(AUGUSTA, GA) COMMUNITY HEADLINES, FEB 10, 2014

(AUGUSTA, GA) PHOTOS from the Lucy Craft Laney Heritage Gala http://spotted.augusta.com/galleries/4495/ 

(AUGUSTA, GA) The general manager of the new Cabela’s Augusta Outpost store is Bruce Biedenharn, 54. A native of Mason City, Illinois, Biedenharn brings more than 35 years of retail-management experience. He will lead a team of about 100 employees at Cabela’s first Georgia store. http://www.cabelas.com 

(AUGUSTA, GA) PHOTOS from Gallery Signing Day http://spotted.augusta.com/galleries/4514/ 

(MASHABLE) People-Powered Publishing Is Changing All the Rules. http://mashable.com/2014/02/09/self-publishing-digital/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link 

(AUGUSTA, GA) PHOTOS from Chamber Banquet and Showcase http://spotted.augusta.com/galleries/4512/ 

(AUGUSTA, GA) Need a business mentor? Need free business advise? SCORE has over 13,000 volunteers with more than 600 business skills. SCORE Volunteers are working and retired business owners, executives, and corporate leaders. Volunteers share their wisdom and lessons learned in business. They are located at 3140 Augusta Tech Drive. (706) 793-9998 http://augustaga.score.org/ 

(AUGUSTA, GA) Jazz vocalist Niki Haris is performing at Union Baptist Church, located at 1104 Greene Street, on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling Historic Augusta at 706-724-0436. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Union Baptist Church Restoration Fund, which is used to provide bricks and mortar restoration and operating support to the church.

(AUGUSTA, GA) Two historic neighborhoods coming together to regenerate Augusta’s urban core – a transformation few people ever imagined. http://www.laneywalkerbethlehem.com/  

(SAVANNAH, GA) The Savannah Book Festival begins this Thursday. More than 30 authors will be in attendance including Scott Turow, Mitch Albom and Eben Alexander, MD. View the complete author list and plan to spend Presidents Day Weekend in Savannah http://bit.ly/1hoPA5c 

(SOCIAL MEDIA EXAMINER) According to these statistics, companies with blogs generate 97% more leads. http://socialmouths.com/blog/2014/02/06/content-marketing-improve-search-engine-rankings/ 

(AUGUSTA, GA) The Historic Augusta 2014 Heritage Party will be held on Tuesday, March 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the home of Becky and Randy Smith who live at 814 Milledge Road. All current, new or renewing members at the donor level ($350) and above are invited to attend. If you would like to check the status of your membership, renew, or join Historic Augusta, please call 706-724-0436.

(AUGUSTA, GA) Premier Outlets, a division of Ben Carter Enterprises, announced today that it is planning a 400,000 square foot fashion outlet mall to open in Fall 2015. The mall is to be located at I-20 and Riverwatch Parkway (exit 200) next to Costco, Cabela’s and Georgia Theatre. For more information, visit http://gallery.mailchimp.com/d11e89beacbd2be3d0208a7cc/files/Augusta_1_page_flyer.pdf 

(AUGUSTA, GA)  The Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Broad Street is expected to open in mid-March. The six-story hotel replaces an old Regency Inn at 444 Broad Street and will include 118 rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, gym and meeting space. The $8 million project will add 30-40 jobs, with hiring expected to start March 1. See full story at http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2014-01-24/projects-slated-completion-2014.