Athens businesses
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Q&As
Q&A: Athens Area Chamber Leader Shares Restaurant, Retail Outlook
Marissa Chastain is the vice president of operations for the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, a position she moved into in 2021. Chastain spent eight years as a chamber member prior to taking her current position. She served as an ambassador and small business committee leader during that time, which…
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Athens-Clarke County
Nurturing Connection: Vital Role of ‘The Third Place’ for Gen Z
WATCH: The term “Third Place,” another name for “a home away from home,” is trending among Generation Z, who are looking for ways to build community — and local businesses in Athens are responding. Emily Ezratty was greeted by laughter and the low hum of conversation as…
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Athens-Clarke County
KEBA Sandwiches Closure: Local Businesses Can Struggle With Brand Awareness
The final two KEBA Sandwiches locations closed on Oct. 20, 2019. Partial-owner Paul Whitman said he thinks they closed because they lacked brand awareness. “I think we really needed to bring in more of the current Athens community. We were living in the past,” Whitman said. Owner Todd DeJasserand…
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GA Ranks in Women Owned Businesses
Georgia has over three hundred thousand women owned businesses and I caught up with Jana from Elijana cosmetics and Diana from Red Dress and they told me Georgia has been very good to them. Australia Native Jana Vlaciky told us why she chose Georgia out of any state in the…