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More flexible options available for CSRA small businesses

Two area contractors will be turning the lights on at a new office park with warehouse space in Evans. It’s part of a trend ABD found offering up more space for rent to meet the needs of growing companies. Clark Develops, LLC will be the general contractor/owner of FlexSpace of Evans, and Newsome Electrical Construction LLC (NEC) will handle the electrical work from pre- to post-construction. The land is located at 4542 Washington Road in Evans between the back of the Bojangles Restaurant and the Eagle Pointe Shopping Center. That

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Neil Gordon August 12, 2025 No Comments
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Simon Says: More local government jobs in June

In June, several sectors in Augusta saw some big changes – the largest being government employment, which increased by 770. State employment accounting for about a third of the increase, and local government employment accounting for the other two-thirds. Federal government was unchanged. However, state and local employment were two sectors that saw big revisions at the national level, so these local numbers could eventually come in lower. The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) employment level remained unchanged in June at 248,100. As you will no doubt of heard from

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe August 12, 2025 No Comments
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Buffalo Replaces Beef

Contractors were working over the weekend to get a restaurant open for the newest franchise in the Buffalo Luke’s chain. The former Cheeseburger Bobby’s location at the corner of the Bobby Jones Expressway and Rose Lane in Martinez is being re-imagined to suit the theme and colors of Luke’s brand. There are currently three other locations in Georgia, with the next two opening at the Martinez site and in Alabama. Cheeseburger Bobby’s opened nearly ten years ago when two CSRA business leaders, Randall and Reagan Williams, brought the concept to

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Neil Gordon August 11, 2025 No Comments
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Popular Restaurant Expands

A popular Columbia County neighborhood bar and grill is adding a second location outside of another Columbia County neighborhood. Ironwood Tavern’s first location is at 5117 Washington Road in a shopping center next to Subway and Publix, bordering the Riverwood Subdivision in Evans. ABD’s confirmed that Ironwood will lease Suites 1 and 2 (far right end units) outside of the West Lake Subdivision in Martinez, in a newish shopping center on Furys Ferry Road developed by Rafy Bassali, co-owner of several Swank retail stores and Escape Outdoors. Swank, Oxygen Fitness,

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Neil Gordon August 11, 2025 No Comments
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Here we grow again: E-Z-GO® Introduces New 2026 Golf Car

One way to keep driving the performance of more than 1,000 Augusta employees is to expand a product line. That’s just what Textron E-Z-GO LLC is doing—with the launch of new RXV models for the new season. According to a news release, both the two-passenger 2026 RXV 2 and four-passenger 2026 RXV 4 are available with electric or gas-powered drivetrains. MSRP for the RXV 2 starts at $8,914.00, and MSRP for the RXV 4 starts at $9,879.00. Electric models include ELiTE series vehicles with a zero-emission, fully electric drivetrain powered

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Neil Gordon August 8, 2025 No Comments
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Big gift to Children’s Hospital from SRP

As a result of an employee-led fundraising campaign, SRP Federal Credit Union presented a ceremonial check of over $7,700 to the Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia this week. SRP team members, La’Kisha Johnson and Charmaine Finch, organized the campaign, which spanned bake sales, PTO drawings, food truck fundraisers, and more. The fundraiser concluded with a total of $7,730.74 raised for the Children’s Hospital, as well as 62 SRP teddy bears donated for children receiving care. Kelsey McCullough, Miracle Network Philanthropy Coordinator for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, expressed gratitude for

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Staff Report August 7, 2025 No Comments
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U.S. Secretary of Energy on hand for opening of AMC

The latest feather in the cap for USC Aiken opens this morning, and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will join Savannah River National Laboratory leadership and partners for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC), located on the campus of the University of South Carolina-Aiken, will provide a platform for public-private partnerships to improve advanced manufacturing in areas such as additive manufacturing, AI-driven automation, energy resilience, and nuclear applications. This facility will be a catalyst for regional economic and technological growth, while supporting partnerships and technology commercialization. “The

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Mitzi Oxford August 7, 2025 No Comments
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SRNS continues workforce development initiatives

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) continues to advance innovation and strengthen research partnerships that deliver solutions for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) critical missions. SRNS recently invited two representatives from Florida International University (FIU) Applied Research Center (ARC) to visit the Savannah River Site (SRS). The collaboration was formalized with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in 2025, with a shared goal of identifying pathways, increasing the number of interns transitioning into full-service positions, strengthening technical capabilities, and raising ARC’s visibility. “One of our primary goals is to

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Staff Report August 6, 2025 No Comments
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Part 2: Video gaming translates to billions of dollars

From Pong and Mario Brothers to today’s high-level titles, video gaming has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. Part of that is due to the growing popularity of esports. A recent report from Research and Markets (www.ResearchAndMarkets.com)  found that esports is a fast-growing sector within the entertainment industry. The U.S. market size is currently $2.55 billion. It is projected to grow to $18.85 billion by 2035. “The gaming industry in general makes more money than the music industry and the film industry combined every year, eSports is just

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Dana Lynn McIntyre August 5, 2025 No Comments
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New grocer opens in area ignored by other supermarkets

It’s been more than 15 years since Gurley’s supermarket was open at 464 Greene Street in downtown Augusta. For Kroger at 501 15th Street, it has been more than eight years since it closed. Now, a Broad Street entrepreneur has opened the Downtown Corner Store in a modest 3,000 square foot building. The building at 1018 Broad Street used to be “Flowers on Broad.” It’s in between an art gallery and a gift shop in an eclectic block in downtown Augusta— and a few doors down from the owner’s other

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Neil Gordon August 5, 2025 No Comments
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