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EMTs from the Alpharetta Fire Division stand with Orangetheory Fitness members and staff members during a Sept. 18 life-saving award ceremony at the Alpharetta gym. Nicole Tetreault, center, suffered sudden cardiac arrest during an August class. Quick action by class members Eva Mills, standing at left, and Kim Bickerton, standing at right, helped fitness instructor Phillip Thomas, at right front, work to resuscitate the woman. Read more, Page 3
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Video game maker receives death threats in letter ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police responded to allegations of a terroristic threat Sept. 17 at a local video game developer’s offices. According to police, a disgruntled customer sent Hi-Rez Studios a written complaint threatening to kill the company’s employees and their families. A member of the company’s legal team notified police of the Aug. 19 complaint, which had not been opened until the day police were contacted. Officers responded to the company’s headquarters on Brookside Parkway and reviewed the written complaint. The suspect, who purchased one of the company’s games for the PlayStation 4 console, sent a profanitylaced complaint to customer service and alleged that their account had been suspended “based strictly on my skin color,” according to the police report.
PUBLIC SAFETY DUI & Drug arrests Rowda Durham, 49, of Archmont Trace, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 15 on Westside Parkway for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Patrick Kyle Brown, 29, of Hutchinson Road, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 16 on Windward Plaza for two counts of DUI, obstruction-resisting officer/ arrest, driving while license suspended or revoked, and obedience to required traffic control devices. Conner Bernard Slewitzke, 26, of North Coleman Road, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 14 on Woodstock Road for possession of a schedule I substance and possession of marijuana. Zachary Ryan Zwitter, 24, of Devereux Chase, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 14 on Woodstock Road for possession of a schedule I substance and
The suspect accused the company’s staff of being racist and the letter included several death threats. “I refuse to take this lieing (sic) down,” the suspect wrote, according to the police report. The letter writer went on to issue threats against employees and their families, and that he would then turn himself in and accept a live sentence.
possession of marijuana. Debra Lynn Kozicharow, 55, of Wood Creek Drive, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 16 on Old Dogwood Road for possession of a schedule I substance and possession of drug-related objects. Soleiman Abdollahi, 39, Gran Crique Drive, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 16 on Old Dogwood Road for possession of drug-related objects. Dimitri D Pinchinat, 23, of Portside Cove, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 19 on Atlanta Street for DUI, possession of an open container, impeding flow of traffic, failure to obey traffic control device, failure to maintain lane and driving with an expired license. Matthew Allen Williams, 33, of Ashley Downs Lane, Atlanta, was cited Sept. 21 on Mansell Road for DUI, impeding flow of traffic, and possession of an open container.
“This is not a threat it’s a promise,” the letter went on to state. “I’m willing to give up everything i have to make you all suffer the exact same way you do to black players SEE YOU SOON asap.” A Hi-Rez Studios employee emailed police a PDF of the threats and provided officers the suspect’s username, email address and IP address.
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Gym staff, STATE REPRESENTATIVE MARY ROBICHAUX visitors fit for BIPARTISAN RESULTS FOR GEORGIA hero status Officials recognize group for saving woman’s life
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By MATT BRUCE newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Every second took on life-or-death consequence when Nicole Tetreault collapsed in a local gym last month. But a team of residents stepped up to save the 37-year-old Alpharetta woman’s life when she suddenly went into a cardiac arrest while working out at an Orangetheory Fitness center. Tetreault’s life hung in the balance nearly eight minutes before paramedics arrived to revive her. It was her fitness instructor and fellow classmates who came to her immediate rescue, taking the proper measures to save her life. Tetreault returned to the gym where it all occurred during a Sept. 18 ceremony, where she got to thank the heroes who saved her life. “I survived it because of being at Orangetheory,” Tetreault said. “If I was in the car driving or if I was at home by myself, it would’ve probably been a different outcome.” Alpharetta Police recognized the gym’s staff, the Good Samaritans and the city of Alpharetta EMS workers that treated Tetreault with life-saving awards and certificates of appreciation. “It’s always a unique experience in a lot of ways when you meet somebody like yourself that faced death’s door,” John Robison, the city’s public safety director told Tetreault during the ceremony. “And here you are, like a miracle. God must’ve had a plan for you.” The dramatic scene unfolded Aug. 16 during a training session at the Orangetheory Fitness studio along Old Milton Parkway. Fitness instructor Phillip Thomas was leading the class and said Tetreault’s medical episode began about 10 minutes into warmups. She suddenly lost consciousness and stopped breathing. But luckily, Jen Boyer, a former cardiac nurse, was in the class working right next to Tetreault. When she collapsed, Boyer began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her and notified Thomas of the medical emergency. He jumped into action, telling sales clerk Taylor Briede to call 911 as he grabbed an automatic external defibrillator from
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Cities head toward settlement with Fulton over relief aid Municipalities pass negotiated agreement with Fulton County By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Cities appear ready to settle their feud with Fulton County over $104 million in federal relief aid for expenses incurred due to COVID-19. The coalition of 13 cities is petitioning Fulton County for a greater share of the money it received back in March. The county originally offered to release $2.5 million, but after cities threatened suit, the offer has now been raised to $25 million. The money would be divvied up among the cities based on population. The funds are part of the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act signed into law by President Trump in March. So far, about half the cities in the coalition have agreed to terms the county issued Sept. 21.
