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Retailer opens in former CSRA drugstore

Late last week a subsidiary of Dollar General opened “Popshelf”, a female-focused discount retail store that is stocking trendy seasonal and home décor items, health and beauty favorites, home cleaning supplies, household and specialty items, arts and crafts, party planning and more. It is located at 3510 Richland Avenue in Aiken in the former Walgreens building. Popshelf is similar to “Five Below”, a discounter in the Mullins Shopping Center in Evans, where the majority of items sell for less than $5! According to a news release this is the 15th

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Neil Gordon September 27, 2021 No Comments
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Wild Wings Update: 3 is better than 2!

ABD’s learned that an unnamed real estate developer in the CSRA has signed on with Wild Wing Café corporate to build three new Wild Wing prototype stores in Richmond and Columbia County, with a 2022 completion date for all three. The developer attended recent franchisee meetings in the Southeast with a small group of CSRA business leaders who came as a show of support. Former Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver, now a business consultant and author was a keynote speaker at one of the Wild Wing Café events. The Scholer family

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Neil Gordon September 24, 2021 1 Comment
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Real Talk Real Estate: September 24th update!

Happy Fall! What an amazing spring and summer we have survived in real estate. So many buyers and sellers are hoping for a reprieve, so I figure it is time for a quick market update. Currently in the entire CSRA we have 982 residential properties listed for sale and 1,932 homes are pending sale. This means that a buyer has made an offer that the seller accepted, and the buyer and seller are working towards completion of the sale, also known as a closing. The average listed price per square

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SHAWNA WOODWARD, RE/MAX REINVENTED EVANS September 24, 2021 No Comments
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Business leaders to discuss local labor shortage

Like much of the nation, the CSRA has been plagued by a widespread labor shortage caused, at least in part, by the pandemic, though this issue certainly isn’t new. The deadline to sign up is today. A panel of four business leaders will discuss this shortage and ways to address it at the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Member Economic Luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. The panelists for the program titled “From Pandemic to Sansdemic –

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Josh Heath September 24, 2021 No Comments
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ATC honors distinguished business leaders who attended school

As part of its Founders’ Week and 60th anniversary celebrations, Augusta Technical College has selected 10 distinguished alumni and former students to become members of its inaugural Den of Distinction. The induction ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. in the college’s Jack B. Patrick Information Technology Center. According to Dr. Ashley Strong-Green, the college’s distance education coordinator, the Anniversary Committee received about 40 nominations. Strong-Green says the induction ceremony is an invitation-only event. Anna Reeves – one of the inductees and owner of Paws and

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Josh Heath September 23, 2021 No Comments
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Bruster’s replacement planning on a 2021 move-in

Demolition crews are working overtime on site at North Belair Road in Evans clearing the land that Bruster’s restaurant was once on. The local franchisee of many KFC’s is developing a “KFC Express” type restaurant in which the focus will be on the drive-thru, take-out and delivery, with a smaller emphasis on sit-down dining. The footprint is smaller than most KFC’s nationally, but similar to the size of the Wrightsboro Road location. Construction crews are taking an aggressive approach to developing the restaurant, with a goal of opening around the

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Neil Gordon September 23, 2021 No Comments
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Production company to bring country superstars and jobs to the CSRA

Even if country music isn’t your groove, an announcement that Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton will perform in Augusta during Masters Week 2022 should grab your attention. That announcement was made at a press conference held by C4 Live LLC, a live entertainment production company, and the Augusta Economic Development Authority on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Edgar’s Above Broad. The company has pledged $1.7 million over the next four years to refurbish Lake Olmstead Stadium, the former home of the Augusta GreenJackets, to host not only the Masters event called

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Josh Heath September 22, 2021 No Comments
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Augusta department store to launch store within a store

A major department store in Augusta is about to give its shoppers the opportunity to save money on some of their favorite items. Macy’s – located at 3450 Wrightsboro Road, Suite D300 in the Augusta Mall, will open Macy’s Backstage inside the store’s first floor on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. The company will hold a ribbon cutting at 9:45 a.m., and the first 200 customers will receive special giveaways. The new 11,000-square-foot store within a store will feature a variety of items, including clothing, shoes, home décor, and

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Josh Heath September 22, 2021 No Comments
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When Covid hit, Aiken already had a large PPE supply

When the Covid-19 crisis erupted nearly two years ago, most of us scrambled to find the approved types of face masks designed to keep the deadly virus out of our mouths, noses and critically, our lungs. I remember wondering in February of 2020, “Where am I going to get the effective anti-virus masks I need for myself and my family?” I had never seen any of them in a store. As it turned out, Aiken already had a wholesale and retail source for a myriad number of Personal Protective Equipment

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Stephen Delaney Hale September 22, 2021 No Comments
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A New Doorway to Prosperity in Aiken and Augusta

Systematech is a CSRA-wide full-service IT (Information Technology) firm, offering training, recruiting, and project management services. “It actually started in Graniteville, but when it moved into the new Cyber Center in Augusta four years ago, that became our center and we made real progress there,” said Systematech President and CEO Ashley S. Felton. “We are now bringing our message and our training back across the Savannah River in our second location next to Citizens Field, just off East Pine Log Road at 640 Old Airport Road. “Our mission is to

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Stephen Delaney Hale September 21, 2021 No Comments
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