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Saturday, August 13, 2022

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…

ByJosh HeathJune 24, 20220Comments

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Engineering firm with local office joins professional services network

A Southeastern engineering firm has formed a partnership with a major professional services company. Cranston Engineering Group, P.C., which has offices in Augusta, Charleston, and Hilton Head, provides many services, including civil and structural engineering and planning. Based in St. Louis, The HFW Companies invest in engineering firms like Cranston. Scott Williams, left, President of Cranston Engineering,…

ByJosh HeathJune 22, 20220Comments

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Two major business services firms to merge

A major business services firm with a local office and a Texas-based accounting firm have announced they are merging. Elliott Davis, LLC, which has eight locations throughout the Southeast, including one at 1 10th Street, Suite 400 in downtown Augusta, will merge with Whitley Penn LLP to form Elliott Penn LLP. Founded in 1920, Elliott Davis offers…

ByJosh HeathJune 16, 20220Comments

B2B Stories Mergers/Acquisitions

Two local marketing firms combine operations and services

One of CSRA's largest full-service advertising and marketing companies is about to become even larger. The M3 Agency, located at 229 Furys Ferry Road, Suite 123 in Augusta, has announced its merger with another local firm, Emineo Marketing. M3, which stands for Mass Media Marketing, offers a variety of services, such as graphic design, website development,…

ByJosh HeathApril 13, 20220Comments

B2B Stories Mergers/Acquisitions

University Hospital set to become Piedmont Healthcare

In less than a week, University Hospital will become Piedmont Healthcare and the literal signs of that were obvious this week. Sign crews were busy placing the finishing touches on the large Piedmont logo atop the roof at the front of the hospital on Thursday and changing the signage at the hospital entrance as well. Banners…

ByGary KauffmanFebruary 25, 20220Comments

B2B Stories Mergers/Acquisitions

Top Business Sale Killers

Selling a business can be a complex endeavor and unfortunately not all businesses that go under contract end up getting to the closing table. Below are the top reasons for a business sale to fall through. Time – the amount of time it takes to complete a transaction can be up to 6 months and during…

ByTim DaltonFebruary 3, 20220Comments

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Bank with local branches merges with another bank

A bank with multiple branches throughout the CSRA is merging with another bank. Cadence Bank, which has locations on Wrightsboro Road, Wheeler Road, and Walton Way, as well as East Hill Street in Thomson, merged with BancorpSouth on Friday, Oct. 29. The new bank will carry the Cadence name. Founded in Mississippi in 1876, Bancorp has 420…

ByJosh HeathNovember 12, 20210Comments

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Johnson Motor Company “cashed out” of its franchise deal with Cadillac

ABD has learned Johnson Motor Company of Georgia received a settlement from the Cadillac corporation to end its’ franchise agreement in late July while still in effect. Johnson was located at 1122 Walton Way in downtown Augusta and closed after nearly 86 years in the automotive sales and service business. Owners of the…

ByNeil GordonAugust 30, 20210Comments

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Two CSRA millennial companies like the sound of being in the podcast biz together

The millennials at Augusta Podcast built this studio inside of the Alison South creative hub and it is available for rent. (photo by Alison South) The millennial leaders of Alison South Marketing are continuing to grow their array of services— by partnering with a pair of twenty-somethings, who pioneered the off-the-cuff podcast, “DropTheDis” in June…

ByNeil GordonJuly 7, 20210Comments

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Grocery store chain opens in Daniel Village and helps to relieve hunger in the CSRA

Food Lion made very few changes inside the store. Here's the new store's deli/bakery section, which looks about the same as it did when BI-LO was in business. (Photo by Josh Heath) Editor’s Note: We sent Josh Heath back to the Bi-Lo\Food Lion just a few weeks after he wrote the story of the Bi-Lo closing.…

ByJosh HeathApril 28, 20210Comments