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Business donates $100,000 for tiny homes project

A donation from a leading home supply chain is advancing construction on two unique features in Augusta’s first tiny homes community. Teams from area Lowe’s stores have been building the Serenity Garden and fire pit pod at the Bridge Builders Community’s (BBC) project to provide housing to teens aging out of foster care with little to no support to transition into their new lives. The company provided a $100,000 grant through the Lowe’s Community Impact program, one of only 100 programs selected for the grant. Earlier this year, BBC sold

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 18, 2026 No Comments
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Lessons Learned From Coach Freeman

This weekend, I will be heading back to my alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, for its football game against Michigan State University on Saturday night. ND’s Coach is a three-tool threat for success: Sports, Academics, and Business. I usually go back for a game once a year to spend time with my friends and enjoy the traditions and excitement of college football. While Notre Dame football has a long history of on-field success, it has not won a national championship in almost forty years and has not experienced

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Dr. Rick Franza, Professor, AU Hull College of Business September 17, 2026 No Comments
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Home décor showroom adds second location

Hardwood Floors & More is opening a new showroom in Grovetown after more than 20 years in Evans. ABD communicated with owner Suzanne Lilly Honeymichael yesterday, and she says HFM is expected to open its Grovetown location at 719 Gateway Center Boulevard next month. “We are going to focus on flooring, wallpaper, and home decor and will be open Monday-Friday.  As always, our Evans showroom will be open on Saturdays as well for our clients that prefer weekend hours, “ she said. The showroom location is across from the Gateway

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Neil Gordon September 16, 2026 No Comments
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Simon Says: Volatile Economic Report in the CSRA

Four of five key economic indicators dipped in our region. The most volatile component may be the housing market. The Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 0.7 percent in July. It remains 0.9 percent higher than July 2025. Residential building permits in the Augusta metro area fell 25 percent. This component is quite volatile; in June permits were at the highest level since March 2025. Initial claims for unemployment insurance were up 50 percent, not unusual in the summer months with school leavers entering the labor market.  Job openings in

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Hull College of Business Economics Professor September 15, 2026 No Comments
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Salvation Army selling existing properties to build new Center of Hope

Prime real estate halfway between Augusta’s Medical District and the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (GCITC) is up for sale to build on a legacy and shape the future. The commercial office of Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate Company has listed the three properties for the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope. There are two properties that face the 13-hundred block of Greene Street. The third faces Saint Sebastian Way. Major Jonathan Raymer, Area Commander for The Salvation Army, told ABD they decided to post the tracts in advance of

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 15, 2026 No Comments
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Longtime downtown retailer moves across the street

International Uniforms has been at 1216 Broad Street since 1998. The Daitch family first opened a wholesale clothing company around 1930 in the building the family still owns. The Daitch family is looking to lease out the approximate 8,000 square foot building for a new concept. The new owners of the International Uniforms business moved across the street to 1251 Broad Street directly next to the Pizza Joint. The approximate 5,000-square-foot building used to house Tiffinie Bleu Bridal Boutique. A manager tells ABD that International Uniforms was able to merchandise

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Neil Gordon September 14, 2026 No Comments
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9/11 at 25: Remembrance and Lessons Learned

Publisher’s Note: It is hard to think about the lessons we learned 25 years ago today and in the subsequent months and years that followed. They do exist, and in today’s column, Dr. Franza identifies them while looking back at what his family experienced in the Northeast. RICK: I remember it starting out as a beautiful, late summer-early autumn Tuesday morning in New England; specifically suburban Boston. When I left my house for my 45-50 minute commute to Bentley College (now Bentley University), the sun was shining brightly, and the

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Dr. Rick Franza, Professor, AU Hull College of Business September 11, 2026 No Comments
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Repeat “Customers” at Augusta National

Among the job hopefuls in the crowd at AU was Joyce Li, a health science major studying to be a dental hygienist. Li was an old hand with the Masters job fair. “I worked there last year, and I had a lot of fun talking to a lot of people, and I made great connections with that,” she said. “It’s such a big tournament in Augusta, especially, and there’s a lot of people working here. I also really enjoyed the people that I worked with.” Li said the long, half-day

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 11, 2026 No Comments
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New restaurant opening in Martinez

An established caterer and food truck operator is hoping the 3rd time is the charm for a take-out restaurant at this strip center on Washington Road directly across from McDonald’s on Davis Road. Marie’s Creole & Catering is opening this fall in the center with limited parking. Entering and exiting the parking lot can also be a bit challenging on Washington Road.   Canales Deli and Angie’s Kitchen lasted less than a year in the same location, focusing on take-out lunches and casseroles. Marie’s Creole & Catering will use the space

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Neil Gordon September 10, 2026 No Comments
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Update on Wash Rd/ N.Belair Rd. shopping center

We now have a completion date for one of the two shopping centers on the land at the former Evans First Baptist Church at 3933 Washington Road in Evans. Jim Cely, the COO and partner with Duckworth Development, LLC, tells ABD that his construction crews expect to be done with the Phase 1 shell by February 1st.  Phase 1 is 8,000 square feet. This is a photo from the North Belair side today. Duckworth Development, LLC has not been asked to do any interior upfits or subdivide the shopping center.

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Neil Gordon September 10, 2026 No Comments
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