Economic Data Release by Simon Medcalfe, PhD, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics In January 2018, the Hull College of Business Leading Economic Index (LEI) for Augusta increased 0.4% from December 2017. The LEI has increased 1.0% from...
The final economic data for 2017 has just been released and it was a good year for Augusta. Employment levels reached record highs with 244,600 people employed in December. Record employment levels were also seen in education and health services...
Economic Data Release by Simon Medcalfe, PhD, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics In November 2017, the Hull College of Business Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased 0.2% from October. The LEI has increased 1.0% from November 2016...
Economic Data Release by Simon Medcalfe, PhD, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics In September, the Hull College of Business Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) was little changed from August. The LEI has increased 1.3% from September 2016...
The economic data is in for the first six months of the year so how has Augusta fared? How does this performance compare to other Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of the state and the country as a whole? Just like my relay team in the Ironman...
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...
“As to the long-term future,” Medcalfe said, “we will have to see which of Trump’s economic policies he prioritizes upon taking office.”
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“The approximate number of firearms units sold has increased. Part of that is because we’re seeing a population increase across the country, it’s currently hunting season and there is a pre-election impact,” said Jurgen Brauer, an...
Five Hull College of Business students summed up a semester’s worth of work on Thurs., Dec. 2, by providing an economic impact study of Savannah River Site (SRS) at the annual meeting of the SRS Community Reuse Organization. The 20-minute...