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  • Global technology firm relocating to Gwinnett

    Q-Matic, the world’s leading customer flow management solution provider, is moving its U.S. headquarters to Duluth and bringing 20 jobs.

     

  • Gwinnett Chamber names top 2012 priorities

    Job creation, mobility and business growth will top the list of Chairman Raymer Sale's bold plans unveiled at the 2012 at Annual Dinner.

     

  • Gwinnett leads Asian global business recruitment mission

    Metro Atlanta executive and government leaders plan May 31-June 13, 2012, visit to South Korea, China and Hong Kong to recruit business and investments.

     

  • Gwinnett consistently creating jobs

    Gwinnett continues to post job growth and for the 30th consecutive month had the lowest unemployment rate in the five core metro Atlanta counties.

     
 
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Gwinnett treasures its arts assets

(L-R) Judy Waters, Teresa Osborn and Sally Corbett with Artworks! Gwinnett Vision Award honoree Margaret Parsons Andrews

Artworks! Gwinnett honored the local arts community at its inaugural awards event in January for achievements spanning decades as well as the community impact of individuals and organizations from Dec. 1, 2010 through Dec. 1, 2011.

Margaret Parsons Andrews received the evening’s highest honor, the ‘Vision Award,’ to celebrate her lifelong commitment to the arts and her vision for what is now the Hudgens Center.

“The inaugural ArtWorks! Gwinnett awards showed the strength and diversity of Gwinnett’s arts community,” said Sally Corbett, executive director, ArtWorks! Gwinnett. “The process of creating this arts celebration had a galvanizing effect for many participants…It is already inspiring future collaborations and a greater awareness of the scope of Gwinnett’s arts assets.”

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Gwinnett consistently creating jobs

Gwinnett continues to post job growth according to County Employment and Wages data released in January by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The county saw a 2.3 increase in employment between June 2010 and June 2011 equating to roughly 7,000 net new jobs added. The increase puts Gwinnett 33rd nationally among the 322 largest U.S. counties. This announcement coincided with the Georgia Department of Labor’s preliminary January numbers showing that Gwinnett had the lowest unemployment rate in the five core metro Atlanta counties for the 30th consecutive month.

“Gwinnett’s overwhelming successes have not happened by coincidence. They have been a direct result of the partnership of dedicated individuals from the public and private sectors working in sync to generate results through the community implementation an effective economic development strategy,” says Raymer Sale, president of E2E Benefits Services, Inc., and Gwinnett Chamber chairman. “This great news on the employment front will propel us to further success; with the second phase of our plan aimed at creating even more jobs and wealth in our county.”

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Gwinnett leads Asian global business recruitment mission

Leaders of Partnership Gwinnett, the community and economic development initiative that has been bringing jobs and wealth to the region since 2007, announced plans to conduct a two week Global Business Mission trip to South Korea, China and Hong Kong. Gwinnett Chamber President and CEO, Jim Maran, Senior Vice President of Economic Development & Partnership Gwinnett, Nick Masino, and elected officials and local business leaders are invited to join the international delegation, set to depart on May 31 and return June 13, 2012.

“The Partnership Gwinnett community and economic development strategy and its investors have facilitated the creation high-wage jobs– more than 10,000 in the last five years,” said Masino. “That is why it is now more crucial than ever that we continue expanding our economic development initiatives internationally.”

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27th Annual Candlelight Ball is March 17

Reserve your seat for the Mar. 17 Candlelight Ball benefiting CADEF: The Childhood Autism Foundation.

The Annual Candlelight Ball will be held on March 17, 2012 at the InterContinental Hotel, Buckhead celebrating twenty-seven years serving children, adults and families affected by autism

The Candlelight Ball is the major fund-raising event for CADEF: The Childhood Autism Foundation. Proceeds fund programs and services for individuals and families affected by autism throughout Georgia.

Cindy Simmons and Heather Branch, Star 94 radio personalities, will act as co-mistresses of ceremonies. The black-tie event begins with a cocktail reception at 7 p.m., followed by a three-course dinner and dancing to the high-energy music of the The Grapevine Band playing songs of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Guests will be able to bid on an array of desirable items in silent and live auctions during the evening.

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Gwinnett Chamber names top 2012 priorities

Raymer Sale, 2012 Gwinnett Chamber chairman and president of E2E Resources, Inc.

In conjunction with the Gwinnett Chamber’s 64th Annual Dinner Presented by Gwinnett Medical Center, Raymer Sale, the 2012 Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce chairman and president of E2E Resources, Inc., announces the collaborative vision of the organization to create new jobs, encourage business development and small business growth and support crucial transportation solutions and investments.

