Economics

Editor’s note: As a former meteorologist in Cincinnati, Nashville, and Columbus, GA, Simon Medcalfe’s story about climate change and future economic impacts in the CSRA intrigued me. I reached out to discuss the topic in depth with a current weather expert. If you are an Augustan or have lived in the CSRA long enough, you know that weather can have a huge financial impact. The first example that comes to mind, is the flooding of October 1990, when more than a foot of rain fell in two days, including 8

After a very enjoyable first semester back in the classroom, I am now in the third week of classes for the Spring Semester at Augusta University. This semester, I am teaching two courses that focus on operations and supply chain management (O/SCM); one at the undergraduate level and one in the MBA program. While the study of O/SCM delves into such topics as process analysis and improvement, product and service design, capacity analysis and planning, quality management, inventory management, sourcing, and logistics, the essence of O/SCM in a business is

It was an after-Christmas gift in the bank for SRP Credit Union members. A Loyalty Dividend was designed and paid out just after the holiday to reward SRP members and to recognize the financial strength of the Credit Union. In 2022, SRP’s Board also paid a Loyalty Dividend totaling over $1.5 million. This year, the amount has doubled to over $3 million. “The amount members received was based on the member’s account(s) relationship they have with SRP. All members did not receive the same amount of the Loyalty Dividend,” according