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Doctors Hospital $55 million renovation

The three-story tower added to the front of the building will hold a 24-bed ICU and 24 private rooms, along with space for education and outpatient treatment. It is not adding any beds to the 354 the hospital is licensed to have, but it is converting them to better uses. Doctors Hospital has spent $16 million this year on new technology, Mr. George said.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/120907/met_176081.shtml

Augusta really is the medical center of the southeast

Doctors Hospital isn't alone in its construction. University Hospital is in the midst of a $94 million renovation, Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics is planning $110 million in projects in the next few years, and the school is planning a $124 million new building for the School of Dentistry that will likely be part of a larger medical education complex with new facilities for the School of Medicine.

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The whites building and the 10th street project are coming along nicely downtown. Now with the condos starting construction in january 08 downtown will only get better.

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I dont know if the watermark condos is actually starting construction in January...I just think that is when the developer "plans" to buy the land. If that deal is done it may be a while before we see any dirt moving.

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More major construction in january for richmond county. And its not downtown.

Automatic Data Processing Inc. might have picked its permanent site. Down the street from T-Mobile's call center on the west side. At the intersection of Flowing Wells Road and Interstate Parkway. They have been operating out of a temporary office on Stevens Creek Road since July. The company will invest 40 million dollars in augusta

"(ADP) kept gravitating back to the Wheeler Road area, simply because they like the area," Mr. Sprouse said, citing the proximity to Interstate 20 and Bobby Jones Expressway.

160,000 square feet of office space to accommodate 1,000 employees. 35 acres

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This area already has banks, retail, and everything else. Now 2,000 jobs down the street from each other. The new 400,000 sq. ft shopping center is planned for the same area to. Wow! Flowing wells rd will have to be widen more. Even though its widening now

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Augusta's Botanical Gardens Will Open Saturday

The mayor's hope is that citizens will make great use of the downtown Gardens for walking, running, picnics, or just taking a moment to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet.

http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/local/13006847.html

Other news: The second-largest South Carolina- bank based in columbia. First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. is preparing to enter the Augusta market. This year, the company acquired two bank branches one in the Walton’s Corner shopping center on Walton Way Extension. The other at corner of Columbia and Flowing Wells roads in Martinez. Those offices will be open by early March.

The bank is also in the process of acquiring three other Augusta-area properties for future office development.

Florida home warranty company conducted a job fair to test the waters for a 350-employee call center. The company, Cross Country Home Services Inc. might built in augusta. A decision would be made in early 2008.

Warren County has been named one of the state’s newest “Entrepreneur Friendly” counties. According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Warren County “has worked to develop an environment that is welcoming to small business and entrepreneurs.”

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35 acres of woods. But if Augusta Commissioners approve a rezoning request...Automated Data Processing (ADP) will built in it's place.

The expansion will make room for possibly 700 new jobs, and create quite a site off Interstate Parkway. Walter Sprouse, Augusta Downtown Development Authority: "The prospects of growing even more, in Augusta, are tremendous.

http://www.wjbf.com/midatlantic/jbf/news_i...01-14-0026.html

Riding down I-20 will make augusta seem like a thriving city.

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Thats good news...I thought ADP was finished building when they erected that 3 story building off Stevens Creek rd. this past year. Its great to know that was just a small part of what they are getting ready to do in the city of Augusta.

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A logistics and transportation company is taking over a former bakery warehouse on Doug Barnard Parkway.

Jacobson Cos. will create 10 to 15 jobs in Augusta

Jacobson's 100,000-square-foot facility is the former President's Bakery Building located at the corner of Marvin Griffin Road and Doug Barnard Parkway.

The development authority's executive director, Walter Sprouse, said Jacobson will invest $3 million in its logistics center.

"Jacobson Cos. are recognized nationwide as providing some of the best logistics and transportation services to their customers. We are proud that Jacobson chose Augusta for their Southeastern facility

Transportation company to move in

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Half Million Dollar Grant Aims To Help Augusta's Homeless

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ADP has a 50,000 sq. ft facility on stevens creek which has 300 employees. But now they have broken ground on a 160,000 sq. ft building off flowing wells road. Trees will start to come down this week. The company stated they have brought enough land to build another building if appropriate. Not wanting to lock themselves in.

