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The CSRA is experiencing explosive population growth, and that influx of people provides more opportunities for entrepreneurs to launch new businesses, such as restaurants, convenience stores, and retail shops. This trend isn’t expected to change anytime soon, thanks to a recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine has ranked Augusta the No. 1 city in Georgia on its annual Best Places to Live & Retire lists. Rankings are based on public surveys and data from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI, and U.S.

Augusta Business Daily wanted to clarify a story that ran Friday morning on our website. We’ve learned that Augusta Oncology did purchase 15 acres of land on Wheeler Road that extends to Interstate Parkway, across from ADP. This will eventually be the home of a 200,000-square-foot multiple specialty medical facility that will include cancer care. Besides its office located at 3696 Wheeler Road, the company also has locations in downtown Augusta and Aiken. Augusta Oncology provides a variety of services, including diagnostic imaging, chemotherapy, and gynecological cancer treatment, as well

When cars come to Rick’s Paint & Body Shop and need major mechanical work, Tyler Smith used to send them to other repair shops. But he now sends them to his second business right next door: Trucks & Moore Service & Accessory Center. Smith and his wife, Katie, owners of Rick’s located at 251 Bobby Jones Expressway, bought the other business at 245 Bobby Jones Expressway when Larry Moore, the previous owner, retired. Moore offered to sell them the business, and they decided to buy it because of its location

For a lunch option today, you may want to stop by the grand opening of a new McAlister’s Deli off Walton Way Extension near Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen. The first 50 customers in line will receive 30-day Tea Passes. The restaurant, located at 3602 Exchange Lane, will open at 10 a.m. McAlister’s offers a variety of menu options, including sandwiches, soups, salads and baked potatoes. The company already has locations in Grovetown and Mullins Colony in Evans. “We are excited to reopen McAlister’s Deli in Augusta,” said Kristen Stancill, vice president