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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

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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

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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.

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Neil Gordon September 14, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local rent prices climb as supply of available homes remains low

Renting a house or apartment in the CSRA has become increasingly expensive, and Shawna Woodward doesn’t expect rental prices to decrease significantly in the future. Woodward – real estate agent for RE/MAX Reinvented and a rental property manager, says local rent prices have increased because of a shortage of homes available to rent. “Owners can raise the price because there aren’t that many to choose from,” she explains. Many potential renters want to live in certain areas, such as Columbia County and West Augusta. North Augusta is another popular area,

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Josh Heath September 14, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Covid-19 effects helps fuel business owners’ expansion

Kelly Hennings loves working with babies and children, but she knew she needed more space to run her business. Hennings – a speech therapist and owner of Honey Pie Pediatric Therapy, currently sees her patients in a 400-square-foot room in the Center for Primary Care’s North Augusta location at 105 East Hugh St. But she’s moving to a new 1,800-square-foot office, located at 106A Martintown Road on the corner of Georgia Avenue and next door to University Home Health Services, about a mile away. Hennings looks forward to having “a

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Josh Heath September 13, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Lunch Restaurant Review: Your Pie is good food but not the best for biz

Editor’s Note: Planning a business lunch? Wondering where to take your client? Our ABD Business Lunch Restaurant Reviews offer honest insights on where you should and should not go for lunch. (First published – May 31, 2021) Reviews are based on our 5-star rating system, with one being poor and five being excellent. Bon Appétit! Food Quality: 5 Service: 5 Business Meeting: 3 Value: 4 Average Score: 4.25 of 5 When I first heard the concept of Your Pie, I thought it was genius. I tried it in Athens and

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Wes Hennings September 13, 2021 No Comments
Closings

Local restaurateur says government leaders forcing closure of profitable restaurant

Gary Gibson says the combination of a planned retirement by a Gary’s Hamburgers store manager and what he calls the never-ending federal unemployment subsidies and stimulus checks has forced his hand. “We cannot keep enough employees on staff to adequately serve our customers.” Gary Gibson adds: “The current administration appears to be coercing small business owners into paying much, much higher wages than we can afford. When I opened my first Gary’s Hamburgers restaurant in 1984 in North Augusta, I never thought, in a million years, that the federal government

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Neil Gordon September 10, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local business leaders discuss the effects of COVID-19

For better or worse, COVID-19 has affected everyone and every business. While some businesses have struggled, others have flourished. For Robert Kelly (see photo above story) – vice president of Augusta Staffing – the pandemic has made filling open positions a much greater challenge. “A large number of employees are still scared to come to work,” says Kelly. “It’s affected us greatly.” He explains some companies that hire through Augusta Staffing don’t require masks or social distancing, which makes some employees feel so uncomfortable, they quit their jobs. As a

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Josh Heath September 10, 2021 No Comments
Closings

Employee shortage forces closure of one Gary’s location

Saturday is the last day to enjoy a fresh biscuit with meat or handmade 1\3rd or 2\3rd pound angus beef hamburger at one of Gary’s better performing  locations on Wheeler Road, next to the Circle K. “We have no choice, but to shut it down,” said owner, Gary Gibson. The store’s been open for 10 plus years according to Gibson. His long-time manager decided to retire leaving Gibson with less than five employees remaining and an opportunity to end his lease. “This has nothing to do with volume—other than our

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Neil Gordon September 9, 2021 No Comments
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Ice cream franchise joins growing CSRA community

The explosive growth in Grovetown and success of Culver’s and Meadows Original Frozen Custard may have inspired Cold Stone Creamery to start mixing up flavors in their 3rd story. Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate represented Cold Stone Creamery and says it is the first of more tenants to sign on to be part of a new strip center built in the Gateway Square shopping center near I-20 in Grovetown and across from Wal-Mart. Cold Stone will operate a 1500 square foot store, leaving 4500 more square feet to rent. Other

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Neil Gordon September 9, 2021 No Comments
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