March 22, 2021

160 business leaders packed into a Columbia County Chamber meeting to hear the results of a tri-county workforce study. (Photo by Neil Gordon) Business leaders agree there is a serious and complicated workforce issue in the CSRA—and they have different views on how to solve it. Gary Gibson of Gary’s Hamburgers says the government is de-incentivizing out of work employees; Patrick Reynolds of Cross Link Consulting says workforce training needs tweaking; and Robbie Bennett of the Columbia County Economic Development Authority points to many factors in a newly released study,