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In my column last week, we looked back at the predictions I made in December concerning the national and local economy for 2024. For the most part, those predictions have been pretty accurate, and I indicated that there is not much I would change about those predictions for the remainder of the year. https://augustabusinessdaily.com/2024-predictions-revisited-how-is-it-going-so-far-part-1/ In my December column, I also made predictions under the headings of “Managing Your Business/Trends in the Workplace” and “Business of Sports.” In today’s column, I will evaluate the predictions under those headings so far this

Editor’s Note: Most U.S. adults plan to watch some or most of tonight’s presidential debate and many think the event will be important for the campaigns of both President Joe Biden and former President, Donald Trump, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research. It’s likely that some of the issues Gen. Smith brings to light in this column will be discussed. The debate will be broadcast on CNN at 9:00 pm ET. Folks, it may be time to kick back and ask ourselves

Just before the start of the new year, I made a series of economic and business predictions for 2024. In that column, I indicated that my predictions were based on a “mix of data and pragmatic optimism.” As noted in my most recent column, I consume a significant amount of business information through various forms of media such as print, television, radio, and podcasts, and my predictions were an attempt to integrate and synthesize that information into a forecast of the future. As we approach the midpoint of 2024, I

Prior to bringing this column to Augusta Business Daily (ABD), my tenure at ABD began with a weekly feature which was known as “Mondays with Rick.” For that feature, retired ABD writer, Gary Kauffman would interview me on a business topic and then write up an edited version of that interview. Back in January 2023, our topic was how to learn and be more informed about business, and in that interview, I highlighted some recommended business books (e.g., Jim Collins’ “Good to Great” and “Built to Last”), print media (e.g.,

While I am not running for office, like most of us, I am concerned about the direction of our country. Like most readers of Augusta Business Daily, I am most concerned with how this direction impacts business and our country’s economy. In a little over three weeks, our two presidential candidates are scheduled to participate in the first of two debates prior to the election. Hopefully, this debate will enlighten us on how each candidate plans to address the issues that impact us the most. Unfortunately, I am not too

During my three-week hiatus from writing this column earlier this month, Augusta Business Daily’s publisher (Neil Gordon) and editor (Mitzi Oxford) chose to fill my usual space with what they considered “Best of” columns of mine from the past year. One of those columns was one which I wrote in December in which I made business-related predictions for 2024. (Note:  Toward the end of June, I will write a column that will evaluate how accurate all of those predictions have been at the halfway point of the year.) One of

After taking a three-week hiatus, I thought I would “come out swinging” with a column on a controversial, yet critically important topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI. While the term DEI is a relatively new one, it has its roots in the civil rights movement in the 1960’s. While its origins are primarily race-related, over time, DEI addressed a number of identities, such as gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity, along with race. Early on, DEI was primarily informed by affirmative action and other equal employment legislation, but DEI programming