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Chamber event will help businesses avoid social media pitfalls

Whether your employees post selfies on Facebook or videos on TikTok, you should be aware of the possible legal consequences of social media in the workplace. That will be the topic for this month’s Women in Business Program hosted by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Enterprise Mill Events Center located at 1450 Greene St. The guest speaker is Katrell Nash, a local attorney. Nash will present “Avoid the Legal Landmines: Social Media in the Workplace.”

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Josh Heath May 9, 2022 No Comments
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New Olive Garden coming to Aiken

If you’re tired of driving from Aiken to Augusta to satisfy your craving for Olive Garden’s breadsticks, you won’t have to do that much longer. The popular Italian restaurant plans to open a new location in the former Golden Corral Buffet & Grill in front of the Aiken Mall. The city of Aiken plans to redevelop the building located at 2265 Whiskey Road in the next nine months, according to Meybohm Commercial Properties. This restaurant will be the second Olive Garden location in the CSRA. The other one is at

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Josh Heath May 6, 2022 No Comments
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New Fastest Labs facility will provide fast results

If you need to fill a job quickly, you don’t want to wait days to receive a candidate’s drug test results. But a new Fastest Labs location coming to Martinez promises to have those results sent to you within a few minutes, according to Travis Evans. Evans, franchisee of the new location at 4106 Columbia Road, Suite 102 in the Columbia County Medical Center, plans to open the business early next month. He said Fastest Labs provides a variety of lab services but specializes in pre-employment drug screening and DNA

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Josh Heath May 6, 2022 No Comments
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Faith Friday: Twin beauty duo says God rewards their faith doubly

They answer to Jocelyn or Jasmyn, depending on which one you’re attempting to talk to. They’ve become accustomed to answering “Hey, Twin!” Even their husbands’ names, Bryan and Ryan, rhyme, though they’re not brothers. However, the title Jasmyn Wright and Jocelyn Budgett are most proud of and prefer is “business owner.” It’s a blessing they say came only from God, with a little inspiration from some faithful clients early in their business. “We actually started in college,” said Jasmyn. “Jocelyn was already taking clients and I had started playing in

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Monique Williams May 6, 2022 No Comments
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Business Lunch Review: Mi Rancho on Furys Ferry

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 May 5, 2022 No Comments
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Familiar Japanese restaurant moves to new location

A Japanese restaurant that has served the area for 15 years has a new home. Yosko’s is bringing familiar menu items and new ones to the former Flying Biscuit Cafe location in the shopping center outside the Riverwood subdivision in Evans. The restaurant opened in late April. Yosko’s once served its hibachi-style food in the current Laziza’s building in the Publix Shopping Center in Evans and most recently in the Fairway Square Shopping Center. New items include Sukiyaki Steak. Yosko’s version is sirloin steak cooked with a soy ginger and

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Neil Gordon May 5, 2022 No Comments
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North Augusta artist offers rainbow of services for children and adults

Art store owner Erica Price is much more interested in helping kids have fun and feel special than discovering the next Picasso. Price, owner of Rainbow Factory located at 1367 West Martintown Road, Suite 3 in North Augusta, opened her storefront on Friday, April 1. She offers birthday parties, art camps and classes, as well as adult paint parties. “I like to offer fun, unique parties you won’t find elsewhere,” Price said. These parties allow kids to create jewelry, crafts and even slime. She also hosts mobile parties and face

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Josh Heath May 5, 2022 No Comments
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Simon Says: Numbers don’t always match the words spoken about them

I am sometimes a little skeptical of some numbers bandied around by politicians and economic development folks, but I do understand they are cheerleaders and need to present information in the best light. So, it was with interest that I read in Augusta Business Daily last week that Pat Wilson, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said Georgia had added 35,000 jobs in the Fiscal Year 2022. The state fiscal year began in July 2021. I looked up the job numbers on the Federal Reserve Economic Data website

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor May 4, 2022 No Comments
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New shopping center almost fully leased

A new salon business called Elegant Nails is coming to Evans, according to Jordan Collier, Managing Director of Meybohm Commercial Properties. Collier said the 2,000-square-foot salon is scheduled to open in late summer in a mixed-use development called Eclipse at Riverwood, located just outside of Riverwood Plantation on Washington Road. The development includes Eclipse Storage, an 85,000-square-foot facility. Besides that, there are two buildings in the center. The first building is anchored by a new Dunkin’ Donuts location. “Elegant Nails will be the first tenant in the second building,” he

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Josh Heath May 2, 2022 No Comments
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After months of anticipation, Dave & Buster’s announces Augusta’s opening date

Finally, a place where adults can let out their inner child. After much anticipation, Dave & Buster’s has announced that it will open its Augusta location on July 22. The new restaurant/arcade is located at 925 Alexander Drive in the Village at Riverwatch, between the Channel 12/26 TV station and Costco. Dave & Buster’s is famous for its adult versions of popular kids’ games often found only in kiddie pizza joints. In addition to the game arcade and pub-style restaurant, it features a bowling alley and pool tables, along with

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Josh Heath May 2, 2022 No Comments
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