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New fast-casual restaurant location opens in CSRA

Brett Rickert just opened his sixth franchise location of a national fast-casual restaurant chain in North Augusta. Yesterday morning, Rickert and his team, along with the city’s Mayor, Briton Williams, and the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the grand opening of Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers located at 505 East Martintown Road, across the street from Monterrey Mexican Restaurant. The restaurant serves a variety of meals, such as burgers, chicken sandwiches, chicken fingers, and hot dogs, as well as desserts made with frozen custard, including shakes and root beer

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Josh Heath May 2, 2023 No Comments
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New CSRA restaurant serves American, Asian cuisine

Owning one restaurant can be overwhelming, but Jason Yang owns six eateries in Georgia and South Carolina. In March, Yang opened his latest business, Kanda Kitchen, which is located at 3555 Richland Ave. West, Suite 186 in Aiken. The restaurant serves a variety of menu options, including Philly sandwiches, fried rice, hamburgers, and chicken wings. Yang said no other restaurants in the Aiken area serve both American and Asian cuisine. “We’re a one-stop shop,” he said. Kanda Kitchen also serves several flavors of bubble tea, a drink that originated in

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Josh Heath May 1, 2023 No Comments
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Local bagel shop and deli opens its doors

The wait is over. A New York-style bagel shop is officially open for business in Aiken. ABD previously told you about Straight Outta Brooklyn Bagel & Delicatessen, owned by New York natives, Joseph and Yvette Gallacchi. The business, which is located at 106 Park Ave. Southwest, opened its doors on Wednesday. In a Facebook post, the couple thanked everyone who visited the eatery that day. “We had a few glitches, but we hope everyone enjoyed their food,” they said. “We are working behind the scenes to fix a few things

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Josh Heath May 1, 2023 No Comments
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CSRA partnership touted as “huge win” for global security and workforce development

Augusta University and Savannah River National Laboratory have sealed a partnership for workforce development, education, and technology, all with a focus on cybersecurity. “This is a huge win because this is one of our fastest-growing areas,” AU Provost, Neil MacKinnon explained. “We have over 700 students now in our school. This provides real-world internships for them and obviously meets the workforce needs of a local employer as well. So yeah, it’s definitely a win for us and will help us continue to grow and I think increase our national prominence

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 1, 2023 No Comments
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Economic Update: “Feeling Good”

We knew that you would! Join Coach Dave Holdeman from The Alternative Board of the CSRA and Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon to recap the week that was. They discuss a bill Governor Brian Kemp signed in Augusta that will assist in creating a reimagined James Brown Arena, providing new jobs and bringing big names to the CSRA. Be the first to get the scoop on all this and more in the latest economic update!

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Neil Gordon with Dave Holdeman May 1, 2023 No Comments
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Nutritional Resources Inc. and Ovation Foods Announce Strategic Partnership

Nutritional Resources Inc. dba HealthWise, a Grovetown, Georgia creator of meal replacements and high protein nutritional foods announced a strategic and financial partnership with Ovation Foods Inc. based in Waterloo, Wisconsin in a press release April 27. In a statement released by Nutritional Resources Inc., the company said that it finds Ovation Foods Inc. to hold similar values. “For almost 30 years, Nutritional Resources has been committed to providing healthcare professionals with the highest quality, greatest tasting, and affordable nutritional products to help their patients reclaim their passion for life.

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Rakiyah Lenon May 1, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: Employment declines in the CSRA

Last week, I reported an improvement in the labor market variables in the Leading Economic Index (LEI). After falling from mid-summer 2022, there was an improvement in the first two months of this year. Unfortunately, the main indicator of labor market health, employment, has yet to show signs of recovery. As suggested by the decline in the LEI since mid-summer, employment in the Augusta MSA has fallen from 245,200 in November to 241,000 in March (see graph). Education and health services, professional and business services and transportation and utilities all

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Simon Medcalfe May 1, 2023 No Comments
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Real financial figures in for Masters 2023

Business, government and tourism leaders are tallying up the financial impact of the 2023 Masters Golf Tournament and all are showing a return to pre-COVID-19 numbers. One thing everyone agreed on is that this year marked the return for what they were calling a “full blown” Masters Week, a return to pre-pandemic levels, in both number of visitors and excitement. Destination Augusta reports the Augusta/Richmond County lodging sector saw substantial gains in revenue compared to the same time last year. Destination Augusta uses two companies that specialize in data for

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 1, 2023 No Comments
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Nearly 30 local businesses featured in downtown coloring book

As a downtown restaurant owner, Ramiro Galvan wants to attract people throughout the CSRA to his eatery on Walton Way, which is why he was excited to participate in a creative project that allows him to build connections with potential customers in a unique way. Galvan, owner of The Munchies Lab, is one of nearly 30 local business owners featured in the new Downtown Augusta Coloring Book, a fundraiser created by a non-profit organization called Beautify Augusta that will use the proceeds from the book’s sales to fund new murals

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Josh Heath April 30, 2023 No Comments
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CSRA bank donates more than 300 books to nonprofit partner

Reading books is the only out-of-school activity for 16-year-olds that is linked to getting a managerial or professional job in later life. There are plenty of studies to back up that assessment, but a love for reading starts much sooner than the teen years by having books to read in the first place. Bank of America held a book drive in March in recognition of National Reading Month. Through their branches in Aiken, North Augusta, Evans, and Augusta, they donated 339 books to RISE Augusta, just in time for the

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Mitzi Oxford April 30, 2023 No Comments
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