Sandy Springs and Milton were set to discuss the offer this week. The Roswell City Council met in special session Friday, agreeing to the terms, but not with Mayor Lori Henry blasting Fulton County’s attitude in the process as “heavy-handed.” Henry said Fulton County’s current leadership has set relations with the cities back 15 years, erasing strides made by former Chairman John Eaves. One positive, she said, is that all the mayors in the coalition, plus the small city of Mountain Park, will be united in confronting Fulton County in any future disagreements. Roswell is expected to receive about $3.9 million in the disbursement. Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker was no less upset with the final settlement. “Fulton County screws all its residents equally,” he said Friday, a day after the Johns Creek City Council signed off on the agreement. Johns Creek approved the document on Thursday. still be ratified by Fulton commissioners because cities demanded adjustments to the dates the county set for submitting eligible expenses. He said
quick negotiations with County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts assured him the county would allow expenses incurred from March through Dec. 15. The county’s original proposal allowed expenses through Nov. 15. Alpharetta approved the agreement at its regular City Council meeting Sept. 21. City Attorney Sam Thomas said the core elements seemed to satisfy most municipal officials he’d heard from, but the original dates the county set for eligible expenses put the squeeze on all the cities. “They took a month away from us in terms of where we could spend this money,” Thomas said. “And we really need that money.” While Alpharetta accepted the terms amid some grumbling, the debate was more fevered in Johns Creek. Council members Stephanie Endres and Chris Coughlin said they did not want to see the money lingering in the city’s coffers. They sought assurances from their colleagues that the city’s anticipated allotment of $3.5 million would go primarily to those hurt most by the government’s actions during the pandemic.
Coughlin said he wants the money to go directly to the businesses damaged by government mandates issued during the height of the crisis. Endres agreed. “I can tell you that if we end up paying ourselves, after the tax increase we had, and we have all that excess capacity, I don’t want to support that,” she said. “If it gets back to those businesses that we directly injured, then I’ll support it.” Mayor Bodker said no one is interested in padding the city’s pockets, and he said Johns Creek’s actions to limit operations of certain businesses, like restaurants, were taken in response to state guidelines. He also pointed out that all expenses incurred since March by the Department of Public Safety are eligible for reimbursement through the CARES Act. Bodker said he wouldn’t be painted into a corner on a vote about whether or not to accept money from the county. The majority on the council agreed that the proper action right now is to accept the money, then work out details for how it can be distributed to local residents and businesses who suffered most during the pandemic.
County hopes to avoid election issues with polling changes By TIFFANY GRIFFITH newsroom@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Thousands of Fulton County voters will learn soon whether they will have to cast their ballots in a new location this November. Elections Officials have spent September reassigning polling places and allocating grant money ahead of this year’s presidential election. It’s an effort by leaders to run a problem-free process, while avoiding more national criticism. During a special meeting Sept. 4, it took six minutes for Elections Preparation Manager Nadine Williams to read every precinct the county was interested in changing. The list focused on more than one-third of the county’s 255 polling sites. Williams said the aim is to disperse voters among polling places to reduce crowding at any one location. “All these precinct changes are to
decrease the number under 5,000,” Williams said. Williams said the action creates new polling sites for thousands of voters. Targeted precincts include Johns Creek Environmental Campus. The proposed alternative is Barnwell Elementary School, more than three miles away. In addition to the greater distance, Board Vice Chair Vernetta Keith Nuriddin asked Williams if she was mindful of accessibility. “I agree that we have to be complicit with the law,” Nuriddin said. “But we also have to work to make this process not harder for voters, but easier.” She said she wonders whether they have an obligation to voters, the handicapped and the elderly if they don’t have a car, to make a reasonable attempt to have polls they can actually get to without walking 15 minutes. Nuriddin used the polling location at
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Childress Dr. SW and McMurray Dr. SW in Atlanta as an example where sidewalks are inadequate and there is no nearby MARTA bus stops. Chairwoman Mary Carole Cooney said, although they don’t have the strict requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, she believes a reasonable attempt to accommodate is key. County officials also had to walk away from several precincts because of COVID-19. Four of the five board members were in attendance for the special meeting. Dr. Kathleen Ruth was absent. Board members Cooney, Nuriddin, Aaron Johnson and Mark Wingate voted in favor of the changes. Notices are expected to arrive in voters’ mailboxes at least two weeks before Election Day. Fulton County operated 164 precincts during the June Georgia Primary. Now, with nearly 100 more polling locations for November, a $6.3 million grant is being
used to help run those sites efficiently. Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron said they’ve reduced to four the number of polling locations with more than 5,000 people registered. Of the almost 7,000 people requesting to be poll workers, Barron said he expects the county will assign and train 2,900 for election staff this season. Workers will have to pass a more difficult test to make the cut. Staffing will include line managers and technicians to immediately address problems in the voting booth. Training was tailored to address issues experienced during the June Primary. And to prevent people from showing up at the wrong polling place, Barron said an assigned worker at each location will help to redirect them. “We are also going to be the first county in Georgia to unveil mobile voting units. These are essentially buses that have nine voting stations on them and two check-in stations,” Barron said. The mobile units will spend six days in each district during early voting and help with overflow at the busiest locations on Election Day. In addition, the county will debut an app to assist voters with absentee voting and access to the state’s My Voting Page. Early voting for the November General Election runs Oct. 12-30. To check your polling location for the Nov. 3 election, visit https://fultoncountyga.gov/services/voting-and-elections/voting-one-stop-shop.
