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North Augusta artist offers rainbow of services for children and adults

Art store owner Erica Price is much more interested in helping kids have fun and feel special than discovering the next Picasso. Price, owner of Rainbow Factory located at 1367 West Martintown Road, Suite 3 in North Augusta, opened her storefront on Friday, April 1. She offers birthday parties, art camps and classes, as well as adult paint parties. “I like to offer fun, unique parties you won’t find elsewhere,” Price said. These parties allow kids to create jewelry, crafts and even slime. She also hosts mobile parties and face

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Josh Heath May 5, 2022 No Comments
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Simon Says: Numbers don’t always match the words spoken about them

I am sometimes a little skeptical of some numbers bandied around by politicians and economic development folks, but I do understand they are cheerleaders and need to present information in the best light. So, it was with interest that I read in Augusta Business Daily last week that Pat Wilson, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said Georgia had added 35,000 jobs in the Fiscal Year 2022. The state fiscal year began in July 2021. I looked up the job numbers on the Federal Reserve Economic Data website

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor May 4, 2022 No Comments
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Masters Tournament 2022 numbers return to normal levels

After two pandemic years, local merchants and hotels were glad to see crowds and income on par with pre-covid years. It was standing room only at TBonz during the 2022 Masters Tournament, according to Henry Scheer. The restaurant drew much larger crowds than it did in 2019 and 2020. Scheer, co-owner of the well-known restaurant located just blocks from the Augusta National Golf Club, said he was very pleased with the turnout for the first full tournament in three years. The crowds were so large that customers had to wait

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Josh Heath May 3, 2022 No Comments
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New shopping center almost fully leased

A new salon business called Elegant Nails is coming to Evans, according to Jordan Collier, Managing Director of Meybohm Commercial Properties. Collier said the 2,000-square-foot salon is scheduled to open in late summer in a mixed-use development called Eclipse at Riverwood, located just outside of Riverwood Plantation on Washington Road. The development includes Eclipse Storage, an 85,000-square-foot facility. Besides that, there are two buildings in the center. The first building is anchored by a new Dunkin’ Donuts location. “Elegant Nails will be the first tenant in the second building,” he

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Josh Heath May 2, 2022 No Comments
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Bad news and good news: Gas prices staying higher but American energy is still a good deal

The bad news is that gas prices probably won’t be decreasing in the foreseeable future. But the good news, says Marty Koger, is that buying a tank of gas for your car is still a pretty good deal. Koger’s family has been selling gas and diesel fuel in Augusta since 1927, and he has been in the business since 1980. He once owned several area gas stations but now owns a company delivering ethanol, an important ingredient in the gas we put into our cars. He still follows the petroleum

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Gary Kauffman April 29, 2022 No Comments
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Columbia County home show will feature 80 local businesses

This weekend, Blane Bailey plans to connect 80 local businesses with thousands of CSRA residents at the first-ever CASA Home Show. Bailey, President and CEO of TranterGrey Media Group in Evans, is one of the coordinators of the show, which will be held on Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sunday, May 1, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Columbia County Exhibition Center located at 212 Partnership Drive in Grovetown. The show was named CASA because it’s the Spanish word for house. Vendors will include Advanced Air Technology, Yohe Plumbing,

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Josh Heath April 28, 2022 No Comments
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Georgia’s economic development leader shares news with CSRA business leaders

In Fiscal Year 2022 alone, Georgia has added more than 35,000 jobs and invested $12.9 billion in business growth, according to Pat Wilson. Wilson, the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, discussed jobs and state industries as the guest speaker for the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Member Economic Luncheon on Tuesday, April 26. The agency is responsible for overseeing the state’s business recruitment, small business growth, and tourism efforts, among others. “We create jobs in every corner of the state,” he said. “Many people think all the

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Josh Heath April 27, 2022 No Comments
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Lower food prices coming to South Augusta

If you’ve been grocery shopping lately, you’ve probably experienced sticker shock after seeing the prices of meat, milk, cereal, and other staples. To save money, many families now shop at Aldi, an international grocery store chain that plans to build its fifth CSRA location in South Augusta. The new Aldi store will be located next to Wells Fargo at 3121 Peach Orchard Road, the former site of University Health’s South Richmond County Campus. It will be replaced with the 20,000-square-foot store. “Demolition has begun, and we hope to open in

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Josh Heath April 26, 2022 No Comments
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Luxury car dealer expands again

The fastest growing car dealership in the CSRA is looking “down the road” for its’ next brand. Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate represented the Jim Hudson Automotive Group in purchasing about 4.5 acres of land on Washington Road between Warren Road and Kings Chapel and a small parcel of land on Warren Road. Jim Hudson Automotive paid $2.2 million for 3.82 acres on 3140 Washington Road and $250,000 for .59 acres on 107 Warren Road. “That is a piece of property that Mr. Hudson purchased because it was for sale.

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Neil Gordon, ABD Publisher April 25, 2022 No Comments
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Old and new: North Augusta antique mall thrives in a new location, opens a second building

Before Riverfront Antique Mall in North Augusta closed its doors permanently in September 2021, Richard Mayson wanted to keep the business afloat. On October 1, he launched his own business called Riverside Antiques & Treasures. “We had two options: find somewhere else or shut down,” Mayson, who served as a vendor at Riverfront for almost four years, said. After looking at 30-40 places, he decided to lease a 9,500-square-foot building located at 646 East Buena Vista Ave. in North Augusta. On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mayson, his

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Josh Heath April 22, 2022 No Comments
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