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Economic Update: ABD Extra Conference and Expo Edition

In this week’s economic update, we take a look at the employee recruitment and retention panel discussion from ABD’s Conference and Expo last week! Darin Myers, who is co-owner of TAB CSRA, speaks about interviewing job candidates and creating company values. This panel was moderated by Mike Petchenik who creates the weekly Georgia Business Minutes and other media for Augusta Business Daily.

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Darin Myers May 22, 2023 No Comments
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Keeping you up on a great product

Keith Perret, State Farm Insurance agent, sits down with Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon to discuss hiring and skills to be successful in the insurance business. Perret says companies and employees should find different ways to talk about products to fit consumer needs. For more information, contact Perret at his website: https://www.kpinthehouse.com/.

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Neil Gordon with Keith Perret May 22, 2023 No Comments
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Georgia Business Minute: Just doing our jobs

That’s right. A record number of Georgians are employed. Though the CSRA has fallen short according to recent employment statistics, unemployment reports have remained steady for the ninth month throughout the Peach State. Mike Petchenik reports from Atlanta with the latest on this and other stories in this week’s Georgia Business Minute.

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Mike Petchenik May 22, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: Looking at the labor market

The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area had the worst labor market over the last year of all metro areas in the state of Georgia. The Labor Market Index (LMI) for Augusta fell 0.4 percent from March 2022 through March 2023. Only Hinesville and Warner Robins also saw declining LMIs. The Georgia LMI grew by 0.9 percent over the past year. Columbus had the best labor market over the last year. Across the state, employment increased by 2.8 percent, or 133,400 jobs over the last year. By contrast, Augusta lost 1,100 jobs

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe May 22, 2023 No Comments
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Local meeting highlights workforce development, business initiatives

Nate Lauger helps people find local jobs in a variety of industries and has noticed a significant decline in the number of skilled workers he serves. On Thursday, Lauger, operations manager for Manpower, was one of several CSRA business professionals who attended this month’s Good Morning, North Augusta speaker series hosted by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Sponsors for the event included Bridgestone, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, and SRP Federal Credit Union. “If you’re looking for skills, it’s a lot harder,” he said. Specifically, Lauger said many workers lack

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Josh Heath May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Use your pain points for new business opportunities

Dr. Rick Franza, Professor of Management at the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about how and when to take advantage of business opportunities. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: Several weeks ago, we talked about the importance of innovation in business success, but often, innovation involves taking advantage of new opportunities. What should we view as opportunities? Rick: Author, Clayton Christensen, who developed the idea of “disruptive innovation,” said that business opportunities

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Dr. Rick Franza May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: Here’s the latest numbers on recruitment and retention

I am looking forward to the Augusta Business Daily Conference and Expo on Wednesday. As a primer for the recruitment and retention panel discussion at 11 a.m., I wanted to provide statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on recruitment and retention. By far, the most popular strategy for recruiting is higher pay, with 7.1 percent of firms in Georgia and 7.6 percent of firms in South Carolina using this strategy. Offering higher pay is the most popular choice across all industries. The next most popular strategy is expanded

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe May 15, 2023 No Comments
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What does the Writer’s Guild strike mean for Augusta’s film industry?

Augusta’s burgeoning film industry could be threatened by a nationwide strike. The strike by members of the Writers Guild of America is entering its third week. This is the union’s first strike in approximately 15 years. Among the first shows to be impacted were nighttime talk shows, specials, and comedies, like Saturday Night Live. Atlanta television station WSB is reporting even catering businesses are impacted. When productions halt, so do catering requests. “We are carefully watching it,” said Jennifer Bowen, Vice President of Destination Development & Community Engagement at Destination

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Georgia Business Minute: The wheels on the bus go…

Round and round. However, nearly 1,400 Georgia workers at one of America’s largest school bus manufacturers are voting on whether to unionize, asking for better pay and hours. Mike Petchenik reports from Atlanta on that and other stories in this week’s Georgia Business Minute.

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Mike Petchenik May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Understanding Today’s Commercial Real Estate Market: What’s Changing?

Davis is the Principal of the Beman Real Estate Group and Vice President and Director of Commercial Real Estate at Blanchard and Calhoun, sits down with Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon to discuss the commercial real estate market in the CSRA. Beman says there has been a shift in the demand for certain spaces in retail, dining, and offices, following adjustments made after the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, contact Beman at his website: www.bemangroup.com.

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Neil Gordon with Davis Beman May 15, 2023 No Comments
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