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Value-priced Augusta retailer to replace trendy store in West Augusta

A new dollar store location will replace another long-time business in West Augusta. Dollar Tree will open the new location at 267 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway in the Augusta Exchange shopping center – the former home of Pier 1 Imports, which closed all its stores last year after filing for bankruptcy protection in February 2020. (Thanks to ABD member Lance Danko for spotting this and the photo). The dollar store chain has multiple locations throughout the CSRA, including stores on Augusta West Parkway, Cabela Drive, and Washington Road in

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Josh Heath August 13, 2021 No Comments
Closings

Medical Spa replacing Evans boutique that closed

The new owners of a medical spa are hoping business will be better for them than a trendy boutique in the Market at Riverwood at 3118 William Few Parkway. Crystal Reynolds will be building out the 1200 foot space vacated by the owners of the Shelvie Jean’s boutique (see above photo), which sold women’s clothing and accessories for a couple of years in the center. Her next door neighbor is Oceans Nails & Spas, which serves a similar customer base. Reynolds body contouring spa will offer non-surgical options to get

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Neil Gordon August 13, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Real Talk Real Estate: Don’t leave $$$ on table when you sell!

If you find yourself feeling like now is the time to sell, you will not have to wait long for a buyer. Most homes are selling for 100% of the listing price and officially closing the sale within 48 days! Here are a few quick things I feel strongly are a must do if you decide to sell your home at anytime! FRESH PINE STRAW OR MULCH – Cleaning up your landscaping is an easy and inexpensive way to present a well maintained home and ensure nice curb appeal. ADD

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SHAWNA WOODWARD, RE\MAX REINVENTED EVANS August 13, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Japanese restaurant to open second location in Evans

A popular local Asian restaurant plans to open a second location in Evans. Yosko Japanese Steakhouse will open the new location at 3118 William Few Parkway, Unit 9 – the former home of The Flying Biscuit Café – in the Market at Riverwood. The new restaurant will be located just a few doors down from Top China, which has been very popular in Riverwood. The address of the current location is 2825 Washington Road in the Fairway Square Shopping Center in Augusta. Yosko serves a variety of chicken, steak, and

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Josh Heath August 12, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local training courses help entrepreneurs launch successful small business startups

Tonia Gibbons had an idea to launch her own consulting and public relations firm, but she knew she needed to develop some fundamental business skills. Gibbons – founder of Farr More and Associates in Augusta – completed an intensive 12-week entrepreneurship certificate program called Make Startups offered by theClubhou.se – a small business incubator located on the third floor of the Georgia Cyber Center off of Reynolds Street in downtown Augusta. “The training prompted me to work on my business plan, do research on my market to make sure it’s

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Josh Heath August 12, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA businesses help the homeless by supporting benefit concerts

Blane Bailey has a heart for the homeless and feels blessed to have a home and a thriving coupon (Super Savers/Home Direct) and marketing business (Tranter Grey Media) for decades. Chris Nabholz, co-host of “Drop The Dis” podcast and co-founder of Augusta Podcasts has a heart for Augusta and creatives who rock Augusta with their musical talents in local venues with local food and brews. If your company shares their vision and want to help, they want to talk with you about sponsorship of their next concert in the Fall.

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Neil Gordon August 12, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Augusta ranks in national business publication’s Top 10 Millennial community

Augusta is one of the best cities for millennials to live and work, according to a national business publication. The July/August issue of Business Facilities magazine ranked Augusta number 10 on its list of Millennial Magnets. Other cities on the list include Providence, Rhode Island; Reno, Nevada; Tucson, Arizona; and Charleston, South Carolina. Kigwana Cherry – owner of Pop-Up Augusta! – loves the wide variety of things to do in this city. Cherry describes Augusta as “The little-big city where you can do beer yoga in the morning, eat local

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Josh Heath August 11, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local paint and body shops partner with community organizations to help woman in need

Kendrick Paint and Body and several local and national organizations partnered to provide some peace to an Air Force veteran and domestic violence survivor. Ms. Asia is now driving a restored 2019 Nissan Sentra, thanks to the help of many in the auto chain. GEICO located and donated the vehicle and Kendrick contacted Forces United for a deserving candidate submission. Forces United submitted Ms. Asia’s information and a little background on her. Ms. Asia is an air force veteran and a domestic violence survivor. A few years ago, she quickly

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Neil Gordon, Carson McLaughlin, Kendrick August 11, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

CSRA furniture and consignment shop expands to store #3

Savvy Home is adding its third store in North Augusta at 1696 Knox Avenue in the Knox Plaza joining its two other furniture\consignment shops, Savvy Home at 821 East Pine Log Road in Aiken and Savvy Shopper at 3120 Washington Road in Martinez. Meybohm Commercial negotiated the lease on behalf of the shopping center and found a very experienced retailer that has 20 years of longevity in the market. The Savvy brand features a collection of higher end consignment, home décor, accessories and furniture with current trends and styles at

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Neil Gordon August 11, 2021 No Comments
Darin Myers

Why You Might Want to Sell the Family Business

Recently, longtime Augustan Jeff Annis sold his decades old Advanced Services for Pest Control Company to one of the big, regional players in their space. His mom started the company and although a couple of his children worked in the business, there was not a succession plan for family to “step in”. What will the Weinbergers and the Busbys and the Mulherins and so many other excellent, legacy companies in the CSRA do when the time is right to sell? Local business coach Darin Myers says looking outside the family

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Darin Myers, TAB CSRA Coach August 10, 2021 No Comments
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