Employment

Editor’s Note: Dr. Rick Franza, the esteemed Dean of AU’s Hull College of Business insists I call him, “Rick”, instead of “Dr. Franza or Dean Franza”. Each week we’re planning to converse about an interesting business story or event or discuss something “bigger picture” in the business world. We both attended the recent Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce panel discussion about the local labor shortage. It featured panelists Cal Wray from the Augusta Economic Development Authority, Dr. Jermaine Whirl from Augusta Technical College, Brittany Burnett from the United Way of

Like much of the nation, the CSRA has been plagued by a widespread labor shortage caused, at least in part, by the pandemic, though this issue certainly isn’t new. The deadline to sign up is today. A panel of four business leaders will discuss this shortage and ways to address it at the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Member Economic Luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. The panelists for the program titled “From Pandemic to Sansdemic –

As part of its Founders’ Week and 60th anniversary celebrations, Augusta Technical College has selected 10 distinguished alumni and former students to become members of its inaugural Den of Distinction. The induction ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. in the college’s Jack B. Patrick Information Technology Center. According to Dr. Ashley Strong-Green, the college’s distance education coordinator, the Anniversary Committee received about 40 nominations. Strong-Green says the induction ceremony is an invitation-only event. Anna Reeves – one of the inductees and owner of Paws and

Each year, the second week of September is designated as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, but Adam Willis says his trucking company recognizes its drivers’ hard work throughout the year. Willis – president of F&W Transportation Inc. located at 4197 Mike Padgett Highway in south Augusta, explains drivers consistently deal with numerous challenges, such as parking and regulations, and COVID-19 has only added to those challenges. “It’s made it harder to operate at individual businesses,” he states. “Each state treats drivers differently.” For example, some businesses want them to wear

Editor’s Note: If you’ve ever seen the CNBC show, “The Profit”, the lead “character” in the business reality show always talks about the 3 P’s, “People, Product and Process”. In this week’s Coach’s Corner, Darin Myers says if you’ve got the “flow”, your company is ready to go! As in our daily lives, the world of business has grown a great deal more complex in recent times. Generally speaking, every organization finds itself challenged by innovations in technology, elaborate organization processes and procedures, and the need for compliance with all