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6/28: On selling your business, Zika virus, more

6/28: On selling your business, Zika virus, more

Click here to see the latest edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Once Selling a Business, You Must Then Get Out of the Way!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Pregnant Women Are the Most at Risk from Zika Virus
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Watch for Independence Movements in Scotland and Northern Ireland
UPCOMING: Norcross Names Mary Beth Bender To New Executive Position
NOTABLE: Central Students Complete Three Month Health Career Academy
RECOMMENDED: Pilgrims by Garrison Keillor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Whitewater Paddling Not Without Risk; Learn the Language
TODAY’S QUOTE: Mickey Rooney’s Reason for Wanting an Early Morning Marriage
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out Where These Nine Smokestacks Are Located
LAGNIAPPE: 30,000 Daylilies in Bloom of the Gibbs

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by · June 28, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Pregnant women are the most at risk from Zika virus

BRACK: Pregnant women are the most at risk from Zika virus

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | While no one in Gwinnett has been found to be infected with the Zika virus, still there are 819 travel associated cases in the United States with this horrendous virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Georgia reports 25 travel-associated cases. New York reports the most cases, 198, while Florida counts 162, as of June 22.

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by · June 28, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Jim and Dot Nelems

FOCUS: Once selling a business, you must get out of the way!

By Jim Nelems, Bluffton, S.C. | It is no secret that most new businesses do not survive into a second generation of owners. Marketing Workshop, a national marketing research firm headquartered in Peachtree Corners, successfully made this transition three years ago when my wife and I decided to retire after more than 40 years in marketing research. Our two firms, The Marketing Workshop and Compass Research, are now operated by our daughter, Sherri Taylor, and husband, Scott.

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by · June 28, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Figure out where these nine smokestacks are located

MYSTERY: Figure out where these nine smokestacks are located

Do you count nine smokestacks in this Mystery Photo?  Can you figure out what this photograph represents, and where it is?  If so, send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown. That Mystery Photo of the last issue was the ceiling at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library, in Washington D.C.  Ginny Harrell […]

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by · June 28, 2016 · Mystery photos
6/24: Summer mentoring program; New Braselton hospital; more

6/24: Summer mentoring program; New Braselton hospital; more

Click here to read the latest issue. INSIDE:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Judges Start Summer Mentoring Program Focusing on Legal System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Braselton Hospital Runs Well Ahead of Projections
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Associates, P.C.
FEEDBACK: Appreciates Letter; Middle East To Have Many More Problems
UPCOMING: Amazon Opens New Fulfillment Center in Braselton with 500 Jobs
NOTABLE: Norcross Promotes Bill Grogan To Become Its New Police Chief
RECOMMENDED: Lions by Bonnie Nadzam
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Singer-Actress Lena Horne Carefully Picked Her Movie Roles
TODAY’S QUOTE: Check Out a Person On How He Receives Praise
MYSTERY PHOTO: Glass Ceiling, Various Flags May Give Clue To This Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee Police win agency of the year
CALENDAR: Latest events on tap

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by · June 24, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: New Braselton hospital runs well ahead of projections

BRACK: New Braselton hospital runs well ahead of projections

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Braselton area’s sparkling $200 million hospital has been in business for 15 months now, and is running well ahead of anticipated projections, thanks to the acceptance of the people of the four-county community.

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by · June 24, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Students in the S.M.I.L.E. program include Marquise “Jay” Bird, Christine Kim, Conner Densmore, State Senator P.K. Martin (a speaker), Amy Podgurski, Deborah Esowhode, D’Nice Norton, Deveon Latimore, Lois Tiwaa, NeKayla Goldsby, Cassandra Onuhoa, and State Court Judge Joe Iannazzone, one of the founders.

FOCUS: Judges start summer mentoring program focusing on legal system

By Phil Boudewyns, Court Administrator, Gwinnett County | Recently, high school students from Central Gwinnett and South Gwinnett High schools met with local judges as part of a mentoring program focused on the legal system.

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by · June 24, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Glass ceiling, various flags may give clues

MYSTERY: Glass ceiling, various flags may give clues

Today’s Mystery Photo may be difficult for the fact that people don’t always look up to see what the ceilings look like. Check out this glass ceiling, which is apparently surrounded by flags, and see if you can determine where it is. Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · June 24, 2016 · Mystery photos
6/21: Older student returns to college; Water tank slogans; more

6/21: Older student returns to college; Water tank slogans; more

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Older GGC Student Overcomes Obstacles and Returns to College
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remember Those Water Tank Slogans? Put ‘em To Work Again
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica Inc.
FEEDBACK: On Voting for Someone Other Than the Two Presidential Nominees
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Gas System Wins Award from National Association
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech Gets Support from DEUTZ in Diesel Program
RECOMMENDED: Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lena Horne Spent Part of Her Childhood in Middle Georgia
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Had Meeting on Bridge on Thursday
TODAY’S QUOTE: How Prejudices Can Easily Overcome Logic
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two Competing Soft Drink Signs in Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Looking at Downtown Atlanta West from Jackson Street Bridge

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by · June 21, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Remember those water tank slogans? Put ‘em to work again

BRACK: Remember those water tank slogans? Put ‘em to work again

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Ever happen to you? Ever fail to see something right in front of you? Or another time, did you ever give something away, and then later regret your action?

That could be happening to Gwinnett County government these days, as it searches for a new slogan that succinctly identifies the diverse community that Gwinnett has become.

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by · June 21, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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