When personalities don’t mesh in the workplace or there is a power dynamic that causes an issue, it might be time for a resolution through mediation. Neil and TeKay Brown Taylor, HR Consultant and Professional Mediator discuss the next best steps to take.
Metro Augusta will have roughly 1,300 new job openings within the next 18 to 36 months. That’s based on recent economic development announcements in Richmond and Burke Counties in Georgia and Aiken County in South Carolina. Some, including Meta in the Sage Mill Industrial Park, GF Casting Solutions in the Augusta Corporate Park, and TMC Transformers in the Burke County Industrial Park, plan to build new facilities for the approximately 500 employees the three of them will hire. “All of them have construction-related jobs,” Cal Wray, President of the Augusta
October has been a month of recovery for the CSRA. While there were piles of evidence from Helene’s bad side, many meetings and conventions went forward in the River Region as planned. Destination Augusta and the Augusta Sports Council announced that 3,065 visitors attended events that generated $2,798,000 in total estimated economic impact. Four of those meetings and conventions were held in October, the remaining four other events are upcoming between now and November 22. ABD was curious about how those numbers stack up to the same period last year.
As you may remember from my first column after the storm, one of the major “impacts” the storm had on me personally was the total loss of a vehicle after it was struck by a fallen tree. The vehicle was a 2013 Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with almost 160,000 miles on it. I typically buy a vehicle that I think will last a long time, maintain it well, and typically donate it (while it is still running very well) when I finally decide (or my wife forces me) to replace
Economic development leaders in Metro Augusta are celebrating the recent series of major companies coming to the area, creating hundreds of new jobs. While those jobs have been in the spotlight, there is a quieter, even larger, job growth bubbling just under the headlines. Augusta Business Daily spoke with Cal Wray, President of the Augusta Economic Development Authority (AEDA), Will Williams, President and CEO of Western SC Economic Development Partnership, and Austin Stacy, Executive Director of the Development Authority of Burke County (DABC), about the thousands of jobs that will
Is your company hiring? Are you searching for an employee who shows up on time every day? Do you want to improve your company culture and expand your customer base? Your next great hire may come from a talent pool you might not have considered, people with disabilities. Aiken’s South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation office serves Aiken, Barnwell, and Edgefield counties, matching about 200 employees with employers annually. Sara Wilson has almost 20 years of experience in workforce development, including the past 8 years as the Business Development Specialist for the
It could be one-on-one or with a group, but the ultimate goal of conflict coaching is the same, resolution through mediation. Neil and HR Consultant and Professional Mediator, TeKay Brown Taylor dive into the topic.
September saw another record month for employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Employment in September increased by 900 to 248,400. Augusta has seen records broken every month since June. Education and Health Services also saw record employment in September. Employment in September increased by 350 to over 40,000 for the first time. Other sectors that saw employment increase in September were leisure and hospitality (+190), professional and business services (+180), Transportation and utilities (+80), and retail (+40). Wholesale and manufacturing employment fell. Another record fell in September, average
TeKay Brown-Taylor is back with more fresh clips on taking your professional game to the next level. Here’s what Executive Coaching looks like.
Georgia’s senators announced Augusta Regional Airport is one of three in line to receive money from a program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. A news release from Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga) said Augusta Regional will receive $4 million from the FAA’s Airport Terminal Program (ATP). The money can be used to build and upgrade airport facilities, along with better transportation options for passengers. “Georgia’s airports are a key driver of job creation and economic competitiveness,” Ossoff was quoted in the news release. “Our bipartisan
