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CSRA businesses supporting United Way in big ways

The United Way of the CSRA giving campaign has been underway for almost a month, and area businesses are imagining unique ways to support the umbrella of organizations that benefit from their volunteer and fundraising efforts. This week, Club Car made a substantial donation of $114,000. During the check presentation, Robert McElreath, Vice President of Connectivity of Club Car said, “Club Car Global Headquarters, Main Manufacturing Plant, and Distribution Operations are all located in the CSRA and we are excited to give back and support the community that gives so

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Staff Report September 19, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

NA celebrates 5th anniversary for 3rd Thursday

North Augusta is growing by leaps and bounds. It seems almost weekly that ABD is bringing you stories about new businesses in the area including the latest Beacon Bluff developments. Five years ago, North Augusta Forward began Third Thursday events to highlight shopping, dining, and listening to live music locally. Today, they have more businesses to highlight. It’s been a successful venture for the organization and the businesses being promoted. Today’s Third Thursday celebrates their 5th Anniversary from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. When you get off work, you can

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Mitzi Oxford September 18, 2024 No Comments
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Healthy cafe/store closing soon in Augusta

ABD has learned that both the New Life Natural Foods Store and DiChicko’s Cafe inside the store will be closing by year’s end. The cafe will stay open until the end of September and the store will shutter at the end of 2024 as the lease will expire. The self-contained vitamin, supplement, and healthy grocery store has been open in the Fairway Square Shopping Center for decades. DiChicko’s Cafe was added 17 years ago. The co-owner, who longtime customers know as simply “Heather” with her positive outlook, shared her reflections

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Neil Gordon September 18, 2024 No Comments
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Small business looks ahead to their bigge$t day

Summer is winding down. Good riddance to hot rubbish. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported it was one of the hottest on record. As we get further into the “ber” months, time moves even faster. CSRA businesses are gearing up for the holidays that lie ahead including Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. CSRA Chambers of Commerce and other local business organizations, including Downtown Soul City and the Aiken Downtown Development Association don’t want you to miss Small Business Saturday, on November 30th which is wedged in between Black Friday

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Mitzi Oxford September 17, 2024 No Comments
B2B Stories

Calling all CSRA business owners!

Wouldn’t you like to get the word out about your business to a population of over 116,000? Fort Eisenhower is the largest employer in the CSRA, and you can put your business right in the center of a thriving military community. With a $7.2 billion impact on our area, Fort Eisenhower MWR sponsorship and advertising opportunities provide the perfect opportunity to connect with the thriving community behind the gates. Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) is a network of support and leisure services designed to serve the needs, interests,

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Erin Campbell September 17, 2024 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Give yourself a raise!!!!

The average weekly wage in the first quarter of 2024 was higher in six of the seven counties in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), according to new data recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The fastest growth was seen in Lincoln County at 6.4 percent, followed by Edgefield County. Burke County’s average weekly wages fell 8.6 percent. The good news for Burke County is they still have the highest average weekly wage at $1,972, comfortably higher than second place in Aiken County. Although Lincoln County had the

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe September 16, 2024 No Comments
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Connections & Career Conference: Cross Link Consulting

Cross Link Consulting 619 Edgefield Rd. North Augusta, SC 29841 Patrick Reynolds (803) 279-1100 CrossLinkConsulting.net info@crosslinkconsulting.net On average, your organization partners with more than a dozen vendors to provide services and solutions that you use on a daily basis. Which vendor relationship is the most critical? Common responses are bankers, accountants, and lawyers. But the most deeply embedded relationship is often overlooked and has caused more business failures than all of the above. “Faithfulness and fidelity can’t be bought, but it can be identified and partnered with.” This is a quote

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Staff Report September 16, 2024 No Comments
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Agriculture commissioner highlights CSRA food facility

Members of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce learned agriculture still ranks as Georgia’s number one economic driver. Tyler Harper, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, was the keynote speaker for the Chamber’s Member Economic Luncheon on Thursday. The topic was “Harvesting Prosperity, Agricultural Innovations and Impact.” He said even into the 21st century, the agriculture industry tops all others, calling it the backbone of Georgia’s economy. “It is an almost $84 billion economic driver. It is almost 17% of the state’s economy,” he said. “One in seven jobs, 330,000

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 15, 2024 No Comments
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CSRA businesses jump on board for Ironman

In a month that is projected to bring in more than $12 million to the local economy, the 15th Annual Ironman 70.3 on September 29 is one of the biggest events on the list. More than 6,500 visitors are expected to visit and cheer on participants with close to a $6 million estimated economic impact. Athletes will tackle a quick 1.2-mile down-river swim in the Savannah River before biking 56 miles through rural Augusta, and wind up with the flat 13.1-mile spectator-filled run course which will take them along the North Augusta Greeneway

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Mitzi Oxford September 15, 2024 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Biz Bits: ABC’s of THC

Medical marijuana is a huge business across the country in certain states. In our weekly biz bits of last week’s top stories, Mike Petchenik says a local business’s 7-year wait for THC is over!

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Mike Petchenik September 15, 2024 No Comments
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