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Full return to in-person classes remains on track for Oct. 14 By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON — Classrooms across the Fulton School System opened up Sept. 21, welcoming back thousands of students for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered school buildings in mid-March. The return was a gradual one in Phase 3 of a five-phase reopening, with groups of approximately 25 percent of students allowed in school for one day a week. Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones said approximately 15,000 of the district’s 90,000 students returned to in-person learning the first day. Similarsized groups took turns each day the rest of the week, except for Wednesday. District leaders and school staff spent weeks developing a plan for a safe return to school, Jones said, and new protocols may be devised after lessons learned the first week. “With any first day, our schools reported learning a few things,” Jones said. “Schools tweaked their class change procedures to allow parts of the building less or more time for passing, and some schools adjusted their cafeteria procedures for Day 2 to allow more flexibility in seating. Students were divided into four groups and assigned a day to return to school. All students remained at home on Wednesday for remote learning. “Wednesdays are used for remote instruction in small groups [as well as] to clean and prepare the school for Thursday and Friday,” Jones explained. Teachers were challenged by the need to simultaneously teach students both in-person and remotely. Although in-class groups were small — as few as eight in some classrooms — teachers took to the district’s social media sites to express concerns about the long-term sustainability of the model. One teacher asked parents to be understanding, and “lift teachers up” instead of tearing down teachers on social media. Although teachers in some parts of the district staged a small walkout earlier in the month to protest the return to face-to-face instruction, no disruptions
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Recession presents big challenges for female-led small businesses By TIFFANY GRIFFITH newsroom@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek business owner Shellie Dimery Noisette represents many of the issues that have defined 2020. The Black Lives Matter demonstrations were a reminder of her multicultural heritage. Her years of traveling the world as a Marine gave her early warning about the coronavirus. And her efforts to keep the doors open at Twisted Spokes Bicycles during a recession, repeated the challenges of being a female entrepreneur. “I think it would be more difficult if I didn’t have men that looked to be the face of my business,” said Noisette, even though she’s the majority owner and can fix bikes worth thousands of dollars. She had to ask potential customers to leave her store after they refused to wear masks. The coronavirus also affected sales, with bikes and necessary parts stalled in China and Taiwan. Twisted Spokes Bicycles is among the 12.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States, according to Fundera, a business funding matchmaker. Data shows America’s female entrepreneurs generate $1.8 trillion in revenue and employ approximately nine million people across the country. Women run 40 percent of all U.S. businesses, and the coronavirus recession has some local female business owners on edge. Noisette said surviving the coronavirus recession is why women in business
should be taken more seriously. “As women, being business owners, it allows men to see us in a light that we’re not in the backseat. We’re right there on par,” Noisette said. “And sometimes, more than a few steps in front of them.” Cory Holtz, owner of Holtz Creative in Johns Creek, says running a company and being there for your family was difficult enough before the pandemic. “To juggle regular business is hard, but I think a pandemic on top of that is even harder,” Holtz said. “Because you have to double your efforts to stay relevant and stay in business. The competition is a little harder.” Holtz said now is the time for female entrepreneurs to get a good business plan in place to market their services and generate more revenue. “They need to know who their target market is, who they want to reach out to, and they need to be very clear with their message,” she said. “That can be tricky with what is happening during the pandemic. A lot of companies are hitting the same keywords and using the same graphics.” Bonnie Mauldin with The Mauldin Group in Roswell said female entrepreneurs need to refocus on self-care and find support among each other. “Once women learn to support each other, and help each other with these things, we’ll have more time to focus on growing our businesses and careers,” Mauldin said. Many of these women said they know other female entrepreneurs who had to walk away from their businesses during the recession.
