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Business Lunch Review: The Pot Smoker

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

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Wes Hennings April 14, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Covid affects Augusta employment numbers; Georgia jobs grow

Two years from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment in the Augusta MSA in February 2022 is more than 6,000 jobs below the level in February 2020. Employment in the state of Georgia in February 2022 is 1.2 percent higher than in February 2020. Over the past two years, three sectors of the local economy have seen employment surpass pre-pandemic levels: manufacturing (up to about 200 jobs), retail (up to 3,000 jobs), and transportation and utilities (up just less than 1,000 jobs). The state of Georgia also sees higher

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor April 13, 2022 No Comments
Closings

Local spa succumbs to staffing issues, plans to close

The local labor shortage has forced small business owners to find creative ways to hire and retain employees, including offering sign-on bonuses and remote work options. But some owners have decided to close their doors permanently. Kim Kitts, the owner of Balanced Body Spa, recently announced on Facebook she is closing the business on April 26 after 16 years. Located at 2916 Professional Parkway in Augusta, the spa provides a variety of therapeutic massage services. In the Facebook post, Kitts cited staffing issues as the reason the business is closing.

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Josh Heath April 12, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local pest control tech receives statewide recognition

A North Augusta man has been named South Carolina’s 2022 Technician of the Year by the South Carolina Pest Control Association. David Hubbard, a long-time employee of Terminix Service in North Augusta, recently received the annual statewide award. Hubbard is a veteran pest professional with a 27-year career with Terminix Service, Inc. A resident of North Augusta, Hubbard currently serves as a branch supervisor and possesses expertise in pest issues commonly found in the warm South Carolina climate. “I feel blessed for 27 years with Terminix Service,” Hubbard said. “This

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Gary Kauffman April 12, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

GreenJackets holding a job fair for seasonal workers

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

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Gary Kauffman April 12, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

The new restaurant evokes memories of grandmother’s house

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

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Gary Kauffman April 11, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Wild Wing Cafe reveals Augusta plans at tonight’s Masters’ concert

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

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Neil Gordon April 8, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Golf club engineer techniques build better golfers from tee to green

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

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Gary Kauffman April 8, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Faith Friday: Local man driven by faith, works to get vehicles driving again

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,

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Monique Williams April 8, 2022 No Comments
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