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Augusta Technical College President, Dr. Jermaine Whirl envisions the development of a 12,000- to 15,000-square-foot small business incubator with a ‘Shark Tank’ feel in downtown Augusta and the funds are now available to make that happen. The Downtown Development Authority of Augusta has received $2.35 million in congressionally directed spending, with help from Sen. Raphael Warnock, to develop a microenterprise center, and that center will be created in partnership with Augusta Tech. The center will provide various resources to help both aspiring entrepreneurs and current business owners succeed. Whirl said

An iconic downtown building with a musical past has been sold to a local real estate investor. Tyson Schuetze, the owner of Auben Realty, LLC, recently bought 822 Broad St., the former home of Pyramid Music. Schuetze said the purchase is part of his personal investment portfolio and separate from Auben. “We want to renovate the downstairs as a blank canvas for a business to move into,” he said. “We’re going to make it a clean, functional space.” Schuetze said the first floor has about 3,000 square feet of space.

It’s raining during Friday afternoon rush hour and your car breaks down on I-20. Traffic is whizzing past. You call a towing service. They arrive and proceed to hook up your car and mount it on their massive tow truck. They can feel the wind from passing cars and 18-wheelers. Working in the elements coupled with distracted drivers could be a disastrous combination, especially when your “office” is on the side of the road. Justin Watkins, the owner of Watkins Towing Service in Augusta, knows the dangers, but it’s part