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

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Earth Day: Local business leaders create eco-friendly topsoil

(from left to right) Tim McCormick, of Humble Acres Organics; Bill Tiszai, of Cold Creek Nurseries; and Lisa Wilson, of G.L. Williams & Daughter Trucking, formed a partnership to create Jackpot, a premium topsoil blend made locally. (Photo courtesy Alison South Marketing) While most of the world will be celebrating Earth Day Thursday, April 22nd online…

ByStaffApril 21, 20210Comments

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Platinum Equity To Acquire Club Car From Ingersoll Rand For $1.7 Billion

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a news release distributed by Platinum Equity Monday from Los Angeles, California. This is the 3rd private equity takeover of headquartered Augusta companies in the last 90 days to include TaxSlayer and Recteq Grills. Platinum Equity announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Club…

ByStaffApril 13, 20210Comments

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