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Johns Creek business owner Shellie Dimery Noisette of Twisted Spokes Bicycles represents many of the issues that have defined 2020. Start:Me helps build and grow small businesses in the Atlanta area. Program Associate Alina Bills shared the program’s recent survey, detailing some of the tough circumstances local small businesses face because of COVID-19. “Seventy percent are cutting hours or closing operations, 76 percent saw a significant drop in sales, 67 percent required significant emergency funding,” Bills said. Going out of business can have a ripple effect. Bills said, although most female small businesses run on fewer than 10 people, operations help keep 500 related workers employed. Each woman expressed a need for more investment in woman-owned businesses. Some argued the small business loans offered by the government only helped in a limited way. However, Bills has seen a shift this year. “Access to capital is something our
entrepreneurs always struggle with,” Bills said. “More loans and grants for women and minority-owned businesses have come out within the last year.” Bills suggests business owners connect with Startup Atlanta and look into the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for further assistance. Whitney Bryant, chair of the all-female led Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce. Recommends employers reach out to their local chamber for funding, resources and support. She also took an optimistic view of female entrepreneurs post-coronavirus recession. “I think we’ll come roaring out of the gate,” she said. “Of course, there will be some that won’t survive. I worry about a lot of different businesses. But I think the ones that will make it through this will have a lot of pent up energy and ideas, and they’ll think of new ways to do business.”
LEADERSHIP NORTH FULTON ANNOUNCES CLASS of 2021 The Greater North Fulton Chamber is excited to announce the NEW Leadership North Fulton Class of 2020-2021. Leaders are often created during times of uncertainty, and the newly selected members of this year’s class have accepted that challenge. Learn more about the Chamber’s leadership programs at www.gnfcc.com and join us in congratulating the following leaders! Alex Battle Spencer Benfield Charlie Brown Erin Carper Katie Carr Jordan Corbitt Cynthia Douglas
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Appen Podcast Network recently launched their new show “Hustle,” with its premiere episode on Aug. 24. The podcast, co-hosted by Donna Choate and Bill Rawlings, focuses on ordinary people who overcome difficulty and hardship to accomplish significant things. With their first three episodes currently available, the two are always looking to speak with inspirational guests with big stories to tell. “They are from all walks of life, different ages, and backgrounds,” Choate said. “Bill and I loved the idea that hustle and grit can lead to success in the same way that education and opportunities do… It is fascinating to find out how people use challenges to propel themselves forward as opposed to having it define them in a negative way.” Choate is no stranger to podcasts. She also serves as the co-host of “My Second Act” with her husband, wellknown Atlanta broadcast personality Cadillac Jack. Rawlings serves as both an executive strategist and the senior vice president for Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. The show came to fruition while the two were eating dinner together. Choate initially came up with the show’s title and premise before recruiting Rawlings to join her as co-host. Rawlings said it was then when the real brainstorming began, and they discussed guest and concept ideas. However, they both wanted to ensure that everything covered in each episode was completely natural in a way that goes beyond a straightforward interview. “What makes ‘Hustle’ unique is that we have many unknown guests sharing their stories, and we do so through the
Schools: Continued from Page 5 were reported last week. “Overall, the staff is very supportive of our slow and cautious return to face to face,” Jones said. “The district did not experience a high rate of absenteeism on Monday.” If health data continues to show a downward trend in case numbers of COVID, students will return to schools for two full days beginning Oct. 5, with a full return to school on Oct. 14. Students can opt to continue remote instruction through the end of the semester. “We are very pleased with the downward trend across the county.” Jones
Milton resident Donna Choate is teaming with Cumming resident Bill Rawlings to present “Hustle.” means of a conversation as opposed to a direct Q&A,” Rawlings said. “Listeners will be able to escape from their daily trials and tribulations to hopefully put their challenges in perspective.” Choate and Rawlings shake things up with each episode by featuring guests who are either famous or unknown. In their most recent episode, they spoke with Aidan Anderson, a teenager who hosts inspirational TED Talks of his own. Listeners can also look forward to upcoming episodes featuring discussions with Brian Brasher, founder of the rock band Creed, and reality television star Todd Chrisley of “Chrisley Knows Best.” “We have some fascinating people coming up on the podcast,” Choate said. “Our hope with each episode is that listeners find something in each episode that speaks to them. Many people are experiencing challenges during this time period. We believe that the people we interview will give direction and hope to anyone that needs a reboot…” “Hustle” aims to inspire and engage listeners with unforgettable stories from fascinating people. With the world still experiencing a global pandemic, there couldn’t be a better time. “Hustle” is currently available on all podcast platforms. said. “We continue to plan for a return to face to face…[and] will continue to comSolution municate with parents.” I N S E T
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Tech Alpharetta approved for $100,000 in city funding By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta followed through on an earlier commitment to continue assistance to Tech Alpharetta, a technology startup engine the city has helped fund since it began in 2015. The decision came at a Sept. 21 City Council meeting in “The Technology City of the South,” but technical issues with the city’s equipment prevented a live stream of the session. A week earlier, the council met at the Hotel Avalon for a special day-long retreat to discuss budget and operations updates. That meeting also was unavailable for online viewing. In addressing the council for continued annual funding of $100,000, Tech Alpharetta CEO Karen Cashion said the tech business incubator has a track record of adding value to the city. Tech Alpharetta’s mission is to grow technology and innovation in the city by fostering existing and startup companies through strategic advice and rental of office space. “At any given time at our center, we have between 40-55 tech startups members,” Cashion said. Over the past five years, Cashion said, the center has raised $100 million in investor funding, graduated 13 companies and created nearly 600 new tech and service industry jobs for Alpharetta and a total of 1,000 for the state. “We’re having a very significant economic impact on the city and the state as a whole, just as a result of the incubator alone,” Cashion said. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, she said, the organization turned its resources to online assistance. Since April, Tech Alpharetta has held more than 32 education and leadership virtual
