Remarks from Jason Rabun, the 2023 chamber chair, and Charlie Hartz, the current chair, highlighted recent accomplishments of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce and looked forward to new opportunities. The night, though, belonged to the award winners.
The Aiken Corporation took a step Wednesday morning that allows the city to build a downtown mixed-use building in which the Savannah River National Laboratory could lease space. The corporation s board voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the city that outlines the role the corporation will play in the construction of the building.
The Parker s Kitchen being constructed on the former Dick Smith property west of Aiken is eight weeks from opening and the store may get a bigger sign than allowed by Aiken s zoning ordinance. The Aiken Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the Aiken City Council approve a waiver to allow the store to have a sign that is 100 square feet in size along the Jefferson Davis Highway (US Routes 1/78).