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Franchise expands more in CSRA

The newest 7 Brew Coffee drive-thru will be opening on Whiskey Road in Aiken. The signs are up, and the next step is clearing the land. The Walton Way Extension store opened in June on the former Smith’s Chevron property. Once the land was cleared, the store opened in less than two months. There is also a Peach Orchard Road location open in the CSRA. Visit the number 7brew.com for menu information.

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Neil Gordon July 17, 2025 No Comments
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SPLOST project can help grow part of CSRA

Augusta-Richmond County Commissioners are preparing to finalize the list of projects for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) 9. The initial wish list of projects totaled more than one billion dollars. County Administrator Tameka Allen whittled it down to $426 million over seven years, and the tax will be collected. One of the projects that made Allen’s list would have a substantial impact on developing South Richmond County. The Augusta Economic Development Authority (AEDA) is requesting $25 million to extend residential, commercial, and industrial sewer capacity through South Augusta.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 16, 2025 No Comments
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Milestone set in quest for more CSRA Cyber professionals

More than 1,000 STEM students are one step closer to a career in Cyber-related fields. The recent class stepped into a larger venue in downtown Augusta to make room for the influx. 102 students are wrapping up their CyberPatriot advanced camp week on Friday. More than 100 others attended the standard camp course in late June. All told, more students have attended this basic CyberCamp in Augusta than anywhere else in the United States. The Alliance for Fort Gordon says it had to move this year’s camp to a larger

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Neil Gordon July 16, 2025 No Comments
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New leadership for regional development group

The Executive Director of the Development Authority of Burke County is taking on some additional duties. Austin Stacy has been elected as the new Chairman of the Unified Development Authority (UDA). He will be joined by Janet Parker, Director of the Wilkes County Payroll Development Authority, elected as Vice Chairman at the meeting earlier this month. “It (UDA) was put into play because joint development authorities allow for those communities to get more tax credits for businesses they recruit from the state. And so, depending on what tier you fall

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 15, 2025 No Comments
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Best of Rick Franza: Location, Location, Location

Editor’s note: Whether you are in real estate, manufacturing, or another business, you know that location has a major impact on success. In a Best Of business coaching article from Dr. Rick Franza, it’s a message that drives home the importance of location in the CSRA. The first time I moved to Georgia, it wasn’t entirely by choice. In early 1987, as a young Air Force Officer with a Master’s Degree, I was chosen for an assignment as an ROTC instructor at Georgia Tech. Although I grew up in the

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Dr. Rick Franza July 15, 2025 No Comments
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Augustan to lead organization contributing to $44 million arts industry

The nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $44.2 million industry in the Greater Augusta Area—one that supports 1,616 full-time equivalent jobs and generates $3.9 million in local and state government revenue. Whether it’s viewing paintings at Morris Museum of Art or taking in a concert at the Imperial Theatre, it pumps vital revenue into restaurants, hotels, retail stores, and other local businesses. The Augusta Symphony has been an important part of the arts scene for 71 years. They have a new Executive Director, Paige Tom, who is a familiar

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Mitzi Oxford July 15, 2025 No Comments
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Out to pasture after running a successful business?

Imagine for a moment that your business contributes more than $70 million to the local economy, not to mention other support businesses that grow and reap the rewards in the entire CSRA. When you are ready to hang up the reins, what happens next? Aiken is horse country, and the real estate investments for horse farms, the events and visitors they attract, the trainers, farriers, veterinarians, and feed suppliers are all part of the economic equation. What happens to the retired thoroughbreds that provided years of excitement for the Aiken

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Mitzi Oxford July 14, 2025 No Comments
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Report showcases impact of AI and high tech on job market

The importance of being tech-savvy about cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence (AI) is the focus of the latest report from the Georgia Chamber Foundation. Titled “Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” the Q2 report breaks down how the state’s economy will be impacted by AI, new technologies, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers. This is one of the five Prosperity Pillars in the Chamber’s Georgia/2050 strategic plan. The report found that STEM is a significant contribution to the innovation economy. It finds that Georgia has more than 2.1 million STEM

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 14, 2025 No Comments
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$12 million investment in CSRA

A manufacturer of paper towels and toilet paper is set to move into a South Carolina plant once occupied by another manufacturer producing similar products. Barnwell Tissues Solution’s $12 million investment will restore 50 new jobs at 285 Midfield Road in Barnwell. That is the former home of the Cascades Tissue Plant. It’s also good news for Barnwell County, which has struggled with a 4.9% unemployment rate, compared to Aiken County with a 3.8% rate and Edgefield County, which is 3.4%. Cascades used to employ 300 workers. Cascades Tissue Plant

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Mitzi Oxford July 13, 2025 No Comments
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Roadmap to development in the River Region and the state

Georgia makes it easy for companies wishing to locate in the state to find the perfect location with a simple search. The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) website has a page dedicated to guiding companies to a location that will check all the boxes on their wish list. The site selector map allows the user to search by multiple tools, including location, workforce, and demographics. “It’s kind of our best-kept secret, and it’s really on us to kind of spread that word honestly,” Bob Kosek, Division Director of Global

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 13, 2025 No Comments
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