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By Press release submission

Sep 9, 2021

Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on September 8.

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Leadership Augusta Class of 2022 Chairs

The current class of Leadership Augusta is underway. With a successful initial class day and a two-day Leadership Retreat, 2022 Class Chair Kim Evans and Co-Chair Chris Bird are already making this year's class the elite experience that Leadership Augusta participants have come to know and love. Kim Evans, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, and Chris Bird, GM of Augusta Entertainment Complex, are both graduates of Leadership Augusta Class of 2016.

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LOCAL COMPANY VIDEOS ADD VALUE FOR JOBSEEKERS

Associate Vice President of Workforce Solutions, Jasmine Sims, recently led a film crew to capture employer and employee videos at local companies. This project is part of an ambitious effort to curate local worker testimonials in high demand jobs and feature local companies on the regional job marketplace talent2work.net. The Chamber would like to thank our first round of participating employers for engaging with us to make local workforce opportunities come alive. If your company would like to be featured on talent2work.net and you have an employee that would like to be filmed as a testimonial to the work they do, please reach out to Jasmine Sims. Our thanks to August’s video partners go to...

Carole Fabrics

Destination Augusta

Security Federal Bank

RBW Logistics

RW Allen

Reeves Construction

Universal Plumbing

MAU Workforce Solutions

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RCSS “HACKING THE FUTURE” CYBER CAMP HUGE SUCCESS

The Summer Cyber Camp offered by the Richmond County School System this year yielded 78 participating students including 28 elementary students, 35 middle school students and 15 high school students. Led by Darryl Stewart, 5 instructors provided 4 weeks of lessons, 4 hours per day from cyber.org as well as microbit.org using Raspberry Pi devices. Mr. Stewart is the CTAE Coordinator for the RCBOE’s Cyber Academy located at the Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School. The Academy is open to all students interested in cybersecurity training and industry certifications.

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THIRD THURSDAY BUSINESS BUILDER WITH WORKFUL

Join the Augusta Metro Chamber and Dennis O'Keefe of Workful for a presentation on the value of using software to integrate business processes. Dennis will instruct participants on where to start, and identify what is specifically available for small businesses. The goal of this seminar is to help simplify and automate business necessities such as payroll, accounting, cash management and HR management.

Complimentary for Members, lunch provided.

COMMUNICATION TUNE-UP WITH DR. MELISSA FURMAN

Join the Augusta Metro Chamber and Dr. Melissa Furman, Founder and Consultant at Career Potential, LLC to learn about how business environments continue to change and become more diverse, all professionals can benefit from a “communication tune-up”. This session will provide practical recommendations to enhance your communication skills, especially when interacting with people who may communicate differently than you.

FROM PANDEMIC TO SANSDEMIC AT MEMBER ECONOMIC LUNCHEON

On Wednesday, September 29, join us for a moderated panel discussion with Cal Wray, Augusta Economic Development Authority, Dr. Jermaine Whirl of Augusta Technical College, Brittany Burnett with United Way of the CSRA, and Mary Hayes, WorkBay.

The Augusta Region faces a shortage of workers as does the nation. Some of this disruption in the labor pool continues to be fueled by the pandemic, however many believe that the current worker shortage is decades in the making. This program will focus on opportunities to expand the labor market with more ready-to-work entry level engagement, upskilling the underemployed and earlier intervention at the K-12 level. It will also provide insight on the economic costs to our region of underemployment and unemployment.

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CONGRATULATIONS 2021 CYBER CITY'S BEST WINNERS

Congratulations to the following Chamber members on being selected for The Augusta Chronicle 2021 Cyber City's Best awards.

Beauty & Health

Clothing

Fleet Feet Augusta | Swank

Dining

Entertainment & Leisure

Augusta Museum of History | Augusta Players | Topgolf

Home, Home Services & Finance

Kids & Education