Arts and tourism are proving to be an economic boon to the CSRA. Mike Petchenik paints the picture in today’s Biz Bits.
In November, employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) fell by 400 to 244,800. Unemployment remained at 3.8% for the seventh consecutive month. 170 persons left the workforce and average weekly earnings decreased by $8 to $980. The average hours worked fell to 34.1. Overall, the Labor Market Index (LMI), which is a component index of the five labor market indicators described above fell 0.2 percent. The three-month moving average continued to be positive, and the index is above the level of a year ago. However, the rate of
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A recent change in a South Carolina law is credited with opening the door for a new, multi-million dollar healthcare facility in North Augusta. Now, Georgia is considering a similar change. The change was cited during Friday’s announcement of a new multispecialty clinic being developed by Augusta Oncology in the former Medac Building on Bluff Avenue. “That begins with the Lieutenant Governor and the legislators that you see behind me,” said Brett Brannon, President and CEO of Palmetto Peach Development, which is preparing the building. “Without their efforts over many
In 2015, Marty Koger was looking for something to do with a former gas station he owned in Evans. “The store had been closed for two years, and my daughter suggested I check out growler stores in Atlanta,” he recalled. “I saw that they are interesting places selling interesting beer. You could go in and chat and learn about new and interesting beers. That was attractive to me.” He really loved that there was no template for stores and he could design it any way he wanted. “I came up
