers will benefit from his legal insight and advice. ABD: What advice would you give a new entrepreneur about leasing a location for their business? Brian: First of all, do some research on the type of rental space you think you need in the market where you want to be located. Find out what the going rate is for

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Josh Heath November 4, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local bank makes near $300,000 of donations within a few months

Because of its efforts to provide equitable health care for uninsured and underserved patients in the CSRA, Christ Community Health has received a $50,000 grant. Christ Community has been named this year’s Bank of America Neighborhood Champion. The nonprofit, which operates two clinics in downtown Augusta, will also receive virtual training on a variety of leadership topics, such as storytelling and human capital management. “We’re grateful for Bank of America’s many years of generous support for Christ Community,” says Don Branum, the organization’s chief executive officer. “This grant means more

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Josh Heath November 4, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Ghosting makes good help even harder to find for local businesses

If you’ve ever tried online dating, you’re probably familiar with the term ghosting, but it’s becoming an increasingly common problem for employers as well. Job seekers also know about ghosting, as many employers don’t follow up with candidates after the interview. In this context, ghosting refers to job candidates failing to show up for interviews or new employees missing work without calling their employers. For Eddie and Carol Kennedy – owners of Great Deals on Furniture located at 270 Bobby Jones Expressway, Suite 148 in Martinez – ghosting has become

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Josh Heath November 3, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

BIZBIT: West Augusta Developments

Business is booming on Washington Road—starting with a new—used car franchise set to open and continuing towards Alexander Drive in West Augusta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUSXnl4_LvM

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Neil Gordon November 3, 2021 No Comments
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