workshops attended by some 1,200 tech executives, Cashion said. “So we’re really providing very important and desirable services to the tech community,” she said. In addition, Tech Alpharetta lends its support by providing leading tech company executives to work with the city in recruiting new businesses, she said. Ties have also been established with the new Fulton County Schools Innovation Academy set to open in Alpharetta in 2021, Cashion said. Up until last year, the city had appropriated $125,000 annually to Tech Alpharetta through the Alpharetta Development Authority. But, in 2019, city officials began trying to ween the organization off the government payroll. They lowered the annual stipend to $100,000 and demanded certain benchmarks be met to show some progress toward selfsufficiency. Those benchmarks appeared to have been satisfied last year, when the City Council passed a measure to extend the contract to three years. In other action at the Sept. 21 meeting, the City Council passed on first reading an ordinance to create a cultural arts commission. The board would include seven members, each appointed by a member of the City Council. The commission would serve as the “eyes and ears” for the City Council in the local art community, said Morgan Rodgers, director of the Alpharetta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Along with supporting art and cultural initiatives throughout the year the Cultural Arts Commission would advise the City Council on art acquisition, promote strategic arts planning and support local arts groups, like Arts Alpharetta.
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St. James anniversary brings remembrance, hope for future By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The sanctuary walls of St. James United Methodist Church have stood the test of time for 153 years. This predominantly African American church has survived Jim Crow, world wars, civil rights unrest, economic crisis and now a second pandemic. The church was incepted Feb. 4, 1867 in a small single-roomed building on one-fourth acre on Cumming Street. The church spent $25 on the property, a month’s savings at the time. As recently as 1999, the church faced dissolution because of diminished attendance. The Rev. Marvin Moss was tasked with closing the church. Instead, he went to grocery stores, retail shops and high school sporting events striking conversations and inviting African Americans to attend service. His energy and clever sermon titles are credited with growing church membership to 1,800. In 2004, the church moved to its current location on Webb Bridge Road. In September, St. James held an anniversary service showcasing powerful vocals, congratulatory messages from parishioners and clergy, and a sermon WILLIAMS from the Rev. Dr. Gregory Williams about rejecting fear and replacing it with love and sound mind. Williams recently succeeded Senior Pastor the Rev. Dr. Michael McQueen, who has taken a regional leadership position with the North Georgia Conference. During McQueen’s 14-year tenure, the church increased its presence in Alpharetta, growing its congregation and strengthening its voice in the community. “I can’t say enough how grateful I am for our relationship with St. James UMC,” said John Robison, director of Alpharetta Public Safety. “Their congregation and staff are truly a blessing to our community, and on a personal note, I am especially grateful for the support of Dr. McQueen.” St. James was helpful in creating an opportunity to discuss in an open forum any concerns related to racial tensions, Robison said. Community involvement is a high priority for the church. The May killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis brought racial injustice to the forefront of the American conscience. Raw emotions erupted into nationwide demonstrations and strikes calling for societal transformation that included changing police tactics.
Poverty group targets hurdles that rob some of advancement
Some programs fail to follow population struggling to advance By MATT BRUCE newsroom@appenmediagroup.com
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A procession of worshippers from St. James United Methodist Church march up Academy Street in the annual Martin Luther King Day procession to Alpharetta City Hall.
A young adult member used St. James’ parking lot in July hoping to gather 40 people in solidarity with other youth marching to Alpharetta City Hall. The crowd grew to about 200 and represented an intersection of society. Associate Pastor the Rev. Tavares Stephens recalled it as an urgent response of togetherness. “It created incredible synergy where we had the mayor, Pastor McQueen at the time, different sororities, fraternities, other concerned citizens, members of the church, and it was a multi-ethnic gathering of people,” he said. Stephens, a former educator, is leading a program called “The Race Forward,” tasked with holding difficult conversations about race. A men’s Bible study group called “Bridging the Gap” spun off from this program. The study includes Alpharetta First and Mt. Pisgah United Methodist churches. Stephens said he believes listening to other’s stories without judgement is needed. “If we would give each other that kind of benefit of the doubt, both ways, it would create a better ability for us to be comfortable being uncomfortable,” he said. The Rev. Williams says he is pleased to celebrate this year’s anniversary. “Today we are excited because we are standing on the shoulders of giants, if it was not for [our ancestors], we would not be here today,” he said. Williams says the church will continue to tackle difficult issues and conversations. “I think part of the issue right now in our world is that we are not talking to each other,” Williams said. “If we can begin to talk with one another rather than just assuming because a person might be white or whatever [race] that they think a certain way. That’s not always the case.” For Williams, change starts in the home. “If every house, one house at a time, works to bring about change, we can change the world,” he said.
