One City`s Testament to How Rural Sourcing has had an

One City’s Testament to How Rural Sourcing has had an
Impact on their Community
Monty Hamilton, CEO, Rural Sourcing, Inc.
Mayor Deke Copenhaver, City of Augusta
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Deke Copenhaver
Mayor, City of Augusta
Deke Copenhaver currently serves as Mayor of Augusta, Georgia
having been first elected in 2005 to serve out an unexpired term and
being subsequently re-elected in 2006 and 2010. Deke is a 2004
graduate of Leadership Georgia and a 2011 graduate of the Mayor’s
Institute on City Design. He currently serves on the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce’s International Development Committee, the
Savannah/Upper Ogeechee Regional Water Council and the Georgia
Downtown Task Force.
Monty Hamilton
CEO, Rural Sourcing, Inc.
Mr. Hamilton is the CEO responsible for leading the strategic direction
and the growth of RSI to launch 15 new high-tech hubs with 200
colleagues in each center across the US. Hamilton began his IT career
in 1988 with Accenture. In 1995 he joined four other colleagues to build
their own consulting firm – Clarkston Consulting. He was instrumental in
growing Clarkston into a global strategic and systems integration firm
with offices across the US and Europe. After Clarkston’s acquisition of
RSI he became the CEO in 2009. Mr. Hamilton holds an M.B.A. from
the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and a
B.B.A. in business from Millsaps College.
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Why RSI Chose Augusta?
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LCOL - HQOL
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Local Universities/Colleges/Ft.
Gordon
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Ability to be “Employer of Choice”
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Mayor’s vision for future tech hub
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• Ranked 6th in the nation in top Digital Cities
• Augusta-Richmond County ranks No. 2 in the United States for growth
of high-tech jobs during the past five years by Engine Advocacy, as
commissioned from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute
• Ranked in Top 200 for Forbes Best Places for Businesses and Careers
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