$40 million corporate center

They hope to have the building open by october.

salaries ranging from $20,000 to $50,000.

New ADP development promises 1,000 jobs for Augusta

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Washington Road Sees Building Boom

The biggest -- a $20 million new Kroger and shopping center. The new Kroger employs about 250 people. "Aesthetically, it just looks great. Our visitors to the Masters are going to have a new experience coming in," said Mayor Deke Copenhaver.

He says it's just a part of a new boom on Augusta's busiest street. "The investment on Washington Road is a great thing to see, it's really improving the gateway to the city," said Copehnaver.

Kroger says it wouldn't have built its new store anywhere else. "It's not only the focal point of Augusta, it's one of the focal points of the United States with the Masters here," said Store Manager Christian Brander.

The Kroger is just one of several new developments on the portion of Washington Road. There's a new Walgreens under construction, and Somewhere In Augusta opened its new location Wednesday night.

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I didn't even know about this project even being proposed. There were plans to build a 8 story marriot hotel in west augusta off interstate 520. The hotel would be located between marks church road and bobby jones/ 520. Marks church rd is the road that connects wheeler rd to wrightsboro rd augusta mall. Because of concerns from residents of the nearby neighborhood kingston. The developer went back and change the hotel to four stories. The project now has to be approved by the commission.

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West Augusta Neighbors Delay Marriott From Moving In

People who live in a west Augusta neighborhood have delayed a four-story hotel from moving next door.

Curtis Baptist Church owns 11 acres along Marks Church Road and wants to sell the land to the Marriott Company.

Church leaders say the hotel would bring more than a million dollars in tax revenue to the county each year.

People who live in the Kingston subdivision protested the idea at Tuesday's Augusta-Richmond County Commission meeting. They say the hotel would create too much congestion and traffic. They also say they don't want the structure looming over their homes.

"It's going to jack traffic up. We get enough traffic going through here. We finally got speed bumps put up because people were racing through the neighborhood," said Jean Grover, resident.

Commissioners have asked the two parties to go back to the drawing board and work out a solution.

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Masters Brings Large Economic Boost To Augusta Area

Without a doubt Masters week means big bucks for Georgia-Carolina.

Richmond County's financial analyst says he expects the county will collect more than $3.6 million in sales tax.

The Aiken Chamber of Commerce says they're expecting big numbers too. Business was booming at the county's hotels and restaurants during Masters week.

The tournament is also a big economic boost for Columbia County.

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It's easier to find your way to downtown Augusta with the city's new way-finding signs, and there's more on the way.

Twenty-four "Welcome to Augusta" signs will be installed this summer to improve city corridors and gateways.

The new signs, at a cost of $143,000, are a continuation of the first phase of the project. They will be at nearly every major entry to the city.

There will be three phases of 334 permanent signs which are budgeted at $1.49 million, of which $143,000 was paid by the city. Grants and private-sector contributions will fund $220,400. The remaining $1.13 million has yet to be acquired.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/051708/bus_228970.shtml

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Brighton Place, an 86-unit apartment complex under construction on Bergen Road in North Augusta, could be ready to accept tenants in two weeks.

There are more than 800 units on the drawing board or about to be under construction in Richmond County alone.

NEW APARTMENTS COMING

Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial Corp., 330 units on Walton Way Extension, Augusta, in planning

Flournoy Development, 312 units on Flowing Wells Road, Augusta, in planning

Brigham Properties, 168 units on Skinner Mill Road, Augusta, under construction

ATC Development Corp., 86 units on Bergen Road, North Augusta, under construction

64 units on Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, ground breaking next week

The Flournoy project on flowing wells is going to be right next to the new ADP building of I-20. I always wondered what that cleared land was by the sprint gas station. When driving I-20 west towards atlanta there is alot of cleared land.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/053108/met_460619.shtml

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The following is a list of business licenses from Richmond County for July storyPhotos();

A & R Building Maintenance Co., 5374 Old Floyd Road, Mableton, Ga.

A Step Above Designer Shoes, 952 Broad St.

