Closings

Gary Gibson says the combination of a planned retirement by a Gary’s Hamburgers store manager and what he calls the never-ending federal unemployment subsidies and stimulus checks has forced his hand. “We cannot keep enough employees on staff to adequately serve our customers.” Gary Gibson adds: “The current administration appears to be coercing small business owners into paying much, much higher wages than we can afford. When I opened my first Gary’s Hamburgers restaurant in 1984 in North Augusta, I never thought, in a million years, that the federal government

Saturday is the last day to enjoy a fresh biscuit with meat or handmade 1\3rd or 2\3rd pound angus beef hamburger at one of Gary’s better performing  locations on Wheeler Road, next to the Circle K. “We have no choice, but to shut it down,” said owner, Gary Gibson. The store’s been open for 10 plus years according to Gibson. His long-time manager decided to retire leaving Gibson with less than five employees remaining and an opportunity to end his lease. “This has nothing to do with volume—other than our

The outgoing franchisee of the Augusta and Grovetown locations will NOT be selling their buildings to the corporate office– leaving the Wild Wing Cafe CEO looking at options in at least the Augusta market, with the possibility of Grovetown re-opening sometime later. “We’re negotiating a ground lease to build a new restaurant or we may take over one of two closed restaurants” said Wild Wing Café CEO Steve Weigel in his car en route to a promotion at a baseball stadium in Charleston. If the deal goes through, a new