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Career fair to support $10 million re-opening

This Friday and Saturday, the iconic Partridge Inn will be using its sister hotel to try and hire up to 75 full and part-time hospitality workers for the grand re-opening scheduled for late February. The Career Fair is from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on both days at another North Pointe hotel—the Crowne Plaza in North Augusta on 1060 Center Street. About 20 longtime Partridge Inn employees are staying on through the current six-month renovation and will be part of a workforce numbering nearly 100. Positions that are available include:

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Neil Gordon January 26, 2022 No Comments
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Local franchise helps combat food shortages

According to a recent article from Reuters, the number of out-of-stock items in U.S. grocery stores has risen from 7-10% prior to the pandemic to its current level of 12-15%. If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you’ve probably seen empty shelves and limited supplies of just about everything (see photo above story), but Addie Strozier gets quality food delivered right to her door. Strozier – a local photographer – has been a customer of Southern Foods at Home for about six months. “We’re about to place our second

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Josh Heath January 26, 2022 No Comments
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Local jewelry shop holds Valentine’s Day contest

If you’re not sure what to get your wife or girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, a local business wants to give you the chance to win a gift she’s guaranteed to love. Floyd & Green Fine Jewelers (see photo above story) – located at 515 Silver Bluff Road in Aiken, is celebrating the occasion with a contest called Share Your Love Story. Local couples are encouraged to visit the store or go online and complete a short form that tell their unique stories of how they met, obstacles they’ve overcome, and

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Josh Heath January 26, 2022 No Comments
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Sports training company coming to Evans

A national baseball and softball training company is launching a new franchise in Evans (see photo above story). D-BAT, which is expected to open by the end of February, will be located at 705 North Belair Road near Roots Produce. The franchise will be owned by Corey and Kim Carpenter, and Bryce and Riki Massey. Corey played wide receiver for the Georgia Bulldogs, while Bryce played baseball for Augusta University and now serves as a teacher, athletic director, and coach with the Columbia County School System. The 20,000-square-foot facility will

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Josh Heath January 25, 2022 No Comments
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Georgia Business News: Delta extends flight bookings

    In today’s audio segment from the Capitol in Atlanta, Mike Petchenik warns business owners about a scam, highlights extra caffeine Coke and says Delta is putting in more customer friendly policies, in light of Covid.  

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Mike Petchenik January 25, 2022 No Comments
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Faith Friday: CEO’s ‘Jesus Takes the Wheel’ approach rolls out second chances

Native Augustan Curtis Pickard (shown at top right) always wondered why his uncle (top left), a longtime truck driver, never started a transportation company of his own.  After all, the uncle has been clocking miles for over three decades for someone else’s company. “He told me that back in the day it was hard for a Black man to obtain a loan to start a business,” Pickard recalls.  “Also, he had come from humble beginnings, and if a company he started were to fail, it would put his family in

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Monique Williams January 21, 2022 No Comments
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Event to showcase Columbia County restaurants

Columbia County restaurants offer diners a variety of culinary options, and an event next week will celebrate many of those restaurants. The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia County Convention and Visitors Bureau have teamed up to host the second annual Columbia County Restaurant Week, which will be held Monday, Jan. 24 thru Sunday, Jan. 30. Diners will have the opportunity to enjoy special menu items and discounts at eateries throughout the county, including Cork & Flame, The Ironwood Tavern, and The Acorn Restaurant. As of Thursday afternoon,

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Josh Heath January 21, 2022 No Comments
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Your employee goals for 2022

Goal-setting is something in business done to usually achieve sales milestones. In today’s “Vodcast,” Patrick Reynolds of Cross Link Consulting says, if done well, goal-setting can be a great thing for your staff’s accomplishments.

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Neil Gordon January 21, 2022 No Comments
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Media Company develops “Master”ful business plan

If you are counting down the days until the Masters tees off on April 4, you’ll be happy to know about the Going for the Green newsletter, which features in-depth coverage and exclusive stories about the “unlike any other” tournament. But wait, it gets better. The weekly e-newsletter is being produced by John Boyette, who knows a thing or two because he’s seen a thing or two at Augusta National. Boyette, a longtime sports editor for the Augusta Chronicle and now Executive Editor of the Aiken Standard, has been covering

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Mitzi Oxford January 20, 2022 No Comments
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Local soda shop mixes flavors and fun

It’s not hard to find a local business that serves soda, but it’s rare to find one that offers as many flavor combinations as Sarge’s Soda Shop (see photo above). Sarge’s – located at 5155 Columbia Road, Suite 106 next to Food Lion in Grovetown – celebrated its soft opening on Monday, Dec. 6, followed by a grand opening on Friday, Jan. 14 and Saturday, Jan. 15. “We have about 20 of our favorites, but we can make any drink combination you want,” says Josh Perkins – co-owner of the

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Josh Heath January 20, 2022 No Comments
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