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New pediatric urgent care clinic open evenings and weekends

Imagine coming home from work after a long day and hearing your child complain his stomach hurts. A new urgent care clinic in Martinez designed specifically for kids is open on evenings and weekends, when most pediatrician’s offices are closed. KidsStreet Urgent Care recently opened a new location at 3910 Washington Road near the Bobby Jones intersection. The clinic treats patients with a variety of medical conditions and minor injuries. It also provides vaccinations, lab testing, and pharmacy services. KidsStreet is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8

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Josh Heath June 29, 2022 No Comments
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Game center closes and searches for possible new locations

Robert Steele runs a business that provides fun, safe entertainment for children, teens, and families that is seeking a new home. Steele owns Level Up Game Center, an arcade that recently announced it’s moving from a 3,700-square-foot building located at 3837 Martinez Blvd., Suite 1 in Martinez to a 7,000-square-foot building attached to the Thomson Family YMCA. The Martinez location closed its door over the weekend. But he said those plans have been put on hold because the Y wanted his business to pay the cost of renovating the building.

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Josh Heath June 28, 2022 No Comments
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Free Access: Being a leader requires the right traits and tools

There are many traits and tools that make a good leader, including “squinting” with your ears to improve listening skills. Retired Air Force Gen. Perry Smith tells Deke Copenhaver what he learned about leadership during his time in the military and after.

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Courtesy of Augusta Podcasts June 27, 2022 1 Comment
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Entrepreneurs cook up a successful oil business

Unlike the Beverly Hillbillies who struck crude oil, Craig Doughtery and his partner, Bob Thrift, owners of High Country Olive Oil, aren’t millionaires but they have found their niche in the oil business. They have two locations for High Country Olive Oil, in Aiken and Pawleys Island, where they sell high-quality olive oil and a variety of balsamic vinegar. Thrift had retired and Doughtery was winding up 20 years in the car business when they partnered to look for a small business concept. The idea came from visiting an olive

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Mitzi Oxford June 27, 2022 No Comments
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Local financial expert says history shows rewards await the patient investor

It looks like some Baby Boomers might be hanging out in the job market a bit longer. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College estimates that retirement accounts collectively have lost more than $3 trillion since January – $1.4 trillion in 401(k)s and $2 trillion in IRAs. That has a lot of people near retirement age nervous about their future. “That is something that concerns retirees,” John Travis, a financial advisor with Richard Young Associates in Augusta, said. “That is a real fear.” So far this year, the index

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Gary Kauffman June 27, 2022 No Comments
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New York investment firm provides major funding for Paine College

A local college can now stay afloat and has the potential to grow, thanks to a multimillion-dollar investment from a New York-based impact investment firm that supports small businesses in rural and underserved communities throughout the United States, including Georgia. Paine College, a historically black college located in downtown Augusta, received financing from Enhanced Capital Group’s impact fund in December 2021. For many years, Paine has struggled with financial problems. The college has used this funding to restructure its current debts and free up cash, according to the company’s Georgia

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Josh Heath June 27, 2022 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Mentorship has benefits for everyone

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about the benefits of mentors. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: In some of our past conversations, you’ve mentioned the idea of mentoring. How do you define that? Rick: Someone who mentors provides advice to navigate careers, to not make the same mistakes, to provide some to the experiences they’ve had. It’s kind of an advisory role. People try to

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Gary Kauffman June 27, 2022 No Comments
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Corporation buys longtime Augusta-based HVAC business

When the temperature is 105 degrees and your house feels like the Sahara Desert, you need your air conditioning fixed right away. A local company that’s been repairing and replacing heating and air conditioning systems for 96 years is now under new ownership. Sig Cox Heating and Air Conditioning, which was founded in 1926 by Sigman Cox, has been sold to JSM Family Holdings Corp. for an undisclosed amount. The company’s president, Jeff Miller, will serve as CEO of Sig Cox. “As new owners, my wife, Suzi, and I see

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Josh Heath June 24, 2022 No Comments
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