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Local gourmet nut entrepreneurs celebrate 10 years in business

If you’re looking for corporate gifts for your clients this holiday season, Brian and Kam Kyzer probably have just the items you need. The Kyzer’s own Watanut, a gourmet nut business, located at 3309 Washington Road in Augusta and the second store in Amelia Island, Fla. Brian Kyzer said the business, which sells nut mixes, Georgia pecans, and shortbread cookies, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an open house on Thursday, Dec. 1, 5-9 p.m., at the Augusta store. The Kyzer’s host a large open house every year, but they

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Story and photos by Josh Heath November 9, 2022 No Comments
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Voters approve continuing SPLOST in Columbia County

Columbia County is on its way to bringing in $288 million over the next five years, one penny at a time. On Tuesday, voters approved extending the Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), with about 60 percent voting yes on the ballot. SPLOST adds a penny per dollar to the local sales tax. That extra cent goes toward a fund the county uses for a wide range of improvement projects, including roads, schools, public safety, and parks and recreation facilities. Tuesday’s vote authorizes SPLOST for 2023-28. During that time, the

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Gary Kauffman November 9, 2022 No Comments
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Leadership Lessons from Vince Dooley

On Friday, Oct. 28, the world became a lesser place as Vincent Joseph Dooley, whom many respectfully just addressed as “Coach,” left this life. Since I was a senior at Notre Dame who attended the Sugar Bowl at the end of the 1980 college football season, and I am also an alumnus of Georgia Tech, you can probably figure out that I am not a Georgia Bulldogs fan. However, I am proud to say that I consider Coach Dooley to have been a role model and a friend. I am

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Dr. Rick Franza November 8, 2022 No Comments
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Simon Says: General Sherman bypassing Augusta had huge economic benefits

It is well known that General William Sherman did not attack Augusta during his famous military march during the American Civil War. His march destroyed property and confiscated livestock and crops. (Interestingly, Confederate General Joseph Wheeler, the main opposition to Sherman, was also under orders to destroy property and crops). In a letter to the editor of the Augusta Chronicle, Sherman explained that he did not need to attack Augusta; he wanted to get to Savannah so the Union Navy could re-supply him. A recent paper in American Economic Journal:

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor November 8, 2022 No Comments
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Local agencies to host Augusta tourism event

In April, the Augusta National Golf Club hosted its first full Masters Tournament since 2019, which greatly helped the local tourism industry. Destination Augusta, the Augusta Sports Council, and Film Augusta will host Experience Augusta: An Annual Tourism Celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Miller Theater. Destination Augusta President and CEO, Bennish Brown and Augusta Sports Council CEO, Michelle Pippin will discuss the industry’s accomplishments for this year. It’s the first time the annual event has been held since 2019, according to Brown.

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Josh Heath November 8, 2022 No Comments
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CSRA/Georgia professionals may decide today’s election

Today’s Raphael Warnock/Herschel Walker U.S. Senate race and the Governor’s seat with Brian Kemp vs. Stacey Abrams may come down to how Augustans and Georgians vote by profession. On Election Day, it’s interesting to see which professions donated to Biden and Trump campaigns in 2020, according to a Bloomberg report. While that was a national election two years ago, it does give an indication of which professions lean toward a political party and perhaps some insights into who will represent Georgia and South Carolina in Congress for the next two

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Gary Kauffman and Neil Gordon November 7, 2022 No Comments
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Cleaner energy could be coming to the state

  Southern Company is trying to plant a green energy hydrogen hub in Georgia and bread maker, Bimbo is bringing hundreds of new jobs to the state. Georgia Business Daily Business Update by Mike Petchenik.

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Mike Petchenik November 7, 2022 No Comments
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Grovetown seasonal business offers something for everyone

While Covid destroyed many businesses, that certainly wasn’t the case for Jim Steed’s seasonal business in Columbia County. Steed owns Steed’s Dairy, 4634 Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown, which he said offers something for everyone, including a five-acre corn maze, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, zip lines, and hayrides. He opened the business in 2010. “We saw a lot of people who wanted to get out of the house,” he said. Every year, the corn maze features a different logo, such as this year’s, which commemorates the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs winning

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Josh Heath November 7, 2022 No Comments
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Cookie business EXPLODES in CSRA!

While Charles Terry III (photo at right) is in Evans today through Wednesday, training his employees at Crumbl, his business partner, Tobias Harris of the Philadelphia 76ers is training for tonight’s NBA game with the Phoenix Suns in Pennsylvania. In October, the two childhood friends from Long Island, New York purchased the highly successful cookie franchise from Augustans Dr. Troy Akers and his wife Nancy, who just opened the Mullins Colony location in late April of this year. “Tobias and I were looking to do business together for years,” said

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Neil Gordon November 6, 2022 No Comments
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