Security Federal Corp., the holding company for Security Federal Bank, announced April 29 its earnings and results for the first quarter of 2024.

Though no data centers have been built here, the data center boom is already paying off for Aiken County. Rolls-Royce has sold out of generators for the next two years and is adding capacity at its Graniteville plant to meet the demand driven primary by data centers, Plant Manager Joerg Klisch, said at the Aiken Chamber of Commerce First Friday Means Business event. 

Far Eastern cuisine is the focus of a new restaurant that made its debut recently in Aiken.

A fast-casual restaurant featuring a grilled cheese sandwich concept is scheduled to open this summer in Aiken Towne Park.

The 66th winner of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Man of the Year award wiped tears from his eyes as he accepted the award at the Etherredge Center Friday evening. Gary Stooksbury, Aiken Electric Cooperative CEO, paused twice as he made brief remarks during the chamber's 106th annual celebration of Aiken's best and brightest. 

House of Raeford Farms Inc. executives are thinking about what to do next after the North Carolina-based company’s plan to build a poultry processing plant north of Aiken near Interstate 20 suffered setbacks earlier this week.

Good Girl Brewing Co. is getting close to making its debut in Aiken.

Frank Townsend has been involved in the banking business for nearly 40 years.

Business owners in downtown Aiken work hard to attract visitors from near and far during Masters Week, which provides the opportunity for a big boost in sales.

The Masters Week debut of The Proper Plate in downtown Aiken this week has been successful, but most of the diners have been local residents instead of visitors from other parts of the country and world.

True Aiken is relocating.

Security Federal Bank recently acquired undeveloped land near Aiken Technical College in the Graniteville area and has plans to construct a branch facility on the property.

Shaw Industries Group Inc.’s Plant 78 near Aiken is the site of a $500-million expansion project that represents the largest capital investment in the company’s history.

The building and equipment at Aiken's Jack Rogers Tire Pros is a total loss and the owner is still working to determine what his next steps are going to be. "I don't know yet," CEO James Rogers said. "I'm still exploring my possibilities." 

A business previously located in Barnwell has moved its main office to Aiken. Robert Collins Company moved its main office to 121 Newberry St. SW in November, Chief Financial Officer Chrissy Still said Tuesday evening. 

Iron Gate Candles & Co. is on the move.

Around 230 Aiken County residents could be getting broadband internet service with the next few months. Spectrum is expanding its broadband network into Aiken County communities like Aiken, New Ellenton, Spiderweb, Jackson, Eureka, Salley, Windsor, Graniteville and Kitchings Mill. 

A business that manufactures electric vehicles will be rolling into Aiken.

Aiken's first Parker's Kitchen is set to open Friday. "I'm very excited to announce that we'll be opening on Friday morning," Parker's Kitchen Real Estate Development Manager Daniel Ben-Yisrael told the Aiken City Council Monday evening.

Parkdale Mills no longer owns the property that was the site of its Plant 40 in Graniteville.

Security Federal Corp., the holding company for Security Federal Bank, announced that a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share will be paid on or about March 15 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 29.

The Alison South Marketing Group has a new name.

A 154,480-square foot industrial building in Aiken commanded a price of $5.4 million when it was sold earlier this year.

Leslie Clark is back in business in downtown Aiken.

J. David Jameson couldn’t be happier that a valued member of his staff will be succeeding him as the president and CEO of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce.

A new DG Market is open for business in Jackson at 617 Tisdale St.

Affordable living is made easy with Aiken Housing Center, a local dealership for modular and manufactured housing since 1984.

A self-storage business and the property where it is located on Aiken’s Southside were sold late last year for $6.794 million.

A project to remodel the Pilot Travel Center in Graniteville recently was completed.

The launch of a new restaurant is scheduled for downtown Aiken this weekend.

Legal action by the Alison South Marketing Group, which included allegations of client poaching and the misappropriation of confidential information, has been resolved for the most part.

The Aiken County Planning and Development Department is reviewing plans to build two chain restaurants in the Graniteville area.

Tailored Gents Boutique was the site of a party Thursday night for the local launch of a new line of men’s clothing and accessories inspired by Aiken.

Two apartment complexes near USC Aiken recently changed hands, according to a North Charleston-based commercial real estate brokerage, management and investment firm.

Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems Division recently opened a Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus, which is in Graniteville.

The property where the Palmetto Roads convenience store is located in New Ellenton has been sold.

Midland Valley Golf Club in Graniteville has new owners.

The Kimberly-Clark Corporation acquired even more land during the fourth quarter of 2023 than the Aiken Standard first reported earlier this month.

Aiken residents wanting to drive a clean car now have a new choice. The Tidal Wave Auto Spa located at the corner of Silver Bluff Road and Hitchcock Parkway opened earlier this week by offering free washes to prospective customers. 

Another new restaurant, The Proper Plate, soon will be a part of Aiken’s downtown scene.

Droves of diners turned out for the grand reopening of Dukes Bar-B-Que on Wednesday.