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Vicente is Joining Us – Will You?

Thursday, May 26th, 2011, 11:57pm

In September 2010, the Corporate Executive Board hosted its inaugural Finance and Strategy Summit in Washington, DC, welcoming hundreds of senior executives to discuss the challenges facing them as the economy moved from recession to slow growth.

Due to the success of the first meeting, we are expanding the series and hosting an event especially tailored for UK and European executives. Please join us on 5-6 October in London for our 2011 Finance and Strategy Summit, and contact me for more detail.

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Colliers International to host job fair in Cherokee County

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 1:28pm

Colliers International to host job fair in Cherokee County

HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Colliers International, in conjunction with the city of Holly Springs, will host a job fair on Thursday, May 19.

The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Ronald Hart Named to Barron’s 2011 “Top 100 Financial Advisors”

Submitted by Judith Fouts

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, 12:25pm

Ronald Hart Named to Barron’s 2011 “Top 100 Financial Advisors”

ATLANTA, GA May 17, 2011 – Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced today that Ronald Hart, a managing director of the Hart Group in the Firm’s Atlanta office, has been named to Barron’s annual list of America’s Top 100 Financial Advisors.

The “Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors” is a select group of individuals who are screened on a number of criteria. Among factors the survey takes into consideration are assets under management, revenue produced for the Firm and quality of service provided to clients. Investment performance is not an explicit criterion.

“I am extremely proud that Ron Hart is representing Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on this list,” commented Michael Outlaw, Branch Manager of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Atlanta office.

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Woodstock Welcomes You! Buttercup's Closet

Submitted by J. Alexander, Community Contributor

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, 11:12am

Woodstock Welcomes You! Buttercup's Closet

“Woodstock Welcomes You!” is a weekly article from 11Alive.com about a local business getting involved in the community. This week, we’re interviewing Tammy Willis, owner of Buttercup’s Closet (http://buttercupscloset.com/) located near the Bridge Mill Community. Buttercup’s Closet is a children’s boutique with new and re-sale children’s and maternity clothing.

Tammy, a home spun Georgia girl from Calhoun, obviously has a knack for this business.

“I saw a need for an outlet that provided quality children’s clothing in our area, especially since The Funky Monkey closed.” Tammy told us. Buttercup’s Closet isn’t a large chain, just a simple little business trying to fit into the community.”

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The New Marketing Model; Companies Look to Fractional Marketing Officers to Drive Business Growth

Submitted by msleff on Tuesday, May 10th, 12:50 pm

‘Chief Outsiders’ Fractional CMO Firm Expands to Atlanta with Focus on Mid-Sized Businesses

Marketing drives business growth, and today’s companies are looking to “fractional’ marketing officers as a cost-effective way to deliver increased profits. Chief Outsiders, a company that provides top-level Chief Marketing Officers to businesses on just such a fractional basis, expanded to Atlanta this month. With a focus on helping mid-sized companies in Atlanta grow, the company has added three locally-based senior marketing executives.

Many mid-sized companies view marketing solely as a promotional function, while larger companies deploy a more strategic and holistic approach.

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Twenty Students from Atlanta Schools Graduate from Construction Industry Career Education Program

Submitted by msleff on Friday, April 29th, 2:19 pm

Graduation season kicked off a little early for 20 students from 13 Atlanta-area schools who participated in the construction industry’s ACE Mentor Program, an effort to encourage high school students to explore careers in the design and construction industry. The students received awards and scholarships at a graduation ceremony April 27 at the offices of Turner Construction Company in Buckhead.

Founded by the principals of leading design and construction firms, the ACE (architecture, construction, and engineering) program engages, excites, and enlightens high school students to pursue careers in architecture, construction, and engineering. Since its inception in 1994, the ACE Mentoring program has introduced more than 30,500 students to the industry through mentoring, scholarships, and grants.

The Atlanta ACE Program consisted of 13 sessions and featured:

· A field trip to the new International

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Woodstock Welcomes You!

Submitted by J. Alexander, Community Contributor

Friday, April 29th, 2011, 7:31am

Last week, we spoke with Russ Seifert with Creative Solar USA about their new business in Woodstock. One of Creative Solar USA projects was the on-going construction of the solar parking canopy at Kirk-Rudy, so it only made sense to follow up with Kirk-Rudy on the solar parking canopy and how their business impacts Woodstock.

This week, we met with Rick Marshall, president of Kirk-Rudy, Inc. Rick starts off with a little background about Kirk-Rudy, ” The company was originally founded outside of Chicago in 1967 by Harry Kirk, who had the inclination to move to Georgia and moved his family to Kennesaw in 1971, where they built their first large facility. ”

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