A.N. Williams & Associates, 2327 Milledgeville Road

Absolute Self Defense and Fitness, 1296 Brown Road, Hephzibah

Alan Daitch Davids Custom Homes, 409 Headgate Drive

All Star Home Inspections, 257 Pylant Crossing, Thomson

Alpine Construction Co. LLC, 206 Charleston Lane, McCormick, S.C.

Anesthesia Providers of Augusta, 2258 Wrightsboro Road, Suite 180

Aroma Coffee and Wine Bar, 379 Highland Ave.

Augusta Site Prep, 1720 Fairwood Drive

Augusta Southern National Drag Boat Race, 103 Riverfront Drive

Augusta Southern National Drag Boat Race, 101 Riverfront Drive

Azire Agency, 828 Daffodil Court, Unit A

Barely New Boutique, 510 Sharton Drive

Brother & Son Fun Travel Inc., 2024 Bridgewater Drive

Brown Sugar's Cafe & Rainbow Bookstore, 601 Broad St., Suite 4

Bullets Construction Inc., 2346 Valencia Drive, Hendersonville, N.C.

Bush Walton Realty, 834 Sibley Road

Butch Gardner Enterprises, 829 Key Largo Court, Auburn, Ga.

Butler Creek Management LLC, 1850 Phinizy Road

Carbucks of Ga. Inc., 3105 Washington Road

Carpenters Lawn Care Service, 2576 Tara Heights Circle

Charter South Inc., 1400 General Arts Road, Suite K, Conyers, Ga.

Classic Nails III, 2801 Washington Road #106

Claudio Ortiz/Checher Cab, 2045 Gordon Highway

Club Rehab, 913 Broad St.

Coliseum, 801 Walton Way

Committee to Re-Elect Ed Tarver, P.O. Box 15046

Corners of Care LLC, 2746 Willis Foreman Road, Hephzibah

Coyotes, 2512 Peach Orchard Road

Crowell & Co. Inc., 924 Stevens Creek Road

Crum's On Central Inc., 1855 Central Ave.

Cynthia L. McDowell LLC, 3540 Wheeler Road, Suite 413

Cyruss Corner, 3097 Deans Bridge Road

D.D.A. Enterprises, 3619 Seelye Drive

Da'Jas Beauty Supply, 1625 Doug Barnard Road

Daddy O's, 3336 Wrightsboro Road

Dade Moeller & Associates, 3525 Walton Way Extension

Delamar Judgment Recovery, 3608 Cromwell Drive, Hephzibah

Diversified Management Group LLC, 2006 Hopetown Drive

DSW Services, 235 Belmont Circle, Covington, Ga.

eAuction Depot, 106 Pleasant Home Road

Elite Carpentry, 7406 Exuma Dr.

Enterprise Car Sales, 3208 Washington Road

Excalibur Detailing, 3660 Wheeler Road

F.E. Thomson Builders, 410 Vann Road, Trenton, S.C.

Faith Tutoring & Learning Center, 2745 Tobacco Road

Faithful Reflections, 2415 Ponderosa Drive

Famous Hair #61117, 2816 Washington Road, Suite 108

Filling Station, 1258 Gordon Highway

Gamers Outpost, 1625 Doug Bernard Parkway

Global Community Development Initiative Inc., Eighth Street Riverwalk

Great American Smoothie & Deli, 3570 Wheeler Road

Greater Augusta Arts Council, tree lot near 816 Cotton Lane

Greater Augusta Arts Council, 15 Eighth St. & Riverwalk

Greater Augusta Arts Council, Augusta Amphitheater

Greater Augusta Arts Council, Augusta Common

Greater Augusta Bulldog Club, 2200 Broad St.

Greater Care Services Inc., 2635 Corning St., Hephzibah

Greene Street Food & Spirits, 712 Telfair St.

Greene Street Food & Spirits, 601 Seventh St.

H2O Inc., 335 Broad St.

Hair Freedom, 3713 London Blvd.

Hardy Welding & Piping Services Inc., 6465 Natures Way, Appling, Ga.

Horizon Augusta, 2803 Wrightsboro Road Suite 18

Impressive Images, 1726 Wrightsboro Road

J.K.S. Fashion, 3616 Jonathan Circle

Jack L. Minor Realty Co. Inc., 429 Telfair St.

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