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Evans shopping center avoids foreclosure

Jim Blaylock

An Evans shopping center in danger of foreclosure was pulled from the auction block Tuesday morning. An agreement between Bank of America and the owner of Shoppes at Camelot was reached on the morning it was scheduled to be auctioned off at the Appling courthouse, said Pam Baldwin, a vice president for Blanchard and Calhoun Commercial who handles leasing in the center.

The bank and the shopping center owner, Detroit-based DH-Evans LLC, are working on new terms for the property at 4446 Washington Road, across from the Evans Wal-Mart Pam Baldwin, Vice President, Blanchard and Calhoun Commercial

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Augusta logistics company buys 10 acre warehouse

The expansive riverfront home of the defunct Fort Discovery museum has a new name – and a new owner.

One of the largest logistics centers in Augusta is off the market. Scott Atkins, vice president of Meybohm Commercial Properties, was involved in the sale of the old Bill’s Dollar Store distribution center across from Augusta Regional Airport...

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Vacant Fort Discovery Site Sold

The expansive riverfront home of the defunct Fort Discovery museum has a new name – and a new owner.

After being on the market more than a year, the 120,000-square-foot property at 1 Seventh St. was purchased for $2.1 million by California businessman Moshe Silagi...

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Augusta Makes Two Forbes Lists

In case you missed it, Augusta made two Forbes lists last week!

Ranking #5 in America's Best Bang-For-The-Buck Cities by Forbes Magazine and #22 in America's Fastest-Recovering Cities, Augusta is showing the country that it is a great place to work and live!

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Retail Market Report

Despite many dour headlines, there's still retail activity taking place and new opportunities ahead in Augusta and Atlanta.

Crosland/Meybohm development of Riverwood Town Center in Evans, GA included in Georgia Commercial Properties article reviewing 2009 Augusta area commercial growth.

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New Publix Opens in Columbia County

Jim Blaylock

Wednesday's grand opening of Publix in Evans is the latest in a recent boom of grocery store openings in Columbia County. The 45,400-square-foot store anchors Riverwood Town Center at Washington Road and William Few Parkway.

I think where we are is the beginning of the next concentric circle of development in Columbia County. This is the next major development area. E.G. Meybohm, the president of Meybohm Realty

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Crowd Gathers For Opening of New Columbia Co. Publix

Augusta Chronicle Staff

Today's grand opening of a Publix in Columbia County is the latest in a recent boom of grocery store openings in the county.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Publix was held at 6:45 a.m., and the first 1,500 customers at the store are to receive a free Publix reusable grocery bag, according to the release.

The new store will serve the growing communities around Windmill Plantation and Riverwood as well as the outlying areas near Lake Thurmond Brenda Reid, Publix Media and Community Relations Manager

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