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Local podcasters go behind the scenes to promote CSRA with the Masters Week show

Next week, you can watch Masters coverage on CBS or ESPN, but David Bash and Chris Nabholz, want to show you what’s happening behind the scenes in the CSRA during tournament week. Bash and Nabholz, owners of GetUp Productions, will produce the second annual Bobby Jones Invitational Show, a watch-along party, from Wednesday, April 6 to Sunday, April 10 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The show will be live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube, among other platforms. “The concept of the show is you still watch the tournament, mute

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Josh Heath March 30, 2022 No Comments
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Major plastics recycler to bring jobs to Augusta

Imagine a facility that can recycle 1 billion pounds of plastic each year. An international company plans to build that type of plant in Augusta and bring 80-100 jobs to the area. PureCycle Technologies, Inc. recently broke ground on the facility in Augusta Corporate Park located at 4760 Mike Padgett Highway. The company’s recycling process and technology were developed by Proctor & Gamble. The company’s Augusta location will recycle No. 5 plastic waste, which includes prescription medicine bottles and plastic cutlery. These products will be transformed into other products, such

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Josh Heath March 30, 2022 No Comments
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Legends Grille tees off at historic Aiken Golf Club

Right about now, golf is on everyone’s radar. The Masters is coming up April 7 through the 10 at Augusta National, which opened in 1932. But there is a course in Aiken that’s been around even longer – the Aiken Golf Club, established in 1912. Just in time for the wining and dining surrounding the first Major of the season, The Legends Grille recently opened at the historic Aiken Golf Club. The timing couldn’t be better. “The course is sold out during Masters Week and catering requests and parties are

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Mitzi Oxford March 29, 2022 No Comments
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A local group plans to make the historic water tower smile again

With help from local businesses and the Augusta community, Leonard “Porkchop” Zimmerman wants to improve the appearance of the skyline overlooking downtown Augusta. Zimmerman, a local artist, founded the nonprofit Project Happy Water to raise $100,000 that will be used to restore and paint his Happy Robot logo on the water tower on top of the JB Whites Building located at 936 Broad St. The nonprofit held a kickoff fundraiser called High Water on Thursday, March 24, which raised $11,000. The event, attended by 225 people, included an art auction

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Josh Heath March 29, 2022 No Comments
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Schedule flexibility and remote work are top goals of job seekers, survey finds

Olivia Carswell describes her ideal work environment as a hybrid of the office and her house. “I don’t think I could work from home full-time, but it’s nice to be alone every once in a while,” Carswell, senior account coordinator for the Alison South Marketing Group in Augusta, said. Carswell’s attitude reflects the results of a recent survey conducted by MAU Workforce Solutions. That survey found that out of 2,400 candidates, 63 percent said their attitudes about work have changed because of covid, and 42 percent said they value time

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Josh Heath March 28, 2022 No Comments
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Augusta native takes a swing at the golf shoe business

Augusta native Edgar Evans, Jr. doesn’t have a lucrative shoe contract like Tiger Woods, but he loves golf and has a passion for sharing the sport with young people from underserved communities. Evans golf instructor for the Atlanta Country Club and host of a golf TV show, Saturday Foursome, recently developed a signature golf shoe he calls The Edgar 1’s. The shoes will only be available during Masters Week from Saturday, April 2 to Sunday, April 10. Evans plans to release a different shoe the first week of April every

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Josh Heath March 28, 2022 No Comments
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Faith Friday: Bicycle tour business pedaled through pandemic on faith

An adage referring to something you know how to do but haven’t done in a while is “It’s like riding a bike.” That phrase takes on new meaning when mounting an actual bicycle at a local business in downtown Augusta. It’s probably not at all what you have in mind as your journey on two or three wheels begins. That’s exactly what owners and operators of Bike Bike Baby, LLC, Alvin, and Christina Watson, want. “We noticed that there wasn’t much to do in Augusta, so we decided to give

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Monique Williams March 25, 2022 No Comments
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Aiken company spreads AHH little sunshine with promotional products

What started as a hobby 30 years ago for Jim Hanna, grew into a successful business. He used to play in slow-pitch softball leagues, more than 300 games a year, which led to unique sales opportunities. “I started selling bats out of the back of my car and suddenly everyone wanted one,” he explained. Those sales were a catalyst for the promotional product business that he started. Over time, it grew from bats to banners, signs, T-shirts, vehicle wraps, and everything in between. If you can put a logo on

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Mitzi Oxford March 25, 2022 No Comments
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Mortgage rates rise, but might not immediately affect the tight CSRA housing market

The historically low home mortgage rates are coming to an end with the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hike and plans for more in the future. But that may not have an immediate effect on home sales in the CSRA – and may end up turning into a positive. Tiffany Sheppard, the mortgage banker with Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group in Martinez, said rates are already rising from last year’s lows. Some clients who pre-qualified for loans a month or two ago but who were still shopping around may now have

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Gary Kauffman March 24, 2022 No Comments
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Local entrepreneur reflects on 40 years in the printing business

Printing isn’t merely about putting ink on paper; it’s about conveying messages, according to Larry Lynn. Lynn opened his printing business, Allegra, in 1983 to help his customers convey those messages. He and his wife, Rosemary, also own Image360, a sign company. The couple runs both businesses at 128 Commercial Blvd. next to the Martinez post office. Allegra and Image360 operate under Alliance Franchise Brands, LLC, and a franchisor of more than 600 printing, marketing, and sign businesses throughout North America. Besides printing and signs, their staff also designs and

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Josh Heath March 24, 2022 1 Comment
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