Business

Thomas J. Andersen, founding partner of Andersen, Tate & Carr is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Real Estate Law in Atlanta for 2016. Mr. Andersen has concentrated his practice in real estate and banking. His commercial real estate practice includes representation of developers in acquisition and development of office,...

In a vote on Tuesday, June 7, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved expansion of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District’s (GPCID) boundaries. The expansion includes six land parcels with a total fair market value of almost $27 million and brings GPCID’s membership to 245 commercial properties. The commercial property owners joining GPCID in the 2016 expansion are all...

Data published online by the Washington Post shows that Gwinnett-area home prices grew in most zip codes from 2004 to 2015, outpacing the national average in many areas. The data, from Black Knight Financial Services, shows that home values in 19 Gwinnett postal codes outperformed the national average, which was below 15% growth. Homes in 45 other zip codes performed more poorly...

Georgia United Credit Union announces that it has reached a key business growth milestone of exceeding $1 billion in total assets. Debbie Smith, President & CEO, shared the achievement at Georgia United’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting this spring and invited all members to visit their local Georgia United branch to help the credit union celebrate. “We are excited to have reached...

Governor Nathan Deal announced today that thredUP, a leading online marketplace for consumers to buy and sell secondhand women’s and children’s clothing, will establish a distribution and warehouse operation in Gwinnett County. This project represents more than 300 new jobs to the Gwinnett Community. “thredUP's decision to grow its business here in Georgia is a direct reflection of our first-rate...

Following a search, Dr. Tyler T. Yu, professor of economics and accounting, has been named dean of the Georgia Gwinnett College School of Business. He succeeds Dr. Victoria Johnson, who was the first dean hired at the newly established college in 2006, and who will retire June 30. Yu began serving as interim dean several months ago when Johnson...

Brian and Nola Klaubert opened their first Christian Brothers Automotive franchise in 2002 after leaving lucrative tech jobs in Tulsa, OK. The two were exposed to the brand while Brian was working for Kimberley Clarke, a job that required expansive travel time and caused the couple to relocate nearly every three years. “They were giving us signals that we were...

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) announced it has committed through its Foundation the allocation of $5 million to a new venture capital fund designed to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship in the healthcare field, with a specific focus on primary care. The Primary Care Innovation Fund is the first such endeavor in the College’s 117-year history and will invest in...