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Two local businesses combine to Celebrate!

Whether you’re hosting an office party, honoring a coworker, or planning any special event, these two businesses, now under one roof, can help. Two local businesses, Summerville Flower Shack and Two Moms Cookies, are coming together under the ownership of Christy McArdle (Summerville Flower Shack) and Mary Douglas Klimas (second-generation owner of Two Moms) to launch a one-of-a-kind celebration hub: Celebrate! on Central. The new concept brings both brands under one roof at 2830 Central Ave., the former home of Two Moms Kitchen. This expanded space will be more than

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Staff Report September 16, 2025 No Comments
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Perfect timing for CSRA business expansion

With an occasional touch of fall in the morning air and hunting season in the crosshairs, the addition of an outdoor store couldn’t come at a more appropriate time. Alicia Byars, owner of Autumn Outdoors, is opening in the North Hills Shopping Center, at 401 Martintown Road in North Augusta. The store will focus on men’s apparel and accessories for the outdoorsman. “God created an opportunity for our family to expand brands beyond our Autumn Grace Boutique, which is two doors away from our new place. We filled a need

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Mitzi Oxford September 16, 2025 No Comments
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Smokin’ success for BBQ entrepreneur

Ironhead Barbeque is celebrating its grand opening tomorrow, Saturday, August 23, from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. You can dive into some award-winning BBQ featuring the South’s favorite cuisine. After two years of running a successful food truck business around the CSRA, owner Kurt Mueller has opened a permanent location at 340 Edgefield Road in North Augusta. As for many small businesses, it’s a story of building from the ground up, of building a business from lessons learned from the beginning. After working at Apollon Wealth Management, Mueller followed his

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Mitzi Oxford August 22, 2025 No Comments
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Local business takes flight in expanded location

Their story is the epitome of small business success. Three Crows Fiber opened a little over a year ago in Augusta on James Brown Boulevard. In less than a week, the niche business offering yarns and knitting classes drew customers from across the CSRA and as far away as Athens and Statesboro. The business expanded to a space at 1026 Broad Street last week that will give them more room to spread their wings. “The space is three times bigger than what we had before. We really needed that to

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Mitzi Oxford August 18, 2025 No Comments
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CSRA businesses catch the bells and buzz of team building

Successful businesses are built on strategy, sometimes on physical skills, many times through teamwork, or a combination of all of the above. When it comes to developing a strong team, there is nothing like a good team-building experience. This one brings together a unique combination of skills and nostalgic charm. Radioactive Pinball Arcade opened two years ago and has written a story for business development. The gaming company, located in the Holley Building at 113 Laurens Street in Aiken, was started by Eric and Erin Edwards and will soon celebrate

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Mitzi Oxford July 28, 2025 No Comments
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Large entrepreneurship summit set for Augusta

Augusta has been selected to host a summit conference this fall to talk entrepreneurship, accelerators, and incubators. The Startup Champions Network is bringing the Fall 2025 Ecosystem Builder Summit to the Garden City, Nov. 5-7. “Startup Champions Network is one of the largest organizations made up of entrepreneur support organizations in our country,” explained Eric Parker, co-founder with Grace Belangia of theClubhou.se and Make Startups, Inc. based in the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center “We will have 150 to 200 people convening in Augusta, Ga. to learn about our

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 1, 2025 No Comments
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Antique treasures await in Aiken

What’s old is new again, especially for discriminating antique lovers who have shopped at a new place in Aiken. The Briar Patch Antiques opened a few weeks ago, and it’s already creating a vibe as warm and inviting as Beatrix Potter’s Peter Cottontail stories. The shop had a soft opening in early June and celebrated their grand opening on June 21. Business has been brisk, and nine vendors have already booked the venue, which filled the downstairs area with unique designs in each room. “The grand opening was great, and

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Mitzi Oxford June 30, 2025 No Comments
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Designing Women…and men offer FREE workshop

There isn’t a week that goes by that someone isn’t posting on various CSRA social media pages, “We are moving to Augusta, Aiken, or North Augusta and want info on the best neighborhoods, schools, and other options.” For families selling their home or buying one, staging and renovation are big business, and so is making the home your own “forever place”. That is where interior designers come into play. Chris Tsilimidos, owner of CSCM Furniture & Décor, Brittney Nelson, Brit Nelson Interiors, and Barbara Berlanda Stevens, BtheSpace, specializing in Interior

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Mitzi Oxford June 22, 2025 No Comments
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Summer camp to spark students at the Cyber Center

The Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center was the high-tech campground for a four-day summer camp and pitch competition. Purpose-Fueled Leader, an executive coaching and consulting firm based in the Shaffer-MacCartney Building, launched its first “Spark the Hustle: Youth Entrepreneurship Lab.” “It’s for rising eighth graders to rising 12th graders. It’s a four-day camp,” Anna Bradsher, Director of Strategy, Trainer and Coach, told ABD. “We’ve really boiled down to the fundamentals of business, because a lot of times we overcomplicate things. So, we’re going to help you find your product,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 16, 2025 No Comments
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Turning life setbacks into business success

God prepared Ashley White Rice for the unimaginable. She became an entrepreneur due to serious family issues. When she was named one of Augusta’s Top 10 in 10, it was for good reason. They are described as leading the way, raising the bar, and setting the standard of service in the community. Rice is one of the recently named Augusta’s Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals for good reason, she checks all the boxes and then some. She has faced setbacks that might have stopped some in their tracks. Perseverance kept her

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Mitzi Oxford June 8, 2025 No Comments
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