augustagazette.com http://www.augustagazette.com/section/BUSINESS augustagazette.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:56:04 +0000 2013 street repair projects approved http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519858/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 21:21:38 Kent Bush Gazette Publisher http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519858/1025/BUSINESS Project taking place in Augusta http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519859/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 21:19:52 Jeremy Costello Augusta Gazette http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519859/1025/BUSINESS Gazette wins Sweepstakes Award http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130507/NEWS/130509440/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 9:14:21 http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130507/NEWS/130509440/1025/BUSINESS Silvio Calabi: Enclave is the good news, bad news Buick http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509521/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:17:00 By Silvio Calabi, More Content Now http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509521/1025/BUSINESS The good news, early in ‘08, just before Capitalism collapsed, was that the Enclave was a modern unit-body, three-row, front-wheel/all-wheel-drive crossover vehicle that managed its [...]]]> Greg Zyla: 1958 Lincoln was massive http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509522/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:15:31 By Greg Zyla, More Content Now http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509522/1025/BUSINESS A: Chuck, the year 1958 was one of those years that the stylists went crazy with “big.” Regardless of model, from Buick to Chrysler to Ford, manufacturers flooded [...]]]> Hospital breaks ground on Augusta facility http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130503/NEWS/130509657/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 3 May 2013 14:38:10 Kent Bush Gazette Publisher http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130503/NEWS/130509657/1025/BUSINESS White Eagle donates to Senior Center http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130502/NEWS/130509868/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Thu, 2 May 2013 8:30:21 Photo by Kent Bush http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130502/NEWS/130509868/1025/BUSINESS Emprise to close downtown Augusta branch http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130501/NEWS/130509968/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Wed, 1 May 2013 9:36:42 http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130501/NEWS/130509968/1025/BUSINESS Jeremy Colvin selected as Chairman's Circle Honoree http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130419/BUSINESS/130418879/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Special to the Gazette http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130419/BUSINESS/130418879/1025/BUSINESS Butler Entrepreneurship Institute hosts forum http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130419/NEWS/130418902/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:39:40 http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130419/NEWS/130418902/1025/BUSINESS Silvio Calabi: Azera, the gentleman’s express http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409170/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:43:17 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409170/1025/BUSINESS But, as mother used to warn us, pretty is as pretty does. As it happens, though, the Azera does quite [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Flathead V-8 cylinder heads and Danica Patrick http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409171/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:41:32 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409171/1025/BUSINESS Q: Greg, what changes have to be made to put overhead valves on a flathead engine? Thanks, Dennis “Mike” Scott, Manson, N.C.
A: Dennis, the Flathead Fords have really caught on again with hot rodders as the nostalgia market continues to boom. As for those heads, the person behind much of the Chevy Corvette’s success, namely Zora Arkus-Duntov along with his brother Yura, built and sold a hemi style overhead valve Ardun Head for the Flathead V-8. They were purchased mostly by [...]]]> Gary Myers named Agent of the Year by New York Life http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409308/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409308/1025/BUSINESS Tax issues force closure of Patti's Place http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409533/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Thu, 4 Apr 2013 7:03:10 Kent Bush http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409533/1025/BUSINESS Greg Zyla: Reader disagrees with recommendation http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409936/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:11:54 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409936/1025/BUSINESS You are right the car will never be worth what a Cyclone with a 428 Cobra Jet engine. But that is not to say his Mercury is worthless. Although they will never bring an equal price as the muscle car, family sedan prices go up. It seems everyone restored muscle cars and scraped out the family sedans so fewer and fewer [...]]]> Silvio Calabi: Ford SHOws how it’s done http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409938/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:09:04 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409938/1025/BUSINESS SHO stands for [...]]]> Silvio Calabi: H-Drive is a mixed blessing in Infiniti’s M35 http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329493/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:03:50 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329493/1025/BUSINESS Which means no more, “Sir, I see you have no violations so I’ll let you off with a warning.” Which in turn means tiptoeing [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Eastern one-mile ‘dragstrip’ is ECTA home http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329495/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:52 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329495/1025/BUSINESS A: David, yes and no. The track you are talking about is a 9,000-foot-long private airport used mostly by DHL business delivery airplanes. The landing strip is 150 feet wide and offers two 33-foot lanes. The GPS address is 2870 Old State Road 73 if you have navigation in your vehicle. [...]]]> Silvio Calabi: Jeep Wranglers bristle with character http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319947/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:10:33 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319947/1025/BUSINESS Jeep can’t build Wranglers fast enough and many dealers have waiting lists. Wranglers are cash cows, too — the sticker on [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Readers remember Diana automobile http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319948/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:08:12 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.augustagazette.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319948/1025/BUSINESS We always had fun in the back seat of this car as it was so big. I think it had an eight cylinder engine, too.
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