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Real financial figures in for Masters 2023

Business, government and tourism leaders are tallying up the financial impact of the 2023 Masters Golf Tournament and all are showing a return to pre-COVID-19 numbers. One thing everyone agreed on is that this year marked the return for what they were calling a “full blown” Masters Week, a return to pre-pandemic levels, in both number of visitors and excitement. Destination Augusta reports the Augusta/Richmond County lodging sector saw substantial gains in revenue compared to the same time last year. Destination Augusta uses two companies that specialize in data for

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 1, 2023 No Comments
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Update on CSRA Racquet Club purchase

Columbia County will take ownership of the Petersburg Racquet Club effective May 1, after commissioners approved the $1.5 million purchase during their April 18 regular meeting. PRC’s owners, Craig and Gail Jones announced the sale on the club’s Facebook page. There was also a news release from Columbia County on April 19. Cassidy Harris, Public Relations Manager for the county, said the purchase was paid for through the county’s Ad Valorem Capital Project Fund. The purchase was not listed on the agenda for the meeting, which was available on April

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 20, 2023 No Comments
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Ownership of CSRA Racquet Club is changing hands

The Petersburg Racquet Club, located at The Pass, will be under new ownership, effective May 1. Owners, Craig and Gail Jones announced on the club’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/prctennis) that PRC will become part of the Columbia County Parks and Recreation system at the beginning of the month. A separate news release from the county said commissioners voted to purchase the facility during their April 18 regular meeting. “Petersburg Racquet Club has a long, rich history of tennis in Columbia County, and the county is excited about the future of this

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 19, 2023 No Comments
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Experts share advice on growing Augusta’s economic base and workforce

The tournament has ended and golf patrons have left town. Now, the focus returns to growing Augusta the other 51 weeks of the year. That was the message to the Women in Business luncheon on April 18, sponsored by the Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Three experts who well know hospitality, downtown development, and economic growth brought their expertise to the luncheon. Bennish Brown, President of Destination Augusta, Margaret Woodard, Executive Director of the Downtown Development Authority, and Cal Wray, President of the Augusta Economic Development Authority explained the selling

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 18, 2023 No Comments
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Local entrepreneur hopes to pitch golf shoes and apparel on popular business investment show

In the future, you may catch Anthony L. Griffin pitching his line of golf shoes and apparel to Daymond Johns, Mark Cuban, and the other investors on “Shark Tank.” Griffin, owner of Augusta Solution Apparel and a 30-year U.S. Army veteran, has invented and designed multifunctional golf shoes that carry all the tools a golfer needs, such as tees and magnetic ball markers. “It’s the first shoe that has an added functionality that helps golfers,” he said. “It prevents them from wondering if they have everything they need.” While Griffin

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Josh Heath April 17, 2023 No Comments
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New cycling studio to spin into the CSRA this summer

Many people want to lose weight and get in shape, but don’t think they have the strength or stamina to take a spin class. A new cycling studio coming to Evans will offer workouts for people of all fitness levels. This summer, CycleBar plans to open a new location at 4218 Washington Road, Suite 6 near Academy Fitness + Outdoors. “We’re expecting to open in July, and construction will begin in the next two weeks,” said Amy Peel, the General Manager for CycleBar Evans. “We’re tailored for everyone; you do

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Josh Heath April 13, 2023 No Comments
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More seats, more events, more tourism for CSRA

A $150,000 grant has opened the door for changes to seating capacity at the Sharon Jones Amphitheater in North Augusta. The grant is through the Undiscovered South Carolina program in the state’s Parks, Recreation, and Tourism department. Karl Waldhaur, superintendent of Facilities and Programs in the North Augusta Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department briefed council members during the April 10 study session. “The purpose is to highlight places in South Carolina that have less than $900,000 of accommodations tax revenue,” Waldhaur explained. “So, the purpose is to kind of highlight

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 11, 2023 No Comments
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Jersey Mike’s ends Month of Giving with record-breaking total

The numbers are in and Jersey Mike’s sandwich locations across the U.S. surpassed their fundraising goal, raising $21 million for local charities. Here in the CSRA, Eric Clark owns eight of the sandwich shops which raised money for the Burn Foundation of America, based at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital. During the 13th Annual Month of Giving in March, Clark’s Jersey Mike’s locations raised $59,265. “My sister was a nurse at the Burn Center. So, when this came up with Jersey Mike’s, I already knew which

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 10, 2023 No Comments
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AU and USC Aiken launch new online learning programs

Some new students who arrive at Augusta University for the fall semester will be attending in a non-traditional manner. Augusta University Online is up and running, less than a year after AU President, Dr. Brooks Keel announced the project in his State of the University address. Keel also introduced Dr. Marc Austin, hired as Dean of Augusta University Online, who will helm the new offering. The goal was to have Augusta University Online ready for fall 2023. They reached that goal. “We managed to get it out of the gate,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 10, 2023 No Comments
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New Filipino food delivery business takes off

When Denise Jane Racho moved from Virginia to Augusta in 2005, there were no restaurants that served the kinds of foods she grew up cooking and eating in the Philippines. Early last month, Racho launched Mama Jane’s Plates, a home-based business that prepares, serves, and delivers homemade Filipino dishes, such as chicken adobo, lumpia (fried spring rolls), and Pansit (a noodle dish). She delivers these dishes to customers and businesses throughout the CSRA, and many of her orders have come from Grovetown and Evans, where a large population of military

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Josh Heath April 9, 2023 1 Comment
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