Those of us who live in Augusta know it’s a great place, but the rest of the country is discovering our gem of a town as well! Augusta is continually recognized as one of the top cities in the nation beating the recession.
*Augusta named 2nd in most recession proof cities according to Money Magazine
*The Brookings Institute considers Augusta as having the 7th most resilient metro economies in the nation based in changes in employment, unemployment, gross metropolitan product and housing prices.
*Augusta is considered one of eleven cities that are beating the recession. Augusta jumped 11 spots since the Brookings Institute’s last edition of its Metro Monitor, which tracked the metro areas during the fourth quarter of 2009.