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New business to replace closed Evans automotive shop

After eight years in Evans and 20 in Martinez under the watch of “Buffalo Vince” Tedhams, the Buffalo Brakes brand just came to a screeching halt. Owners Becky and Larry Griffith made the difficult decision to close recently. “We are under contract (to a non-automotive business) and should close by the end of the year,” said Becky, who served as office manager of Buffalo Brakes for eight years— the last couple full-time. For the former beauty shop owner—the closing is emotional. ” The people of Columbia County were great. I

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Customer service hits and misses shared at Augusta workshop

Robbie King says customer service is a journey, not a destination. King, founder of Lead Augusta, and Erik Smith, owner/operator of Chick-fil-A in Grovetown, shared their insights and experience as business leaders with a group of 10 local professionals at a customer service workshop called “Building a Culture of Exceptional Customer Service” on Tuesday, Nov. 9 in the ABD boardroom at 930 Stevens Creek Road in Augusta. No matter how great a company’s service is, “There are always ways to improve,” King says. He began the workshop by asking participants

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Simon Says: Economics and Inequality

What is the most pressing problem economists today should be addressing? Over the last five years the CORE (Curriculum Open-access Resources in Economics) Project has been asking this question to new economics students at universities throughout the world. Students can only respond in one word or term and the answers are represented in the word cloud below (and located on the CORE Project website https://www.core-econ.org/economic-impact-of-virus-puts-covid-19-near-top-of-students-concerns) Larger words represent more students identifying that problem as the major concern. The biggest problem as identified by new economics students is inequality. But it

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CSRA firm expands while its’ national company celebrates 50th Anniversary

ServPro just moved into a larger facility and they are celebrating with a tour and refreshments this afternoon at 4. The restoration company moved recently to 683 Commerce Court in Evans and is holding an Open House. ServPro’s been around for 50 years and has several CSRA locations that all focus on restoring homes and businesses suffering water, fire and storm damage along with damage from mold. The remediation company will give a tour of their growing warehouse, where large equipment is stored along with precious and sentimental contents preserved

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Jeweler’s 30 year-anniversary comes with shiny changes

You’re invited at 4:30 this afternoon to the unveiling of some big changes at Floyd and Green at 515 Silver Bluff Road in Aiken, where they have spent the last 15 years. The first 15 years the jeweler was in the Centre South area. “The store’s interior and exterior have been completely renovated,” said owner Tom Williams. “Our goal is to be the best, and that required us to make this kind of significant commitment to our community.” Floyd & Green’s renovations include: A modern, updated façade with enhanced English

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Local entrepreneur is semi-finalist in National business competition

Dr. Stacy Roberts is on a mission to promote children’s literacy in Georgia and beyond, but she needs funding to fulfill that mission. Roberts – a local business owner, professor, and children’s author – has been selected as a semifinalist in the Sistahs in Business Expo national competition. The organization is based in Newark, New Jersey and promotes itself as the countries’ only multi-city business expo to celebrate and empower entrepreneurial women of color. If selected as a finalist, she and four other female entrepreneurs will have three minutes each

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Taking On Facebook

    Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional. Is it just me, or… Taking On Facebook It didn’t start out this way. Realizing I hadn’t yet led you into the weeds of Facebook advertising I decided to do that, intending to bypass the fluff and distill what I found down to an easy-to-understand, Facebook Marketing For Dummies. The dummy, it turned out, was right here. I could see trouble coming when, after searching YouTube tutorials on Facebook advertising, none of the

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Augusta Business Daily Podcast

2 Dekes discuss the Healthcare Business and serving others

In today’s Augusta Podcast, the two Deke’s get together to talk about the business of long-term healthcare. Deke Copenhaver is a business consultant who helps CEO Deke Cateau of A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab lead approximately 600 employees who serve more than 1100 seniors each year.

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National grocery store chain remodels 87 stores, including three in CSRA

A national grocery store chain has made significant improvements to many of its locations, including three in the CSRA. Food Lion, which currently has 1,103 locations in 10 states, recently invested $127 million in remodeling 87 stores in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The local stores are located at 2115 Windsor Spring Road, 3722 Mike Padgett Highway (South Augusta store pictured above), and 365 South Belair Road. “The remodels of the stores make them easier to shop,” says Meg Ham, Food Lion’s President. “We have the

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