Chairman Sale will address a sold-out crowd of over 1,000 business and community leaders, Feb. 3, at the Gwinnett Center.

Among the Gwinnett Chamber’s top priorities for 2012 are a renewed focus on attracting and keeping high-wage jobs, continuing to support and protect new and innovative funding sources for all modes of transportation in metro Atlanta, and attracting and growing high-growth entrepreneurial firms and small businesses.

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Gwinnett pursues urbanist redevelopment

Partnership Gwinnett, in cooperation with The Council For Quality Growth, hosted the Third Annual Gwinnett Redevelopment Forum (watch video) at Gwinnett Place Marriott in Duluth to educate and inform attendees about Gwinnett’s local and regional redevelopment opportunities. The forum hosted more than 200 real estate developers, engineers, architects and government officials.

Panelists explored new urbanism, redevelopment financing, best practices, and community case studies. Keynote speaker, Christopher B. Leinberger, president of LOCUS, Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors and senior fellow, Brookings Institution, joined the forum to share urban land use and downtown redevelopment strategies.

“The real estate demand in metro Atlanta and Gwinnett County in the coming decades is for compact, walkable urban development, which works best with rail transit. Gwinnett understands this, and is helping to ensure they are at the forefront of this trend by using this Forum to highlight the potential for redevelopment in the county,” said Leinberger.

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Sports far more than just a game

by Stan Hall

Who doesn’t love sports? Sporting events have gained a more prominent stature as a very integral part of our economy. Although many of us have made drastic cuts in our personal budgets to adjust to a stagnant economy, sports marketing and related event venues continue to flourish.

This is especially true as it pertains to ‘new money’ that sporting events inject into a local economy. Everyone benefits as event attendees need a place to stay and eat and the miscellaneous costs for an out of town event are spent in local retail outlets.

While it’s true that an event does not necessarily have to involve sports to be this economic driver, trends from recent years tell us that sporting events are financial catalysts. This phenomenon is compelling many government agencies to look at the concept of establishing sports commissions to identify and recruit events to their venues. Gwinnett County is far ahead of the curve in this matter and has had its Sports Commission in place for several years through the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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Top performing branding franchise expands in Buford

Signarama Buford owners, Nancy and Gary Rosenberg

Serving the Gwinnett area for 12 years, Signarama Buford has expanded operations to new and larger facility at 4737 Thompson Mill Rd. and added staff to better meet the needs of their clients.

Owners Gary and Nancy Rosenberg, along with the support of the Gwinnett Chamber, clients, area professionals and friends, recently celebrated the grand opening of the company’s new 6,000 s.f. facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

“Our clients are our number one priority and the cornerstone of our growth,” says Nancy Rosenberg. “Now more than ever companies need increased visibility and branding. We help our clients increase sales and we have fun doing it.”

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Global technology firm relocating to Gwinnett

Q-Matic Corporation will relocate its U.S. corporate headquarters to Gwinnett County from N.C. bringing with it 20 new jobs. Q-Matic, the world’s leading customer flow management solution provider, is moving to a 15,000 s.f. leased building at 2400 Commerce Ave. in Duluth to provide the company easy access to Interstate 85.

“With our recent growth in the U.S. and Canada, we needed a bigger and more accessible place to better serve our clients and call our home,” said Thomas Sareyko, CEO of Q-Matic Corporation.

With 360 employees worldwide, Q-Matic develops, manufactures, installs and supports a wide variety of hardware and software products and applications designed to be both effective and efficient. Q-Matic has in-depth process knowledge of optimization of customer flow in public sector, financial institutions, healthcare facilities and retail environments; boasting over 30 years of experience in the design and deployment of customer flow management solutions and over 51,800 installations worldwide.

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Mitsubishi Electric expands in Gwinnett

Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating (Mitsubishi Electric) will expand its operations in Gwinnett County by moving to a new facility in Suwanee, Ga.

Watch Video. Governor Nathan Deal donned a hard hat and wielded a shovel at a groundbreaking event for the company’s new division headquarters along with company executives, community leadership, Industrial Developments International (IDI) and Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development. Mitsubishi Electric has signed a lease with IDI, a leading full-service industrial real estate company, for a build-to-suit building on a 33-acre site at Huntcrest Business Center on Satellite Blvd.

A division of a U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating is a leading marketer of Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) and split-ductless air-conditioning and heating systems for both commercial and residential use. The company has operated in Gwinnett County since 1992 and employs approximately 200 people. The expansion and consolidation from the company’s current 350,000-square-foot footprint across three buildings to 559,407 square feet in a single location will provide the company more adequate space to support its growth. Nationwide, Mitsubishi Electric expects to employ an additional 60 people in 2012 and projects it will increase its employment to more than 400 employees over the next 10 years.

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