Augusta | Richmond County: Betting on Augusta

NORCROSS, Ga. (Georgia Trend) – In March 2020, business predictions were grim. “You had all these experts, the National Main Street Center and the Small Business Association, doing nationwide statistics and saying that 30% to 35% of small businesses would not survive the pandemic,” says Margaret Woodard, executive director of Augusta’s Downtown Development Authority. “And that gives you cause for sleepless nights.” However, Woodard says, “We quickly learned that it wasn’t going to happen here.” Continue Reading…