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Town Creek Boutique – Now Open on Aiken’s Southside

Julie Steen has always enjoyed making things with her hands, especially jewelry. “What to do with it all,” naturally lead daydreams of opening a boutique someday, she said last week two days after she opened the front door for the world. She was born in Aiken and grew up on the Southside (graduated from South Aiken High and her undergraduate degree is from USC-Aiken) and when the “perfect location” opened up a few years ago, even though that was getting ahead of her plans, she jumped ahead and bought it.

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Stephen Delaney Hale December 1, 2021 No Comments
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Local surgeon launches weight loss app

A local doctor has developed an app that takes the guesswork out of losing weight. Dr. Francisco Jacome – a bariatric surgeon with Live Healthy MD located at 3830 Washington Road, Suite 17C in Martinez, recently launched the Healclub app to help people reach their weight loss goals and enjoy better health. The app provides a variety of services, including meal planning and personal coaching, as well as customized exercise plans and psychological support. “Obesity is a growing health concern in the world with devastating consequences,” says Jacome. “Healclub offers

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Josh Heath December 1, 2021 No Comments
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Columbia County restaurants preparing for taste-testing!

Nuni Hernandez is excited about showcasing her business and meeting new customers during the second annual Columbia County Restaurant Week. The event, which is hosted by the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia County Convention & Visitors Bureau, will be held Jan. 24-30, 2022 to promote the county’s local and regional restaurants. Hernandez – Executive Chef and Owner of The Crazy Empanada located at 3652 River Watch Parkway next to Bob’s Tropical Fish in Martinez, participated in the event in January 2021 and highly recommends it to other

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Josh Heath November 30, 2021 No Comments
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The Cookie Crumbles in the CSRA

A local family is excited to take a leap of faith in the sweets space. As Neil Gordon reports in this video, they’ll be moving into a busy shopping center in Evans.  

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Neil Gordon November 29, 2021 No Comments
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Augusta BizBitz

Happy belated Thanksgiving! Yours truly got to spend the front part of the holiday as a guest of my son, who treated for a cabin and entertainment in Pigeon Forge, which natives say is mostly owned by Country music legend, Dolly Parton. She’s known for her sass, service and superior entertainment. “Dolly” hit a home run business-wise as all of her dinner-theater showings in town were pretty much sold-out. It was the first time I had been to a dinner and a show since the Fort Gordon Dinner Theater about

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Neil Gordon November 29, 2021 No Comments
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Coke, Baymont Inn and Spanx!

      Coke’s kicking its ad campaign into high gear for the holidays. A hotel with ties to the CSRA responds to a negative review and a young CEO follows in the footsteps of the Spanx founder.

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Mike Petchenik November 29, 2021 No Comments
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“Nutty” retailer ready for big move to Washington Road

Brian and Kam Kyzer plan to relocate their gourmet nut business to a much larger space early next year. Watanut, currently located at 3604 Verandah Drive, Suite A in Augusta, is moving to 3311 Washington Road near Infiniti of Augusta. “It’s 10,000 square feet, so at least four times larger” than their current location, says Brian. “We’ve outgrown our current space.” He states they look forward to having more retail and storage space, as well as a larger kitchen. The business sells a variety of items, such as nuts, cookies,

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Josh Heath November 24, 2021 No Comments
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SIMON SAYS: Augusta not stacking up well on job front

Last week I described the weak labor market in Augusta over the last year. The Labor Market Index, a composite index of five labor market indicators (employment, unemployment rate, average weekly earnings, labor force, and hours worked), increased just 1.4% over the last year. Compared to other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Georgia only Columbus and Hinesville have performed worse. The most robust labor market can be found in Savannah, increasing 5.6% over the last year (see photo above). Strong growth was also seen in Atlanta, Brunswick, Dalton, and Gainesville, all

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor November 24, 2021 No Comments
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Good Deeds Holiday Style

ABD is big on good deeds in our area by CSRA companies! Apparently, “Tis the Season” to share the joy and blessings area companies have received in 2021. ABD Publisher Neil Gordon has more in his “VLOG”.

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Neil Gordon November 24, 2021 No Comments
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Exclusive U.S. Equine Business in Aiken

Maxine Maxine Emerich has established herself and earned credibility for her Engineered Equine Performance (EEP) business in a short period of time as Aiken’s “Horse Business” continues to spread out and diversify. Aiken was never a “one horse town.” For most of the past 130 years, it was primarily a three-horse town: Thoroughbred racehorses, fox hunters and polo “ponies.” Of course, several other horse disciplines began to train here over the years, but it has been in the past 20 years or so that it seems the whole equestrian world

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Stephen Delaney Hale November 23, 2021 No Comments
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