Georgia’s job growth has already exceeded the previous year, and some of the state’s companies are getting high grades from climate change advocates. – Augusta Business Daily by Mike Petchenik.
Whether someone needs a summer job or just a way to earn a little extra cash, the Augusta GreenJackets are looking for workers to fill positions at SRP Park for the 2022 season. The GreenJackets will hold a job fair on Wednesday, 4:30-7:30 p.m. at SRP Park, 187 Railroad Ave., North Augusta. Applicants must be 16 or older, able to pass a background check, and available to work all 66 home games from April through Labor Day. The first home game of the season is on April 19. Some of
If you can’t get to your grandmother’s house, there’s a new spot in North Augusta that serves as a good substitute. “I want it to feel like walking into your grandmother’s house and she’s in the kitchen cooking,” said Julie McNeely, owner of McNeely’s Place, a new restaurant on Georgia Avenue in North Augusta. “It’s Southern cooking like grandmother used to make.” McNeely’s opened on March 25 in a 107-year-old house just across the bridge from downtown Augusta. It formerly had been the location of another favorite restaurant, Davenport’s which
The rain moved Rock Fore Dough inside and structural issues wiped out Lake Olmstead concerts this week, but it’s all systems go tonight for a “Rockin’ Out by the River” concert and fundraiser for a Wild Wing Cafe foundation. Concerts will be held at three venues adjacent to the North Augusta Riverfront Amphitheater beginning late Friday afternoon and early evening, with the band Orange Constant at the Beer Garden Stage and Trae Pierce & the T-Stones on the Inside Stage. The developer of the new Wild Wing corporate store in
Dan Burnfield builds highly-customized golf clubs in his shop on Gordon Highway but his goal extends beyond merely selling equipment – he wants to make people better golfers, physically and mentally. “Maybe the answer to getting an extra stroke or two out of you isn’t new equipment,” he said. Make no mistake about it, Augusta Custom Clubs does make and sell equipment that practically requires an engineering degree to understand. The small shop contains a putting lab with lasers, a fitting bay with a golf simulator to track shots, and
If a name indicates anything about a person, the same could be said about a business. For Matthew Jones, calling his mechanic shop Heavenly Touch Automotive, LLC, just felt right. He knew his steady, years-long rise from high school graduate to eventually becoming a local store manager for a nationwide auto and tire repair company wasn’t just because he’s skilled, talented and Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-certified. It’s because of his faith. “As the company where I worked was starting to change, I wanted to be able to provide a fair,
The Major League baseball season finally opens this week, but that isn’t the only place you’ll hear the sound of bats, striking balls, and pitches popping into catchers’ mitts. You’ll also hear them at the new D-BAT batting cage location at 705 North Belair Road. “Our model is to offer a first-class facility with the latest technology and equipment,” owner/operator, Bryce Massey said. “Whatever is baseball or softball related, we offer high quality.” That includes indoor practice facilities, equipment, and instruction through camps, clinics, and one-on-one interaction. The D-BAT location
Thanks to a large donation from the Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta Technical College plans to build a new automotive training center later this year in the Laney Walker neighborhood. The center will offer 16 automotive certificate programs to more than 1,200 students each year, making it the largest training center of its kind in the region. “The launch of this training program will prepare a quality workforce for readily available jobs here in Augusta,” said Augusta National Chairman, Fred Ridley. “This contribution reflects our commitment to promoting opportunities for
You could say the Christie family of the CSRA now has a hot and cold business (model). The Christie family recently added a coffee trailer in front of their Pelican Snowball shop on Edgefield Road in North Augusta. Christie’s Coffee Co. opened in late March selling locally roasted coffee from Buona Caffe, based on Central Avenue in Augusta. They are open until late afternoon throughout the week. The Christie family opened Pelican’s SnoBalls several years ago on 3644 Walton Way Extension and added a stand in Grovetown and North Augusta
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 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”. Food
