*Building a new arena in Augusta, but unknown where the location will be: http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-09-26/regency-supporters-unmoved-arena-site-selection-presentation, http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Coliseum-Authority-Meeting-a-Full-House-448078573.html
* New Internship program to promote sticking in Augusta to work: "The Students2Work initiative aims to place 250 Richmond County high school students in internships throughout the Augusta area – to both improve the skills they have, and to develop new skills to better prepare them for the working world." http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2017-09-06/business-education-leaders-announce-job-internship-initiative-richmond
The demand for skilled workers takes on added gravity as the region braces for an expected economic spike spurred by cyber-related businesses.