Your Weekly CSRA Business Digest

Date: July 12, 2021

Antique Mall to Close

The Riverfront Antique Mall at 5979 Jefferson Davis Hwy., North Augusta, will close at the end of the month.

Owner Edie Conaway is closing the mall because of health reasons. Many mall vendors are holding closeout sales ahead of the July 31 closing date. Deals are ranging from 25 to 75% off in various booths. Visit from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Riverfront Antique Mall. Photo courtesy Google Maps.

There are over 175 vendors represented in the mall which spans 103,000 square feet. Peruse military items, furniture, kitchenware, vintage clothing, toys and much more.

Advanced Services Pest Control Sold

Advanced Services Pest Control announced its sale to Turner Pest Control July 9.

Turner has locations primarily in Florida and a handful in Georgia.

Advanced Services has more than 10,000 customers in Augusta, Statesboro, Savannah, Baxley and Guyton, Ga. —along with territories in Lexington, Columbia and Aiken, S.C., per Augusta CEO.

“The vision and values of Turner Pest Control align with ours, and their sharp focus on their employees and customers was extremely attractive to us,” said Dena Thomas, president of Advanced Services. “When the opportunity to join forces with Turner presented itself, it made perfect sense. It will give our employees more flexibility and gives us the opportunity to provide our services to a wider audience — expanding further throughout Georgia and South Carolina with the potential of regional expansion. After more than 26 years of working with the team at Advanced Services, this is a bittersweet moment, but our team is looking forward to this incredible partnership.”

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Turner has more than 400 employees, 60,000 customers and recently reached the benchmark of 50 years in business.

“Advanced Services has an exceptional reputation in the community and is highly regarded in our industry,” says Turner Pest Control President Bill Talon. “We’re proud to have them on board and we’re confident that both of our companies will benefit from our shared commitment to exceptional quality and service. We look forward to continuing our relationship with their loyal customers on the foundation of trust and respect that the Advanced Services team established over their years of excellent service.”

Sinless Sweets is opening a storefront in Evans.

Sinless Sweets is graduating from the food truck and online ordering to opening a storefront at 4336-B Washington Rd. in the fall.

Amber Conner in her roving foot truck. Photo courtesy Sinless Sweets.

“We want to say a very special thank you to all of our clients, family and friends for making this possible. This dream started a little over a year ago at a time when I needed it the most and didn’t even realize it. I never thought that just a short year later, we would be making plans to open a storefront,” said the owner, Amber Conner, in a Facebook post.

Sinless Sweets boasts healthy treats like low-carb pies and keto-friendly bars, muffins and cookies.

Tyler Strong is the Business Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at tyler@theaugustapress.com.

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