METRO ATLANTA — The widening wealth gap creates a financial minefield for the unemployed and working poor fraught with economic pitfalls. And for many, the COVID-19 pandemic has only made those hurdles harder to overcome. A group of Fulton County advocates, non-profit stakeholders, faithbased and community leaders gathered for a virtual conference Sept. 24, seeking strategies to put the county’s workforce on even footing after coronavirus. Financial vulnerability was the topic of discussion, and attendees sought solutions to create “workforce resilience” once the toll of the global outbreak dissipates. The event was organized by North Fulton Improvement Network, a coalition of leaders from all Fulton cities that focuses on helping the working poor and shedding light on “financial vulnerability” in the county. The group, formerly dubbed the North Fulton Poverty Task Force, re-branded itself after conducting a mail-in survey last year. According to the organization’s chairman Jack Murphy, the study showed that many people didn’t identify Fulton as a pocket of poverty despite the fact that about 29,000 residents in the county were living below the poverty line at the time. The Sept. 24 panel was the first in a series of monthly “fireside chats” the organization plans to host to find strategies to assist people living in financial vulnerability. Alex Ruder, a principal adviser for the Federal Reserve of Atlanta, gave a presentation on the outlook for the county’s workforce in the post-pandemic climate. Ruder said many of the institutions that the Fed is working with now are trying to gather data on the impact COVID-19 has had on families’ pocketbooks. They’re also studying to find opportunities to stabilize households now and in the near future. Ruder said one key to finding those answers will come from looking at safety net programs like SNAP, TANF and Medicaid. He demonstrated that point
through the story of a fictional woman named Leia, a 25-year-old single mother raising two young children in Atlanta. In his hypothetical scenario, Leia works as a full-time food-service worker earning a $9 hourly wage and receives public assistance and tax credits to help support her family. Ruder walked through the career path Leia could take to mobilize from her dead-end, low-wage job to a higher paying nursing career, where she’d likely earn more than $45,000. In his scenario, as Leia progresses through her early career and her pay increases, she gradually becomes ineligible for many public assistance benefits. As a result, her overall financial picture actually worsens or remains stagnant for several years at the front end of her climb up the ladder, according to his model. Ruder said support programs need to take those factors into account instead of simply using wage as the litmus test for career planning. He suggested a more comprehensive “holistic” self-sufficiency model that incorporates the burdens struggling workers could face in the early years as they strive toward upward mobility. “The takeaway from this is that career advancement is a clear payoff,” he said. “But what we like to point out is that this is going to mask some of the challenges of what’s going to happen when Leia loses her public assistance...And at the same time, it doesn’t think about the financial vulnerability that Leia would be in as she climbs up this career path and struggles to pay basic expenses.” Often, he said, overcoming these short-term barriers and thinking about how to mitigate them so workers can advance is the key to longterm gains. Nesha Mason moderated the discussion. Mason is executive director of The Drake House, a Roswell shelter for homeless mothers and their children. She conceded that her organization still looks at the problem through the lens of the old model, but recognized that earning potential is a large part of understanding the full scope of economic instability. “I think in our work that we do at the Drake House, we work with Leia’s every day,” she said. “And I think what you have illustrated in the study that you’ve done are examples of the families that we serve on a regular basis.”
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Innovation Academy in final stages of opening School district announces registration starts Oct. 15 By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA — Walls are up, furnishings arriving and finishing touches are evident as the Innovation Academy in downtown Alpharetta awaits the final piece of the picture: students. After years of planning and design, the science, technology, engineering and math magnet school will open registration Oct. 15 for its first class of 9th and 10th graders in August 2021. The sprawling campus is on the site where old Milton High School stood for more than 80 years. Innovation Academy is a non-traditional high school and guides students to one of three career pathways — healthcare, information technology and engineering. Principal Tum Duncan says the focus is on practical knowledge for a career immediately after high school, or as a foundation for further education in college. “In addition to the core curriculum, Innovation Academy is a school that provides an educational experience that will push students to be creators and problem-solvers for a continuously changing world,” Duncan said. The school is open to all students in North Fulton. A sister school, Global Impact Academy, also opens in August 2021 in South Fulton offering a similar tech-centered education. The planning for Innovation Academy goes back several years, and the school was originally scheduled to open last month. However, Fulton School officials
Saving: Continued from Page 3 one of the gym’s walls. Meanwhile, two of Tetreault’s other classmates – Kim Bickerton and Eva Mills – stepped in to help Boyer administer CPR. “It was a surreal situation, but we’re just glad that she came out on the positive end,” Thomas said. “Our members really stepped up and did a really tremendous job as a team...They are the ones that did the majority of the work. I really just made sure the situation was safe and calm.” Thomas used the AED to shock Tetreault twice, and the three women administered four cycles of CPR. First responders arrived in about six minutes and took over.
