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BEST OF RESTAURANT REVIEW: Business Lunch Review: Hildebrandt’s

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review.”

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Wes Hennings June 14, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Military-themed restaurant opens in Evans

The O’Neil’s, a pair of military veterans, are the nation’s first franchisee of the Rally Point Grille concept, originally developed by another military family in Woodstock, Georgia. Yesterday, Fast Signs of Augusta put up the sign and the O’Neil’s and their staff got trained on food preparation. Rally Point is in the same shopping center as Shane’s Rib Shack and across from the Evans Wal-Mart. Their hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. this week to get everyone acclimated. Food is hearty, American fare including burgers, meatloaf, grilled cheese, braised

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Neil Gordon June 14, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Grant to help pave way for CSRA college success

Whether students are looking to enter the workforce upon graduation or transfer to a four-year college or university, Aiken Technical College offers 85 courses to pave the way. A grant of $9,400 from Bank of America can help students achieve success by removing financial barriers to complete their college education. “The grant will go toward the ATC Foundation’s Student Completion Microgrants Program. The microgrants are provided to eligible students who have completed at least 75 percent of their program of study, but are at risk of not completing for financial

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Staff Report June 13, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Bakery opens today!

Got a sweet tooth? Sisters Irresistible Sweets, LLC, is reopening and expanding. They just made the short move from Morgan Road in Hephzibah to 2855 Tobacco Road Suite D. The grand opening is set for today at Noon and of course will feature sweets like banana pudding, German chocolate cake, key lime cake, sweet potato pound cake, and more— all with a homemade touch—and a lot of 5-star reviews! The veteran and disabled-owned sweets shop also makes their own ice cream and gourmet popcorn. For more information, follow Sisters Irresistible

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Neil Gordon June 13, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Lakefront living on nearby Clarks Hill is on the rise once again

Life is but a dream, if you are living on the lake and Georgia’s lakefront properties are a hot commodity including Clarks Hill Lake, otherwise known as Georgia’s Freshwater Coast. When our summers can be hotter than Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen, a cool lakefront breeze is sought after by many potential investors from across the country. You might be surprised to learn that more than 60% of the buyers for Georgia’s lakefront properties aren’t from here. They hail from Washington, D.C., New York, Greenville, S.C., Tampa, and Chicago. According to

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Mitzi Oxford June 13, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Next CSRA SHRM meeting to deliver the latest in employee development

Editor’s note: Last week, ABD was pleased to be a sponsor for the SHRM meeting and provide a follow-up story about simple solutions to finding qualified employees for your continued business success. Their upcoming meeting takes workplace success to the next level. In case you missed it, here is a link to the story: Practical ways to improve your workforce. If leadership at companies is only just beginning to get on board with the idea of emotional intelligence in the workplace, that should come as no surprise. Emotional intelligence is

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Mitzi Oxford June 13, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

South Augusta’s surge in development: Part two

A quiet explosion of economic development has been underway in South Richmond County, $3.2 billion in all. A long-time plant has expanded, another major new manufacturing plant is under construction and two other companies are expected to start construction in the months ahead. All are in the Augusta Corporate Park on Mike Padgett Highway. But, two things are lacking outside of the I-520 perimeter, a pool of trained workers and sufficient new housing units to attract employees at the plants to move into Richmond County. Cal Wray, President of the

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 12, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New eatery to replace long-time chicken restaurant

Bill and Melissa Hoard will soon open a new restaurant in a well-known Columbia County location, and countless people have already stopped by that location to find out when it will open. The couple has renovated the former Maryland Fried Chicken, located at 6008 Clarks Hill Road at Pollard’s Corner in Appling and are replacing it with Granddaddy’s Kitchen, an eatery that will specialize in Southern cuisine. “We’ve wanted to open a restaurant here forever,” Melissa said. “We are the talk of the community; everybody wants us to open.” But

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Josh Heath June 12, 2023 No Comments
ABD Extra

Economic Update: Grovetown Growth

Just as Dana Lynn McIntyre reported last Friday, Coach Dave Holdeman from The Alternative Board of the CSRA and Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon talk about Palmetto Industries’ groundbreaking at Horizon South Industrial Park and what that means for local employment. Gordon and Coach Dave also congratulate a local business owner on her retirement and reflect on the importance of exceeding customer expectations. Be sure to learn the latest on all this and more in the economic update of the week!

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Neil Gordon with Dave Holdeman June 12, 2023 No Comments
ABD Extra

Mondays with Rick: Internships – Everyone wins!

In one of my most recent columns on economic development, I stressed that workforce availability and development have become the number one criterion for companies in deciding where to locate their facilities. Therefore, there is probably nothing more important to the CSRA’s economic development than building and developing its workforce. While attracting a workforce from outside of the area is a key component of workforce development, the most important aspect of building a strong workforce comes from developing and retaining the talent that already resides in the area. While education,

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Dr. Rick Franza June 12, 2023 No Comments
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