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July 21, 2025
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Hurricane Helene job impact

As the 2025 hurricane season gets underway, the first county-level data capturing the labor market impact of Hurricane Helene last September has just become available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the 13 Georgia counties of the Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission (CSRA), employment fell between the third quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter in 6 counties. The largest decline was 1.75% in Lincoln County. Other counties that saw declining employment were Columbia (0.27%), Hancock (0.68%), Jenkins (1.21%), McDuffie (1.17%), and Washington (0.27%). In Georgia, employment increased

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe July 21, 2025 No Comments
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NOAA and NWS cuts could impact CSRA

Today we are battling deadly heat index readings, or “feels like temperatures” of more than 100 degrees. Based on flooding of historic proportions in Texas recently, you might be surprised to learn extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard, causing more fatalities than other weather events, including hurricanes, floods, or tornadoes. The cuts from President Trump for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) amount to more than $1.5 billion and a staff reduction of 1,800 employees. That is the beginning as more cuts are

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Mitzi Oxford July 21, 2025 No Comments
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The ethical side of AI in the CSRA

The explosive growth in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) brings new tools into the hands of business leaders, schools, and individuals. It provides improved potential for workflow and creativity, but it has also opened up questions about how it is used. The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s July Third Thursday Business Builder focused on “Minds and Machines: Advancing Ethics in AI.” Led by Matthew Jay, CEO of PC Techware, Inc., the session looked at guidelines to keep AI use transparent and ethical. “I know when I say ethics, everybody’s

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 21, 2025 No Comments