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Winning in the real estate market

The Homebuilders Association of the Greater Aiken-Augusta Region recently recognized top performers at their Stellar Awards presented by Colony Bank and D.R. Horton. Yesterday, ABD revealed the three top performers. Today, we give you the list of other award winners who contribute to making homes happen from inside to outside in the CSRA. Member Choice Awards Best Cabinets and Countertops: Looper Cabinet Company Best Accounting Firm: Cleveland Group, CPAs Best Closing Attorney: David L. Huguenin, PC Best Concrete and Concrete Finishing Company: Augusta Ready Mix Best Electrical Work: Rob Zapata

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Staff Report April 9, 2024 No Comments
Awards/Celebrations

CSRA builders and associates reel in Stellar Awards

The Home Builders Association of the Greater Aiken-Augusta Region and the Sales and Marketing Council recently hosted the 2023 Stellar Awards presented by Colony Bank and D.R. Horton. The three most prestigious awards presented recognized some familiar names. The Community Service Award- SMC Member (Sales and Marketing Committee) to Angela Sorapuru-Lopez, with RE/MAX True Advantage. Angela has given her skills, resources, money, and most importantly, time to so many organizations including ReStart Augusta, and was named 2023 Realtor of the Year. The Community Service Award- Builder to Matt and Mark

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Staff Report April 8, 2024 No Comments
Awards/Celebrations

Innovating students with an eye to the future

Teams of graduate and undergraduate students at Augusta University identified local challenges and worked to create solutions. It was part of the Annual Innovate Pitch Competition, held March 28 at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center in Downtown Augusta. More than a dozen teams tackled challenges that ranged from addressing inflation and food insecurity to dealing with migraine headaches and ways to expand the North Augusta Greeneway. “We’re proposing expanding it into the Downtown Augusta area and other areas, such as the Augusta Canal and River Watch to Top

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 8, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Golfers teach golf and life skills before Masters

Last week, six Augusta National Women’s Amateur Players and a few golf legends spent an afternoon helping more than 25 young golfers from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Augusta (BGCGA). The third annual Bank of America Play It Forward clinic was held at First Tee, a place students have learned since the 2021 Masters, when it was built to teach life skills and the game of golf. The event led to last week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA). Six amateur players and two legends from the world of golf,

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Neil Gordon April 7, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Union Lofts Apartments debuts in Downtown Augusta

Union Lofts Apartments held a ribbon cutting on April 2 at 513 James Brown Boulevard to celebrate the arrival of new living spaces in Downtown Augusta. The event was free and open to the public. The three buildings, located at 501, 509, and 513 James Brown Boulevard, were constructed in the 1890’s. Having been vacant for almost five decades, they were nearing being demolished. According to a press release from the Downtown Development Authority, “Local Developer Brendon Steffes thoughtfully preserved and renovated them into 22 market-rate apartments with each unit

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Staff Report April 7, 2024 No Comments
B2B Stories

Berry good season for ca$h crops

Manufacturing and construction may come to mind for big business, but in Georgia and South Carolina, agriculture is top dog, bringing in more than $126 billion according to the two states Departments of Agriculture. What is the number one fruit in America? In Georgia and South Carolina, you might think of a peach. However, it’s a plump, juicy, sweet strawberry. Right now is prime time for buying baskets of berries or visiting farms where you pick’em. McCurley Farms in North, S.C. is one of the largest family farms in the

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Mitzi Oxford April 4, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Lokos Tacos

Publisher’s Note: ABD is bringing back its popular Business Lunch Review and bringing back our original reporter to break bread with you and offer insight. We use a rating scale with “5” being the best score. Food Quality: 5 Service: 5 Business Meeting: 5 Value: 5 Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 You could say I’m a creature of habit, especially when it comes to the restaurants I like and the meals I order. I’ve always been a picky eater, but that isn’t the case for my wife, Rebecca. I

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Josh Heath April 4, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New business offers something to smile about

There are more than a hundred orthodontists in the CSRA, but likely few are multilingual. Meet Dr. Daisy Oliveira who hails from Brazil and speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish. “Dr. O,” as she is called around the office, opened MyFamily Braces in January and has already built a loyal following. “A lot of patients come to see me because they feel comfortable because I speak their language,” Dr. Oliveira explained. Building a relationship with patients is important to her and her staff, especially since so many people have a fear

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Mitzi Oxford April 3, 2024 No Comments
B2B Stories

Masters Week in the making: Here’s what’s happening in the CSRA

Days spent on the golf course watching some of the premier golfers in the world can turn into enjoying fine music at some of Augusta’s largest social events. Festivities kick off Saturday, April 6 with the Mayor’s Masters Reception at the Augusta Common at 836 Broad St. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will feature live music, food, games for children and end with a fireworks display. The event is free to attend. Started in 1999 by then-Mayor Bob Young, it had originally always been held on Sundays. “Moving

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 3, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

‘Late Night with the Devil’ brings us analog, anxiety, and A.I.

The new supernatural horror film “Late Night with the Devil” is a potential sleeper this spring, offering a dark, gore-y satire on the pitfalls of attaining fame. The film’s prologue takes us to 1977, when financial woes, political tensions, and cult frenzy seemed to fill the air – or at least the airwaves. We are introduced to a tape of the fictional late-night talk show Night Owls, hosted by Jack Delroy (played by David Dastmalchian). Jack has struggled over the years to compete with the ratings of Johnny Carson’s Tonight

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Dylan James April 3, 2024 No Comments
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