Thu, April 23, 2026

Facebook-f Youtube Instagram
Newsletter Sign up
Show Support
Menu

Consumer Stories
Consumer Stories

Planet Fitness to open new location in West Augusta

Planet Fitness wants to help you get in shape for only $10 a month. The gym, known as the Judgement Free Zone, is scheduled to open a fifth CSRA location on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 2803 Wrightsboro Road near the Village Deli in the Daniel Village Shopping Center. The building is the former home of Trinity Hospice. The other Planet Fitness gyms are located on Bobby Jones Expressway in Martinez, Windsor Spring Road in South Augusta, Knox Avenue in North Augusta, and Whiskey Road in Aiken. Like other gyms, it

Read More »
Josh Heath September 20, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Real Business Lunch Review: Aiken Brewing Company

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Monday 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 the 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”.

Read More »
Wes Hennings September 20, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local business safely connects online buyers and sellers

Kay Castro wants to take some of the hassle out of buying and selling items online, which has become an increasingly popular way to shop and earn money. Castro – owner of Martinez Drop located at 472 Flowing Wells Road, J4 behind Farmhaus Burger in Martinez, allows online sellers to drop off their items at her warehouse, and buyers pick up those items from her. Sales are generally conducted through the business’ Facebook group, and she charges a 10% fee for all items sold and picked up at Martinez Drop.

Read More »
Josh Heath September 17, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Real Talk Real Estate: Credit Crunch

As a Realtor, I answer a lot of questions about money and one of the most common concerns people discuss with me is credit worthiness. Credit is essentially your adult report card on the subject of financial commitment. It will disclose exactly how responsible you are with following through. I want to say a few things that maybe no one has said to you before. First off, you will only have a credit report score if you have borrowed money, or if you owe money that you did not pay,

Read More »
SHAWNA WOODWARD, RE/MAX REINVENTED EVANS September 17, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Supply chain issues, Covid19, Hurricane Ida, all in a days’ work for truck drivers

Each year, the second week of September is designated as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, but Adam Willis says his trucking company recognizes its drivers’ hard work throughout the year. Willis – president of F&W Transportation Inc. located at 4197 Mike Padgett Highway in south Augusta, explains drivers consistently deal with numerous challenges, such as parking and regulations, and COVID-19 has only added to those challenges. “It’s made it harder to operate at individual businesses,” he states. “Each state treats drivers differently.” For example, some businesses want them to wear

Read More »
Josh Heath September 16, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Businesswoman with 1 million products sold…expands in Grovetown

Bretta Farina launched her custom dog collar business to make a living and provide flexible job opportunities for women. Farina – owner and founder of Puddle Jumper Pups, started her online business nine years ago and estimates she’s sold about 1 million collars so far. “When my husband joined the military, I needed a job, too,” says the Tennessee native and mother of two. “I needed an income, and it needed to be flexible.” Next spring, she will open her first storefront, located at 261 Meridian Drive near Aldi and

Read More »
Josh Heath September 15, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local entrepreneur hosts pop-up event to celebrate fourth anniversary

A local entrepreneur is celebrating her fourth anniversary in business by hosting a pop-up event in downtown Augusta. Jasmine Ryans – owner and founder of an elegant plant-based skincare company called Soul(tre) Natural, will hold the event on Sunday, Sept.19 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Augusta & Co. located at 1010 Broad St. near Pineapple Ink Tavern. Attendees will have the opportunity to see live demonstrations with models and shop for the company’s toxin-free products, which include moisturizing creams and facial cleansers. According to a news release issued

Read More »
Josh Heath September 15, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Coach Darin: Is your company process on point?

Editor’s Note: If you’ve ever seen the CNBC show, “The Profit”, the lead “character” in the business reality show always talks about the 3 P’s, “People, Product and Process”. In this week’s Coach’s Corner, Darin Myers says if you’ve got the “flow”, your company is ready to go! As in our daily lives, the world of business has grown a great deal more complex in recent times. Generally speaking, every organization finds itself challenged by innovations in technology, elaborate organization processes and procedures, and the need for compliance with all

Read More »
Darin Myers, TAB CSRA Coach September 15, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA husband and wife team opens junk business!

With the intent of cleaning up their part of the world, The Junkluggers of the CSRA are opening for business this week. Robert and Kedryn Evans of Aiken, have joined one of the fastest growing franchise operations in the country, with a territory that includes Aiken and Augusta (and Columbia County) and dozens of zip codes between and around them. The relatively new national franchise has operations in 29 states and Washington, D.C. The concept is that you have junk, there are probably lots of things that are “cluttering up

Read More »
Stephen Delaney Hale September 14, 2021 1 Comment
Consumer Stories

Discount store adds its 4th location in the CSRA

Big Lots is spreading its’ savings evenly between both sides of the Savannah River with word that the discounter is taking a corner, anchor spot in the Silver Bluff Commons Shopping Center. That is located at the corner of Silver Bluff Road and Pine Log Road. Big Lots will join current tenants including: Nail Palace, MAU, H & R Block, Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill and Vinyl Tyme. This is the second Big Lots in South Carolina in our market with the store at 406 E. Martintown Road in North Augusta.

Read More »
Neil Gordon September 14, 2021 No Comments
Load More