Application information Two virtual information sessions are scheduled for Sept. 29 and Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. for students/parents wanting to know more about the Innovation Academy. Applications for admission opens on Oct. 15 and are due by Dec. 15. A lottery will be held if applications exceed available space. Students zoned for high schools in North Fulton are eligible to attend Innovation Academy. Bus transportation is available between the student’s home school to Innovation Academy. For more information visit www. fultonschools.org/innovationacademy
opted to open both STEM high schools at the same time to better integrate curriculum and develop community partnerships. The decision to delay proved fortuitous. COVID-19 upended the education system and caused delays in construction that may have impacted an earlier opening. In a tour of the nearly complete school last week, Duncan pointed out elements of Innovation Academy that make the school unique. Features include “maker labs” with advanced technology, a surgical suite, ambulance prototypes and learning hubs for selfdirected activities. While much of the furniture, equipment and student resources are still waiting on construction to cease, Duncan clearly sees the vision. “I want this school to look like a science fair every day,” said Duncan, who “They all came together like a welloiled machine,” Tetreault said. “I forever owe them my life.” Their efforts played a crucial role in saving Tetreault’s life, according to local authorities. Alpharetta Police spokesman Sgt. Howard Miller said the brain can only go about 8 minutes without oxygen before a patient is left brain death. “Had it not been for Phillip and the other members here, we would’ve been planning something very different,” Miller said. “So, I just want to say what a fantastic job everybody did. And this was an amazing outcome, none of it possible without the team effort from our community.” Robison said it was a textbook example of why all city businesses need to be equipped with AED devices. He commended the gym’s staff and members for taking the right steps by calling 911,
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Principal Tim Duncan stands at the entrance during a special tour of the new school last week. served as principal at Chattahoochee High School for more than a decade. “The [students’] project will define the school.” He walked through an open courtyard between buildings and said he wants this to the “messy space” for students to turn ideas into reality. Do the students want a ping pong table? Then they can build one, Duncan said, laughing. “I want this space to be their space,” Duncan said. “It’s an outside design lab where they can create and fulfill their ideas.” The school will meet all Georgia high school requirements for graduation but will focus primarily on “design thinking”
to understand the roots of a problem to be solved and innovative ways to solve it. Teachers will work as collaborators, Duncan explained, to not simply provide answers but work alongside students. The goal is to understand and define the problem, then work to find innovative solutions by building prototypes, testing theories and arriving at outcomes. There is not a “typical’ student for Innovation Academy other than a desire to learn in creative ways, he said. “Students are going to get a lot more exposure [to their interests], and by the time they graduate they are narrowing down their career options,” Duncan said. “They are going to make a much better decision about their future.”
performing CPR and deploying the AED on Tetreault. “You couldn’t have done it any better than that,” he told them. “It was literally just a perfect machine at that point.” Robison also touted the firefighterparamedics who triaged Tetreault. They deployed two more AED shocks and continued to perform CPR while rushing her to WellStar North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell. She was placed in an induced coma for three days and remained hospitalized about a week. Tetreault said she still feels some of the lingering effects, and doctors still haven’t figured out what triggered the cardiac arrest. More than 350,000 people suffer a sudden loss of heart functioning outside of a hospital setting in the United States each year, according to the American Heart Association. It’s often a fatal
medical emergency unless appropriate measures are taken immediately. Survival rates dramatically increase when bystanders deploy an AED, studies show. Tetreault knows fate smiled upon her. She emphasized the importance of proper CPR training and public access to AEDs, crediting those two critical elements for giving her a second lease on life. “I don’t have the words, I’m just extremely grateful and thankful,” she said, her voice shaking under the weight of her near-death experience. “It’s an emotional thing for me to have to think that a month ago I possibly wouldn’t be here to see my 2-year-old daughter. I was one of the lucky ones. I was literally set up for success. Everybody was perfectly placed to give me the best opportunity possible.”
