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Simon Says: How Helene impacted job and rate of pay

Publisher’s Note: As you probably witnessed in the months following Helene’s wrath, workers were out and about helping rebuild. Damaged homes, businesses, and public infrastructure were getting rebuilt. Demand was created for construction, engineering, skilled trades, and logistical movers. Federal and relief funds stimulated recovery efforts, but how much? The numbers may surprise you. In terms of employment, both Columbia County in Georgia and Aiken County in South Carolina saw employment increase from December to March by 1.89% and 0.1% respectively. Moreover, March employment in both counties was higher than

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe October 7, 2025 No Comments
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Ethically Speaking

Money is set aside each year for the business community to visit the Hull College of Business to talk about ethics in the workplace and when deals get done. The Dean of the school explains where the ethics panel got started and what business people will learn from attending. “The Blanchard Ethics series was endowed by the former Georgia Bank and Trust in honor of Russell Blanchard, and that happened in the late 2000s. We’ve been running an annual series ever since. The event is open to the community, free

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Dr. Mark Thompson October 6, 2025 No Comments
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Sporting events bringing millions to local economy

Dr. Jermaine Whirl helped Augusta greatly as President of Augusta Tech. Now, his new school will be helping to bring an estimated $1.1 million in economic impact to Augusta. Savannah State University and its fans will be coming to Lucy C. Laney Stadium for the Good Trouble Heritage Classic. The weekend celebration is from October 17-19, with the culmination being a football game between two historically black universities (HBCU). The game got the attention of ESPN, as ESPN+ is broadcasting the game across the country. Destination Augusta and the Augusta

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Neil Gordon October 6, 2025 No Comments
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How AI can help CSRA manufacturers

Georgia AIM (Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing), a partnership that includes the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (USEDA), set up its mobile lab in Augusta on Wednesday. The stop at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (GCITC) was part of Georgia AIM Week. It was a statewide tour to highlight the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) when it is used in manufacturing. Georgia AIM has eight projects across the state, with 17 subprojects. One of those projects focuses on cybersecurity and was awarded to

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 6, 2025 No Comments
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Good Deeds: Guest Column on Hurricane Helene

It’s All Heart (my friends) Eric Parker, Make Startups Founder One year ago this week, our city and our team were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Most of us had damaged homes, and the roads in and out of our neighborhoods and across the city were blocked by downed trees and power lines. We went weeks without power, and with limited access to food, gas, and other basic supplies. Every family learned how to use chainsaws, and communities banded together to help each other clean up, and most of all, actually

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Eric Parker, Make Startups Founder October 3, 2025 No Comments
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Hull Video: Ethically Speaking

An endowment is still in place from the former Georgia Bank & Trust to pass on its core mantra, “Doing the Right Thing.” After the first of the year, the Hull College of Business will announce a keynote speaker for its ethics series. Today, the Dean of the College explains the importance of learning good ethics in business.

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HCoB Dean Mark Thompson October 3, 2025 No Comments
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Augusta business owner speaks to 2500 for OSHA conference

Bill Foster’s helped manufacturers, safety managers, and HR managers stay safe and compliant with OSHA rules for more than 40 years. Last week, the Impact Safety President led a virtual conference for 2500 people from his training center in West Augusta on Augusta West Parkway. OSHA coordinated the webinar from its National Network of OSHA Training Institute Education Centers in San Diego and at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Foster spoke about permits required for confined spaces and emergency rescue plans. Confined spaces are critically important in terms of safety because

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Neil Gordon October 2, 2025 No Comments
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Bringing together the best minds and best practices

A summit scheduled for later this month is an opportunity for Metro Augusta business leaders, employees, and interested individuals to learn successful techniques from experts. The Power of You summit is set for Tuesday, Oct. 28th, in the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church of Augusta. This is the second year Richardson Professional Solutions (RPS) has sponsored this event. RPS President and CEO Amy Richardson told ABD as a business owner and member of Business Network International (BNI), she has had the opportunity to travel to conferences across the country.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 2, 2025 No Comments
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And Now for Some Good News!

The future is bright after all for the Augusta area workforce and young men specifically. My column last week on the struggles of young men in America was probably as saddening for many of you as it was for me. I have always seen this country as a land of great opportunity, and the plight of young men chronicled last week put some doubt in my mind for the first time.  However, I am fortunate to teach in Augusta University’s (AU) Hull College of Business (HCoB), so as I interact

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Dr. Rick Franza October 2, 2025 No Comments
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Enormous impact of tree loss from Helene

A student at Augusta University (AU) is taking a deeper look at the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on the Summerville campus and the implications of tree loss for the future. Austin Plagens, an undergraduate honor student, realized there had been a dramatic shift in the appearance of the campus following the hurricane. He also realized the magnitude of the loss needed to be better documented. He’s cataloging the changes for his honor’s thesis. Since the storm, Plagens has walked the campus, creating an inventory of every missing tree, its type,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 1, 2025 No Comments
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