9th Annual Economic Breakfast talk jobs and how Augusta ranks in Georgia

rebeccaplankey1 min readDecember 14, 2016

In case you missed the 9th Annual Economic Breakfast hosted by Hull College of Business, Augusta University you can read all about it thanks to our media partners Augusta Chronicle and WJBF. The focus of the talk was on jobs and Augusta’s economic outlook for 2017. Dr. Simon Medcalfe, Associate Professor of Finance, tracks local economic performance through two indexes: the Augusta Leading Economic Index, a composite of various indicators, and the Labor Market Index, which tracks job creation, unemployment rates and other labor statistics.

Thank you to Wells Fargo for sponsoring the event!

Augusta Chronicle covers the 9th Annual Economic Breakfast

WJBF Interviews Professor Simon Medcalfe after the 9th Annual Economic Breakfast

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The mission of the Hull College of Business is to provide on-going high-quality business education, distinctive academic programs, and experiential learning opportunities that give our students and the business community a competitive advantage. We achieve this by investing in diverse faculty balanced in business acumen and academic rigor who conduct applied and basic research and through seamless collaboration with external constituents and within Augusta University.

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