Since 1982, Augusta Tomorrow has envisioned the City of Augusta as a progressive urban area. The Urban Area Master Plans have resulted in the completion of many projects, such as: the Riverwalk on the Savannah levee, Lafayette Center Redevelopment of the entire north side of the 900 block of Broad Street, the Augusta Riverfront Project (Marriott Hotel, Convention Center, and Riverfront Center) and the Augusta Common – with much more to come.
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The company redeveloping the Sibley Mill as high-tech office space on Friday announced it has completed its acquisition of the adjacent King Mill property from the Augusta Canal Authority. Cape Augusta LLC said its purchase of the 22-acre former textile mill was completed Jan. 24. The $3 million transaction excluded the King Mill’s hydroelectric turbines, which the canal authority will......
09 February, 2018
Ackerman & Co. and Greenstone Properties have broken ground and secured financing for the development of the Crowne Plaza Riverside Village hotel, according to a news release. Ackerman and Greenstone both signed a 20‐year franchise agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. The five‐story, 180‐room hotel is scheduled to open by the end of 2018.......
02 February, 2018
In conjunction with Gov. Nathan Deal’s $35 million expansion of the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Center for Innovation and Training, the Augusta Commission agreed Tuesday to spend $4 million on additional parking at the downtown site. After a closed-door meeting, the commission voted 9-0 to spend up to $4 million plus the cost of issuing additional bonds to add a......
31 January, 2018
Just in time to help Augusta with its New Year’s resolutions, the new Riverfront YMCA is officially open for business. The Family Y of Greater Augusta announced that it sold its downtown location on Broad Street to TaxSlayer in June. Just a few weeks later it revealed its new location would be in the former Fort Discovery building at Reynolds......
13 January, 2018
A historic black Augusta church targeted for demolition has been spared the wrecking ball. Augusta officials declined to comment due to pending agreements, but Wednesday morning a building mover was dismantling newer additions to the former Trinity CME church at Eighth and Taylor streets in preparation to move it a few hundred yards away. “They don’t want the additions over......
11 January, 2018
The CSRA is poised for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become to cyber what Silicon Valley is to computing. Dr. Tom Clark and the Alliance for Fort Gordon are at the forefront of making sure the area doesn’t miss its chance. In 2019, the Army will officially move its Cyber Command to Fort Gordon, making it the epicenter for all things......
11 January, 2018
