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July 17, 2022

B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: AU pumps billions of dollars into the local economy

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about the financial impact Augusta University has on the community. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: Last week, some numbers came out about the financial impact Augusta University and AU Health Systems have on the community. Combined, they add more than $2.1 billion to the local community, but it looks like AU provides about half of that, at $1.054 billion

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AGS test program helps groceries take flight

Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, and it’s….a drone delivering your weekly groceries? That could be a possibility in the future, thanks to a business project developed by the Augusta Regional Airport. The airport created Airworx Innovation Xchange, an aerospace business incubator, a few years ago to support startups in the aeronautical and aviation industries, according to its Director of Marketing and Business Development, Diane Johnston. “It provides an opportunity to move the industry forward,” Johnston said. “If they need help with marketing, we can help

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