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Marketing strategies will be topic of SRP Power Lunch

Local entrepreneur, Norman Dunagan will share some business tips at SRP’s Small Business Power Lunch on March 22. Dunagan, founder of The Dumpster Depot in Aiken County, and SRP’s marketing team will offer strategies for marketing small businesses that get results. The lunch is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Enterprise Mill Event Center, 1450 Greene St., Augusta. Registration is required by March 14. To register and for more information, click here.

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Gary Kauffman March 12, 2023 No Comments
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Local Chick-fil-A franchise owners to open second location

Next year, Jon and Rachel Dawkins will make it more convenient for people living and working near I-20, Exit 5 to Eat Mor Chikin. The couple has owned and operated the North Augusta Chick-fil-A location at 1267 Knox Ave. for almost 20 years, but they recently announced their plans to open a second location next to Wendy’s at the corner of Edgefield Road and Walnut Lane. “We’ve been working towards that for a long time,” Jon said. “It’s something we wanted to do to serve our community.” He said it’s

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Josh Heath March 12, 2023 1 Comment
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College application fee waived for open houses this week

Securing financial stability can hinge on having the skills an employer is seeking, but that doesn’t necessarily require a four-year college degree. Augusta Technical College is holding a series of open houses to show the advantages to enrolling in one of the diverse programs it offers. The first of four open houses will be Mon, March 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at ITC 100 Building on the Augusta campus. It is for students interested in the School of Aviation, industrial, Engineering, and the School of Public and Professional

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Dana Lynn McIntyre March 12, 2023 No Comments
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Local chocolatier opens second CSRA location

For years, Bebette Smith’s customers asked her when she planned to open a second location in Aiken, but she has finally made their wish come true. Last Friday, Smith, owner of La Bonbonniere located at 231 Furys Ferry Road, Suite 206B in Furys Ferry Station in Augusta, opened a new shop across the street from the Aiken County Courthouse at 227 Chesterfield St. South. She will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Aiken County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, March 20 at 4 p.m. La

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Josh Heath March 9, 2023 No Comments
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Recteq founder starts new business

Ray Carnes already owns a successful Evans business, but he hopes to clean up with a new venture in Augusta. Carnes, owner and co-founder of recteq, which sells a range of pellet grills and accessories, plans to open Ray Ray’s Car Wash at 820 Cabela Drive, next door to Dollar Tree and across the street from Costco. He developed the idea to open a car wash after speaking with a friend who owns one and told him it can be a lucrative business. “Mid-May is our target date, and everything

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Josh Heath March 9, 2023 No Comments
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Job training and placement for military earns award for local college

Underemployment is one of the greatest issues faced by returning veterans — and by their spouses, who often lose ground through constant relocations. Aiken Technical College has earned a national award for programs aimed at reversing that trend and helping them prepare for their education and career. Aiken Tech has been presented with a Military Friendly® School award by Viqtory’s Military Friendly® brand. This is the 12th consecutive year the College has received the designation. The College also received the Military Friendly® School gold award for exceeding standards. Final ratings

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Staff Report March 9, 2023 No Comments
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CSRA engineering firm opens 4th Regional office

Some of the most iconic buildings and architectural landscape projects in the CSRA were envisioned and produced by CRANSTON. With headquarters in Augusta, as well as the coastal communities of Charleston and Hilton Head, S.C., the firm has expanded to the outskirts of Aiken to serve South Carolina’s Midlands region. CRANSTON, an engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and planning firm opened a new office at 1476 Columbia Highway North, just outside of Aiken. “Our vision for regional growth includes an expansion of our practice lines, including transportation, water resource management, land

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Staff Report March 7, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: State labor market outperformed local #s

Last week, I reported that the Labor Market Index (LMI) for the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical area had declined for three consecutive months through December 2022. It does, however, remain just above its level a year ago. The local labor market has not performed as well as the Georgia Labor market, which has improved by 1.6 percent over the last year. Strong growth was seen in Athens, Atlanta, Columbus, and Savannah. Three metro areas saw their labor market deteriorate over the last year (see graph). Georgia added 165,000 jobs in 2021,

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor March 7, 2023 No Comments
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New businesses booming in Augusta and beyond

The number of entrepreneurs/new businesses is growing here and there across the state, but Georgia moviemakers might be in for a surprise. Mike Petchenik has the latest in our GA Business Minute.

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Mike Petchenik March 6, 2023 No Comments
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