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The State of Economic Development in Georgia

Thursday, August 03, 2017 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EST Infinite Energy Forum 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, GA 30097 In 2016 Georgia was named the #1 State to do business for the fourth year in a row by Site Selection Magazine. Georgia's stable economy, strong infrastructure and skilled workforce make it a desirable location to do business, but will Georgia hold on to the title...

We’re Ready to Show Gwinnett Some More Love!

Do you remember what you were doing 20 years ago in that long-ago summer of 1997? We were putting the finishing touches on the inaugural issue of Gwinnett Magazine, a brand-new publication committed to sharing the good news about Gwinnett -- including all the reasons our home town was a great place to live, work and play. We vividly remember...

Business Events: July & August, 2017

July 18, 2017 Monthly Meeting Dacula Business Association July 20, 2017 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Business After Hours Presented by Country Financial- July 2017 Hosted By Stars and Strikes Dacula Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center 1700 Winder Highway Dacula, GA 30019 July 20, 2017 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM HRMA: Data Security & Privacy in the Workplace: Achieving the Right Balance in a Digital Era, presented by...

City Approves ‘Unique’ Senior Housing Development

A D4.73-acre senior housing development on Highway 78 has been approved by Mayor and Council. The project by Ridgecliff LLC, calls for a mixed-use senior citizen development including retail and restaurant space, medical buildings, 225 Independent Living units, 55 Assisted Living units, 24 memory Care units and 85 single-family townhomes for those 55 and older. The project, located at 1672 Athens...

Selling Gwinnett

For decades now, Gwinnett County has been among the fastest growing counties in the state and even the nation. The dramatic growth that began in the 1970s has been sustained at enviable levels, fueled by an outstanding educational system, affordable housing and cost of living, and an impressive list of quality of life features that include an award-wining parks...

Business is Bubbling Up

Denise Zannu began making soaps in her kitchen years ago to give to friends and families as gifts. These days her company, Black Mermaid's Bath and Body, manufactures all-natural soaps and other products that are used in upscale hotels and spas and sold in a variety of shops. The idea for the Snellville-based business was planted around 2013, when friends...

Helping Businesses Grow

People start companies for all sorts of reasons, but for Peter Hildebrandt, one reason is that "business is fun." Hildebrandt calls himself a serial entrepreneur because he has started a wide variety of companies: A highly localized weather forecasting firm that wind surfers in Portland, Oregon, loved. A software startup that Steelcase purchased. A gourmet brownie company (well, that was...

Peachtree Corners Town Center Ground Breaking Ceremony

Peachtree Corners is celebrating the ground breaking of its new town center and a few raindrops couldn't dampen their enthusiasm! The 21-acre mixed used development is expected to open in the fall of 2018 and will be the heart of the city. On the eve of celebrating its 5th anniversary, the City of Peachtree Corners marked another pivotal occasion -...