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The “H” word is back at the James Brown Arena

Hockey was on the agenda of the September 26 meeting of the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority. Members of the authority heard a report on the feasibility of bringing hockey back to the Garden City, prepared by David Stone of Stone Planning, LLC. Stone said since a local team would likely be affiliated with the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), his team looked at the 29 teams currently in that league. Eight of the teams were eliminated because they are in large cities that have other professional sports teams such as

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 27, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

The Writers Win: What Happens Next?

The major news broke late Sunday night and the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers’ respective negotiating committees shook hands. The news came after 146 days of picketing, negotiating attempts, and heaps of frustration. Along the way, truTV’s Adam Conover somehow became the Twitter spokesman for unfolding developments. At 12:00 AM on Wednesday, the strike was over. Streaming services and studios met the demands of the guild, increasing healthcare benefits, salaries, royalties, and protections from Artificial Intelligence (AI). Essentially, everything that the writers

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Dylan James September 27, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

As restaurants close…. another expands

Today is “Tie Dye Rosie’s” last day in the Old Evans Plaza, but it’s a new beginning for her neighbors, Jason and Amber Parrish, of Mosh Pit Eats. Both businesses have maintained 5-star Google reviews for years. An ABD reporter remembers when Rosie Mendez started in the mid-90’s at the former Shopper’s World, an indoor mini-mall on Bobby Jones Expressway. It was once a Duffer’s indoor golf, Electrolux’s North American Headquarters, and currently the Central Campus of New Life Church. She moved to Old Evans Plaza 25 years ago. She

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Neil Gordon September 26, 2023 No Comments
Awards/Celebrations

Local Piedmont Healthcare leaders receive national recognition

A pair of employees at Piedmont Healthcare in the metro Augusta area have been recognized at a national level. Becker’s Healthcare recently released lists reviewing the top healthcare providers and workers across the U.S. The company based in Chicago, IL. uses print, digital, and live events to keep healthcare leadership up to date on critical issues in American healthcare. Included on Becker’s list this year, list of “Rising Stars: 67 Healthcare Leaders under 40” is Nicholas Wood, executive director and administrator of Piedmont McDuffie. Becker’s also released the “153 hospital

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 26, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Getting lit for your business or home

Getting lit takes on a whole different meaning, whether you are lighting up the outside of your home for a holiday or installing lights on your business which can tie into a marketing campaign. What started as a landscaping company in Texas in 1986, has evolved into franchises across the U.S. and Canada for a leading holiday decorating brand. That includes their location in Augusta at 1048 Franke Industrial Drive. “Our customers wanted holiday decorations, so what began as an offshoot from the landscaping side eventually grew into a business

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Mitzi Oxford September 26, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Statewide conference in Augusta promotes workforce development

About 150 University System of Georgia educators from the Peach State will be staying over tonight and spending tourism dollars in the Garden City. The annual USG staff council is held at Augusta University’s campus this year. The theme for this professional development conference is, THE VISION – Setting a Course for the Future. “This conference will feature speakers and information sessions designed to build key staff skills to support the strategic plan of the USG: student success, responsible stewardship, economic competitiveness, and community impact,” said Angel Lovett, Chair, Augusta University

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Neil Gordon September 25, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Impacts of an aging population: The good and the bad of the silver tsunami

Editor’s note: Yesterday, we reported on a franchise that recently opened called Seniors Helping Seniors. The business employs seniors to provide caregiving services to their counterparts. It’s working well because the caregivers have the skill sets to understand the challenges of their clients. Today, we delve into the impact of an aging population on the economy and the workforce. Whether you call it the “graying of America” or the “silver tsunami,” the fact is that the American population is steadily becoming more dominated by older people. In other words, the median age

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Mitzi Oxford September 25, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

New franchisee serves fastest growing population in the CSRA

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on aging in the CSRA, the impacts on the workforce, our economy, and the benefits of seniors caring for other seniors. We begin with a new business that addresses the care of seniors and employs members of the senior workforce. Let’s face it. None of us are getting any younger. In fact, older adults will soon outnumber kids for the first time in U.S. history. Fewer babies, coupled with longer life expectancy equals a country that ages faster. With this

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Mitzi Oxford September 24, 2023 No Comments
Closings

New development for CSRA restaurant up for sale

About a week ago, we shared the news that a popular roadside café in Williston had decided to close. That decision was part of a comprehensive story about the closing of 25 restaurants in the CSRA. At the time, Almost There Café had a for sale sign in front of the restaurant at 245 White Pond Road. A couple of days later, owner, Dawn Redmon posted on social media with an updated status about the popular eatery. We have not sold the building. I’ve had someone approach me who wants

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Mitzi Oxford September 24, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Movies are back and making big bucks. Thanks, Barbie!

Despite the ongoing strikes and fewer releases than in the past year, “the movies” in America have done well. Like, REALLY, well. Box Office Numbers continue to break records and make headlines even as the industry has grinded to a halt. Of course, the main players still are Warner’s Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer, which take the number 1 and number 5 spots (respectively) on the top 5 Domestic Grosses. Barbie has earned 1.4 Billion dollars globally, with $626 Million in domestic grosses, since opening eight weeks ago. There has yet

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Dylan James September 20, 2023 No Comments
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