Hull College of BusinessThe Beta Gamma Sigma honor students at the Hull College of Business had the opportunity to tour the Starbucks roasting facility in Augusta, GA. The Augusta Starbucks plant is the only plant in the company that produces soluble coffee and is the...
T-Mobile is a telecommunications service and cable provider that was founded in 1990. Although operating in parts of Europe, the U.S. is its largest territory with over 72 million mobile customers, making it the third largest carrier in the United...
rebeccaplankeyIn July the Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) decreased 0.4% from June. It is 0.7% lower than July 2017 – the first time it has shown a year on year decrease since October 2009. July often sees a jump in initial claims for unemployment insurance...
The Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) for the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) decreased 0.3% in the second quarter of 2018. It is still up 0.4 % from June 2017. The components that saw declines were housing permits and real deposits in...
Dean Richard FranzaGreetings from the Hull College of Business! The summer is coming to an end and excitement is in the air for the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. It has been a busy summer as we prepared for the new year and reflected upon the 2017-2018...
Economic Data Release by Simon Medcalfe, PhD, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics In April the Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) decreased 0.1% from March although it remains 1.0% higher than April 2017. In April residential housing...
On Friday May 4, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.9%, the lowest since 2000. April represented the 91st consecutive month of job gains, the longest streak of increases on record. Augusta has also...
The Hull College of Business proudly presents Mr. Jamie Gallagher, CEO of Faber-Castell USA, as the 2018 Hull College CEO Series speaker. On Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 4 p.m. in the Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom on the Summerville...
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...
