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WILLCOX INN GETS MORE HONORS!
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he 114-year-old stately hotel in Aiken was just voted 22nd best hotel in the South by Conde Naste Magazine, a prestigious travel periodical. This follows TOP 50 “small hotel” awards the Willcox received by different magazines in both 2011 and 2012.
SIGN OF THE TIMES AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL
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ood move by the folks who run our main airport in South Augusta. They’ve found a way to capitalize on the 100 percent growth in passengers in the last five years to go along with an expanded terminal. Airport Directors contracted with one of the large airport ad companies in the U.S. Departure Media is installing eight large-screen monitors in the remodeled terminal and will begin selling advertising to local companies hoping to connect their message to the 500,000 annual passengers who travel in and out of Augusta Regional. by neil gordon
34 / VERGELIVE.com _ NOVEMBER 21