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Setting business owners up for success

There is a workshop next week, organized by experts who can point business owners to successful outcomes. This is the 12th year for the CEO Breakfast Workshop, sponsored by the Augusta office of the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The two-hour workshop will feature a panel of experts who can address the three topics for this year’s event. “We’re going to discuss the HR component, the financial component, and the risk assessment component,” Rebecca Mixson, Director for the Augusta office, explained for ABD. “We’re going to talk

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 16, 2026 No Comments
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Financial Group expands up the road

A financial planning firm in the CSRA since 1974, is expanding from one end of Stevens Creek Road to the other. Richard Young Associates now has seven certified financial planners (CFP’s), nearly 20 employees, and will be moving into a new, large facility on Stevens Creek Road across from the West Hills subdivision and Dollar General on the west side of the Riverwatch Parkway. Part of the reason for the company’s growth is their association with Dave Ramsey and its Money MD programs, first on the radio and then through

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Neil Gordon January 15, 2026 No Comments
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McMaster releases his final budget to put more $$ in taxpayer pockets

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster laid out his fiscal year 2026-2027 budget. He was joined by Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. The plan included many of the themes that have been a hallmark for McMaster, such as reducing the state income tax and improving teacher pay. Just five years ago, South Carolina had the highest personal income tax rate in the southeast at 7%. McMaster pushed to have it lowered incrementally to its current 6%. He proposes dropping it to 5.9% and continuing to reduce it with the goal of eliminating

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 14, 2026 No Comments
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CSRA lawmakers lead today’s 2026 SC legislative session opening

Members of the South Carolina General Assembly have gathered in Columbia for today’s opening of the 2026 session. This is the second regular session of the 126th General Assembly. State Sen. Tom Young (R-District 24, Aiken County) told ABD he sees a wide range of topics facing lawmakers this session, ranging from education to workforce initiatives, and modifying the state’s income and property taxes. South Carolina has been incrementally lowering the personal income tax from 7% to the current 6% on income over $17,830. Young anticipates a vigorous debate on

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 13, 2026 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Augusta area legislator pushes for more $$ in our paychecks

Georgia lawmakers are returning to Atlanta for the opening of the 2026 Legislative session. The House will be gaveled into session at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Democratic Senator Harold Jones represents Georgia’s 22nd Senate District, covering Augusta and parts of Richmond County, Georgia, as the Minority Leader in the Georgia Senate, told ABD he expects reducing or eliminating the personal income tax will be one of the session’s key issues. “Other than that, things have been kind of quiet as far as what the major issues are going to be out there,”

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 12, 2026 No Comments
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Celebrating 75 years in North Augusta

What do the UN Headquarters opening in New York City, the premiere of I Love Lucy, ratification of the 22nd amendment limiting Presidential terms, and the beginning of the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce have in common? All happened in 1951. “When I came here in 2012, a lot of folks that lived in North Augusta didn’t know we had a chamber,” President and CEO Terra Carroll told ABD. “I think because it was a bedroom community, and some of the activities that we did were really isolated to in-house

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 9, 2026 No Comments
Closings

Augusta Food Retailer Closes Store; Relocates HQ to Florida

It’s been a “nutty 13-year run” for the Kyzers in the CSRA. A few years ago, they moved their family to Florida’s coast just south of Savannah. Now, they’ve moved their headquarters and bakery to the beach. Watanut will still have a big presence in the CSRA. The store at 3309 Washington Road in Martinez closed on December 31, 2025. The Kyzers began their roasted nut and baked shortbread gift business on Jones Street in Augusta, moved to Walton’s Corner, and then to Washington Road.  Handmade daily to order, all

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Neil Gordon January 8, 2026 No Comments
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50-year business sold to Reynolds Street company

Two family-founded companies are coming together to grow business in the CSRA and Columbia, South Carolina. KAMO Facility Solutions & Supplies, a family-owned distributor of janitorial supplies and equipment, founded in 1947 and based in downtown Augusta, just acquired Waper, Inc., a family-owned company founded in 1973 and based in Columbia, S.C. This will be KAMO’s second Columbia office. KAMO’s headquarters are at 1326 Reynolds Street in Augusta. As part of the transition, Waper will continue operating as “Waper — A KAMO Company,” ensuring continuity for customers, employees, and partners

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Neil Gordon January 7, 2026 No Comments
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FIFA World Cup and Augusta!

Although FIFA activities will be centered around Atlanta, Destination Augusta jumped on the opportunity to sell the Garden City to those millions of tourists visiting to watch the World Cup competition. It is part of the “Make Yourself at Home in Georgia” campaign. “We participated in a cooperative advertising placement, digital advertising placement in the United Kingdom, which is one of our biggest international markets for the state of Georgia, alongside Canada and Germany,” Karen Lee Davis, Chief Marketing Officer with Destination Augusta, told ABD. “Those who are going to

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 6, 2026 No Comments
Awards

CSRA “C” Store Owner wins national award in midst of legal battles

Greg Parker, owner of several CSRA Parkers Kitchen stores and more than 100 regional stores, just won a national industry award. At the same time, he’s involved in several legal issues related to the Murdaugh family in the Low Country of South Carolina. Earlier in December, Parker was in Austin, Texas, to accept the 2025 Retailer Executive of the Year award by Convenience Store News. The award coincided with Parkers Kitchen’s 50th year in business, while surpassing 100 stores in Georgia and South Carolina. Parker is routinely lauded for his

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Neil Gordon January 5, 2026 No Comments
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