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In the second part of an interview with Neil Gordon, Trey Nuckols, Recruiting Manager with Nuck Recruiting and Consulting, discusses bringing in new talent for the automotive technician industry.

In the second part of an interview with Neil Gordon, Trey Nuckols, Recruiting Manager with Nuck Recruiting and Consulting, discusses bringing in new talent for the automotive technician industry.

Georgia’s public schools are in line for two different financial boosts. One is to provide funds for school safety. Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday announced the amended budget he will submit to the General Assembly when the legislative session begins in January will include more than $100 million annually to be used for school safety and security. It will provide every public school in the state $45,000 to use at the district’s discretion. “We could have a school resource officer in every school, if that’s what the locals do,” Kemp

Just a year from now, one location downtown could see a hub-spot incubator for new businesses. Mike Petchenik explains more in today’s edition of BizBits.

As we move through the first full week of December, we can begin to anticipate the end of the calendar year. Since Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays this year, many businesses are giving their employees the last week of the year off from work. In addition, most are also off on January 2, and many are taking days off in the week leading up to Christmas, particularly with Hanukkah running from December 18-26. Therefore, many of us have anywhere from one to two weeks away from

Commissioners voted to stay the course for airport leadership into 2024. They approved a 5% pay raise for Judon, who currently earns just under $220,000 a year. It will begin in January, which is the start of his new contract. Members of the Augusta Aviation Commission held their final meeting of 2023 on Tuesday and laid the groundwork for the coming year. Commissioner, Randy Sasser had been tasked with surveying the board for recommendations to serve as chairman and vice chairman in 2024. The recommendation to have current Chairman, Dan

Trey Nuckols, Recruiting Manager of Nuck Recruiting & Consulting, sits down with Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon to discuss challenges the auto body industry is facing with recruiting skilled workers. Nuckols says that as workers approach retirement age, efforts of recruitment services will remain key factors in keeping industries alive and well. Get in touch with Nuckols at https://nuckservices.com or (803) 522-3722.

Augusta Regional Airport was awash with Army BDUs as soldiers participated in the annual tradition of “Holiday Block Leave.” As Augusta’s largest employer, with roughly 30,000 military and civilian employees, this marks the beginning of the holidays for enlisted men and women. More than 4,500 soldiers participated in the departure. The Army anticipates more than 38,000 service members nationwide will travel home from posts across the country. “I’ve been looking forward to it the past 28 weeks that I’ve been in basic training. Then, I’ve been in AIT (Advanced Individual

Yesterday, Trey Nuckols, Recruiting Manager with Nuck Recruiting and Consulting, discussed employer ghosting with Neil Gordon. When the tables are turned and the employee is ghosting, it can cause significant disruption in the workplace.

The sale of a mixed-use historic building is just the latest in several announcements for new projects in downtown Augusta. Mike Petchenik has more in today’s Biz Bits.

Augusta Business Daily’s Dana Lynn McIntyre asked a question relating to county-level data at my Economic Forecast Breakfast on December 7th. I mentioned that county-level data is often released with a long lag. It just so happened that later that day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their county employment and wages data for the second quarter of 2023 – better six months late than never! Here is what it said. Two counties saw declines in employment since the second quarter of 2022. Burke County employment fell by 20 percent