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Helping entrepreneurs while checking off your Christmas List

There is a special retail event tomorrow at Augusta University (AU) on a campus more commonly associated with cybersecurity. The Holiday Maker’s market is on Friday from 11 AM to 3:30 PM at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (GCITC) on Grace Hopper Lane. Tina Baggott, AU’s interim executive vice president for Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development, told ABD the market has two goals. First, to offer early Christmas shopping with unique items created by students and faculty. The second purpose is to foster entrepreneurship, particularly among student vendors.

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60-year company makes acquisition for future growth

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Pollock Company acquired a 36-year-old company to add the last piece of their technology offering in the CSRA. Advanced Technology Communications (ATG) was founded in 1989, and its customers will now be part of Pollock Company’s ecosystem of end-to-end technology services. “This acquisition is about more than growth—it’s about investing locally and offering a scope of services and level of convenience that doesn’t currently exist in this market,” said Ed Pollock, CEO of Pollock Company, which is headquartered on 1711 Central Avenue in Augusta with

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Popular restaurant to replace closed one in Martinez

Chicken Fingers Restaurant is preparing to open its second location on 3909 Washington Road in Martinez. It’s in the former Gary’s Hamburgers restaurant. ABD first told you that Gary Gibson made the difficult decision to close his Gary’s Hamburgers restaurant in Martinez after more than a decade. He told ABD he was unable to staff it. Our article is HERE. Chicken Fingers’ other location opened in May 2017 at 4118 Evans to Locks Road in a shopping plaza in Evans, near the Lakeside Schools. Chicken Fingers restaurant most closely resembles

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Military Intelligence Veteran develops $1 million business in CSRA

Luke Cain joined the Marine Corps after 9/11, serving 16 years in the Military Intelligence community. “I deployed 3 times while active, and deployed again after getting out as a contractor in the military community,” said the Evans resident. Cain had no college degree or business background. “Civilian life didn’t have the same structure and standards,” said Cain. He looked for a team and found it in the Pest Control industry. “Mosquito Squad is made up of numerous locations and owners across the US. We all share our experiences and

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Entrepreneurial Summit wraps up with lessons learned

The Startup Champions Network (SCN) fall summit is in the books, and attendees carried the flavor of Augusta with them as they departed. The network, started in 2014 to provide leaders of entrepreneurial ecosystems the support and tools to foster success, holds two summits each year. This marked the first time Augusta has been the host. Leading the Augusta event were Eric Parker and Grace Belangia, co-founders of theClubhou.se, based in the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Technology Center. They are also behind Make Startups Augusta, a project to nurture entrepreneurship.

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Gearing up for Georgia’s 2026 legislative session

The Columbia County Exhibition Center was filled on Thursday with business owners and community leadership eager to get insights into the 2026 Georgia Legislative session. The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Breakfast brought together state Senator Lee Anderson (R-District 24) and Representatives Dr. Mark Newton (R-District 127) and Gary Richardson (R-District 125) for a panel discussion. “I think it’s important for the business community to know what’s coming, to know what’s going to be discussed in Atlanta, to be able to talk to members and to be able

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Bank with 3 branches in the CSRA is sold

Southern Financial Corporation and Southern Bank entered into a definitive agreement to sell their Georgia branches to Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union (“Palmetto Citizens”). Palmetto Citizens will acquire the physical locations in Richmond and Burke counties. A little more than $100 million in deposits and loan accounts associated with Southern Bank’s four branches located in Georgia will be transferred upon consummation of the transaction. Southern Bank will continue to operate as an independent community bank. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary

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Succession Planning: A Braves New World

On Monday, the Atlanta Braves named Walt Weiss as its 49th manager in franchise history, taking over for Brian Snitker, who retired at the conclusion of the 2025 season after being the Braves manager since early in the 2016 season. Snitker took over the Braves amid a team rebuild but helped quickly turn things around, leading the team to six straight National League East championships from 2018 to 2023, with an additional playoff appearance in 2024 and a World Series championship in 2021. Since 1901, only Snitker’s mentor, Bobby Cox,

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Zoning for a major development in South Augusta

The rezoning of a portion of a 280-acre tract clears the way for the development of a major warehouse project near the Augusta Regional Airport. If the deal goes through, a 300,000 square foot building will be built on the property. Members of the Augusta Planning Commission approved a request to rezone 100 acres from Agricultural (A) to Heavy Industrial (HI) at 1550 Four H Club Road. Ashley Catterton, development service administrator with Augusta Planning, noted that nearby tracts have already been rezoned from A to Light Industrial (LI). The

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Today’s “Feel Good” Celebration Awards

How can you have “The Feel-Good City” celebration without the influence of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown? Deanna Brown Thomas, the daughter of the hardest working man in show business, leads a group of honorees celebrated at the annual Augusta City of Tourism event this afternoon at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. Destination Augusta tourism leaders will share successes from 2025 visits and plans for 2026 and beyond. The program will also include the presentation of the Augusta Tourism Awards, honoring the individuals and organizations whose passion

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