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New business goes to bat for community baseball, softball players

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

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Gary Kauffman April 7, 2022 No Comments
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Augusta Tech is building the region’s largest auto training center, thanks to a donation

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

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Josh Heath April 7, 2022 No Comments
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Sno-cone company expands business into hotter water

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

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Neil Gordon April 7, 2022 No Comments
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Business Lunch Review: TBonz

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 7, 2022 No Comments
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Condoleezza Rice helps kick off a new non-profit collaborative

Creating paths to good outcomes is the goal of the HUB Augusta Collaborative, a joint effort between the Community Foundation for the CSRA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, and the Medical College of Georgia Foundation. Former U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice spoke about the HUB and the potential impact of the collaborative project on the surrounding communities at a preview event at the site on Tuesday. “You can’t guarantee outcomes, but you can guarantee paths to outcomes,” she said. The event included tours of the two

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Josh Heath April 6, 2022 No Comments
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B2B Stories

Aiken is one of the South’s top towns according to Southern Living

Whether you were born and raised in Aiken or you’re a transplant, Southern Living magazine has just put a big feather in your cap. In the March issue, Aiken was named as one of the Top 10 Best Small Towns in the South. This is Southern Living editors’ description of Aiken: This equestrian town looks like something from a postcard. Home to the Aiken Horse Show, which has been running for over a century, it’s a place where you can saddle up and go for a trail ride, get cozy

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Mitzi Oxford April 6, 2022 No Comments
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Simon Says: Tour caddies beat tradition, help pro golfers lower their scores

The Masters Golf Tournament required the use of local caddies from the Augusta National Golf Club from 1934 through 1982. Since 1983, golfers at the Masters Tournament have been able to use their tour caddies. An economic paper in 2014 by Douglas Coate and Michael Toomey asked if professional golf caddies improve player scoring. They compared player scoring for the three years before the change (1980-1982) to the three years after the rule change (’83-‘85). They also took into account player quality (by position on the PGA Tour money list),

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor April 6, 2022 No Comments
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Local children learn golf and life lessons from the country’s top female golfers

Thanks to sponsors like Bank of America, First Tee-Augusta can train the next generation of business leaders. The bank sponsored the inaugural Play it Forward Golf Clinic on April 3 at First Tee located at 3165 Damascus Road in Augusta. Players from the Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament and other female professional golfers shared golf tips and life lessons with 35 kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta. One of the professional golfers who participated in the clinic was Suzy Whaley, the first female president of the

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Josh Heath April 5, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Faith Friday: Developing through the negatives: Pandemic pivot produces profitable photography business

In her 40’s, Crystal Smith Miller found herself in the same position as many others amid a global crisis that crippled a nation for the past two years. The question she asked herself repeatedly before deciding to pivot from a previous career was, “What’s going to happen now?” Her answer: Pick up a camera and help others make unforgettable moments. “I started in May 2020 because I was afraid that I would be furloughed due to the pandemic,” she recalls. “I have never thought about doing photography in my entire

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Monique Williams April 1, 2022 No Comments
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Business Lunch Review: Sno-Cap Drive-In

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 March 31, 2022 No Comments
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