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Local retailer expands, due to inflation

If you’re a parent, you’re familiar with this common scenario: you buy your kids clothes, and a few months later, they need new ones because the old ones no longer fit. With the current inflation rate at 8.5 percent, parents want to pay less for kids’ clothes. Many have turned to consignment shops, such as Kid to Kid, for not only clothing but also toys and baby items. Shannon Unger owns two Kid to Kid stores in the CSRA: one in National Hills and another on Washington Road near Goodwill

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Josh Heath April 18, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New business coming to busy Martinez intersection

A new structure being built at the corner of Furys Ferry and Evans to Locks roads will be a liquor store. The building is being built by Peter Patel, who also owns several Dunkin Donuts franchises in the CSRA. The liquor store will be owned by Sam Patel. Duckworth Development is overseeing the construction of the building. There was no information available about the planned opening date of the liquor store.

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Gary Kauffman April 15, 2022 No Comments
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Local Chambers of Commerce to host major networking event

If you’ve been looking for professional networking opportunities, six local Chambers of Commerce have just the event you need. The Augusta Metro, Columbia County, Burke County, Aiken, North Augusta and Thomson-McDuffie chambers have partnered to host a Mega Mixer event on 4-7 p.m., April 20 at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center located at 1000 Market St., Evans. More than 5,000 people have been invited to attend the event. Many local businesses, such as C&C Automotive, Augusta Gift Baskets, Sol Himalayan Salt Cave and Honda Cars of Aiken, will have

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Josh Heath April 14, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Covid affects Augusta employment numbers; Georgia jobs grow

Two years from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment in the Augusta MSA in February 2022 is more than 6,000 jobs below the level in February 2020. Employment in the state of Georgia in February 2022 is 1.2 percent higher than in February 2020. Over the past two years, three sectors of the local economy have seen employment surpass pre-pandemic levels: manufacturing (up to about 200 jobs), retail (up to 3,000 jobs), and transportation and utilities (up just less than 1,000 jobs). The state of Georgia also sees higher

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor April 13, 2022 No Comments
Closings

Local spa succumbs to staffing issues, plans to close

The local labor shortage has forced small business owners to find creative ways to hire and retain employees, including offering sign-on bonuses and remote work options. But some owners have decided to close their doors permanently. Kim Kitts, the owner of Balanced Body Spa, recently announced on Facebook she is closing the business on April 26 after 16 years. Located at 2916 Professional Parkway in Augusta, the spa provides a variety of therapeutic massage services. In the Facebook post, Kitts cited staffing issues as the reason the business is closing.

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Josh Heath April 12, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Learning from the business model of The Masters

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he considers what local businesses can learn from The Masters business model. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: Anyone who has attended an event at Augusta National during Masters Week knows it’s an amazing experience. What are some things The Masters does well? Rick: What we talk about in companies are the front room that faces the customer and the back room

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Gary Kauffman April 11, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Wild Wing Cafe reveals Augusta plans at tonight’s Masters’ concert

The rain moved Rock Fore Dough inside and structural issues wiped out Lake Olmstead concerts this week, but it’s all systems go tonight for a “Rockin’ Out by the River” concert and fundraiser for a Wild Wing Cafe foundation. Concerts will be held at three venues adjacent to the North Augusta Riverfront Amphitheater beginning late Friday afternoon and early evening, with the band Orange Constant at the Beer Garden Stage and Trae Pierce & the T-Stones on the Inside Stage. The developer of the new Wild Wing corporate store in

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Neil Gordon April 8, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New business goes to bat for community baseball, softball players

The Major League baseball season finally opens this week, but that isn’t the only place you’ll hear the sound of bats, striking balls, and pitches popping into catchers’ mitts. You’ll also hear them at the new D-BAT batting cage location at 705 North Belair Road. “Our model is to offer a first-class facility with the latest technology and equipment,” owner/operator, Bryce Massey said. “Whatever is baseball or softball related, we offer high quality.” That includes indoor practice facilities, equipment, and instruction through camps, clinics, and one-on-one interaction. The D-BAT location

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Gary Kauffman April 7, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Condoleezza Rice helps kick off a new non-profit collaborative

Creating paths to good outcomes is the goal of the HUB Augusta Collaborative, a joint effort between the Community Foundation for the CSRA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, and the Medical College of Georgia Foundation. Former U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice spoke about the HUB and the potential impact of the collaborative project on the surrounding communities at a preview event at the site on Tuesday. “You can’t guarantee outcomes, but you can guarantee paths to outcomes,” she said. The event included tours of the two

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Josh Heath April 6, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Georgia and Augusta roll out the red carpet for potential business

It’s not Hollywood stars, but business stars who receive the red carpet treatment each year as part of Georgia’s Red Carpet Tour. And a major component of that tour is a few days in Augusta watching The Masters. The Red Carpet Tour, hosted by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Georgia Department of Economic Development, is the longest-running economic development event in the United States. This year, the Tour will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The Tour began in 1960. You may wonder why those numbers don’t add up. It was

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Josh Heath April 5, 2022 No Comments
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