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Mellow Mushroom set to move from longtime location

Mellow Mushroom is relocating to the old 1102 Restaurant and Bar to move their pizza ovens and seating from a block away up Broad Street. The franchisees have had the restaurant in the original gas station location since 2004. A manager at Mellow Mushroom tells ABD that the move will take place before Masters 2022 and will allow for easier access for customers for a growing part of the MM business— takeout and delivery through 3rd parties. She said the building at 1102 is not larger, but more functional. Mellow

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Neil Gordon November 5, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Two clothing retailers to share space in Martinez

Jennifer Grubbs already owns and operates two other businesses that provide wedding and event planning services, but she’s about to launch Columbia County’s only bridal boutique….with a partner and with another like-minded entrepreneur—with a different style— in the same space. Grubbs and her business partner, Jessica Baskette, will celebrate the grand opening of their new store – Lace & Veil Bridal Boutique, on Sunday, Nov. 7 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Located at 500 Furys Ferry Road, Suite 103 next door to K’s Koncepts in Martinez, Lace and Veil

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Josh Heath November 5, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

‘Divine drinking’ the way to better health, says soldier-turned-entrepreneur

Geoffery Jackson wants to leave a legacy for his children’s children. It’s a seed he says was planted one day while listening to a sermon from his pastor. “That’s something we don’t do,” he thought to himself. “Leave a legacy. But, I asked God how did that look.” He knew a troubled past of dropping out of high school, becoming a young father, enduring divorce and experiencing a series of health issues, including pre-diabetes, were not practices he wanted his children emulate. “Military for me was a way out,” he

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Monique Williams November 5, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

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
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