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OPINION
A glimpse into the future of the future
RAY APPEN
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My PhD biologist friend told me a while back that being in this pandemic is like sitting in the stands at a ball game, except that instead of watching the competition, we are watching natural selection, live before our eyes — the future of the future as we see and
observe it. My world-wise accordion-playing, half-time Dog Island resident and halftime Vermont, Boston and Cape Bretton resident, dear friend Virginia, who has seen maybe too much in her around 80 years, swears that we are done for and are just preparing the earth for our progeny — bacteria. And she is really adamant about that. Maybe those “macro” concerns are accurate and maybe they are not. What real changes in our daily lives can we expect in the future? Let’s look at just one important area of probable permanent change — education. Forward a couple years. It’s early 2023. The vaccines have finally begun to have a widespread impact, and students have started returning to campus. By the end of 2024 however,
there has been an increase in brand new online-only universities — fully accredited — as well as a near-complete conversion of a small number of wellknown, established institutions — outliers. Even though these changes are on their radar, the majority of colleges and universities have settled back into the status quo — in-person classes, large numbers of employees, sportsgenerated funding, burdensome brick and mortar fixed expenses, extremely expensive tuition and “the college experience.” By 2024, enrollment in the primarily online universities has begun to accelerate. These early-to-market pioneers have started to realize the benefits of their competitive advantages over the traditional education model, including the ability to eliminate geography from the education model. That is, the online model is beginning to allow these outlier universities to have a nationwide and worldwide student body with enrollments many times greater than any traditional-model university. Low tuition, convenience, and the same accreditation as the traditional institutions drives enrollment and proves unstoppable. Rapidly, the price of tuition at the well-known universities that have converted primarily to the online-only
model has dropped to a fraction of the average cost of the traditional-model universities. The operating costs at these onlineonly universities begins to drop precipitously. One professor is able to teach thousands of students instead of hundreds. These universities also quickly realized that their portfolio of brick and mortar, all the real estate formerly associated with their cost of operation — classrooms, dorms, maintenance facilities and stadiums — as well as costs for maintenance, insurance, property taxes and energy can be eliminated. And it is. Tuition continues to decrease and never reverses. The traditional-model institutions cling to their model. They cling to the sports revenue. They are convinced that “the university experience” is too important to their “customers” — us. They make only incremental change. Meanwhile, the number of students enrolled at the new model institutions keeps accelerating. Hedge funds discover the incredible margins in online educations and jump into the game, fully funding new universities and acquiring a number of Ivy League schools which have begun to fail. The new online-only universities begin to pay seven figure salaries for the best, most famous, most skilled professors to teach their classes. Increasingly, fewer and fewer professors are required,
CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING This item will be considered by the Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 commencing at 3:00 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. PH-20-15 333 Milton Avenue Material Change in Appearance Certificate of Appropriateness Consideration of an approval of proposed material change on a designated historic property in order to allow construction of a detached garage. The property is located at 333 Milton Ave and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1271, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
but those who do teach — the marquee professors — get rich, just like football coaches. In late 2027, professors begin to write case studies about the evolution of education post-pandemic. They quickly realize that they have seen this before — with the newspaper industry. The core facts are almost identical. By 2028, consolidation of education institutions has begun the final phase — worldwide. Tuition costs are now miniscule compared to prepandemic. College sports is no longer directly associated with specific geographic-based institutions because there are none. The value of a college education has plunged because the supply of college-educated people has multiplied, and most work is now performed by educated workers in developing countries. In early 2029, Mark Zuckerberg announces that Facebook will fund all education worldwide. Education will become free. Apple’s CEO and Google’s CEO team up to try to stop Zuckerberg but are unsuccessful. Zuckerberg has too much political power. Almost all education becomes free with the exception of a few elite private institutions in Switzerland for a small number of ultrarich families. So, what’s in it for Zuckerberg? Why would Facebook pay for the world’s education? The data, of course.
In Memoriam
Wilma C. Rapp Willis
Mrs. Wilma C. Rapp Willis, age 98, of Atlanta and Hartwell, entered eternal rest on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Brookdale Assisted Living. She was born on May 21,1922 in Alpharetta, Ga., to the late Odum (T.O.) Castleberry and Alice Thompson Castleberry. She is survived by; son, Mike Rapp and daughter, Ginger Shelton, grandson, Michael (Anna) Rapp and great-grandchildren, Haden and Walker Rapp. She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, William M. Rapp and second husband, Joseph Willis and a sister, Inez Garber.
At her request, Mrs. Willis was cremated and the family will host a visitation on Thursday, September 24 from 5-7 p.m. at Coile and Hall Funeral Directors in Hartwell. Coile and Hall Funeral Directors, 333 E. Johnson Street in Hartwell will be serving the family of Mrs. Willis. An online guest registry is available by visiting www.coileandhallfd.com Visitiation Thursday, September 24, 2020 from 5-7 p.m. at Coile and Hall Funeral Directors. No memorial service at this time.
ALPHARETTA 21, CHATTAHOOCHEE 7
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Raiders top Cougars to maintain control of rivalry By ZACH SHUGAN zach@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Though Alpharetta and Chattahoochee no longer belong to the same region, there was still plenty on the line when the two schools lined up Friday night for an intra-city football matchup. The last time Chattahoochee defeated Alpharetta was 2007, although the Raiders and Cougars didn’t play for four years between 2008-11. The Cougars struck first in the 2020 edition of the rivalry, but in the end, the Raiders came out on top for the ninth consecutive time and first in the head coach Jason Kervin era. “We had to earn it,” Kervin said. “I knew coming over here that Coach [Malone] is doing a great job with those guys. They got some dangerous players over there, and you can tell their program is on the ascend. I knew it was going to be a tough game.” Defense was the story of the first quarter, as each squad’s offenses were forced to punt multiple times. On the first play of the second quarter, senior quarterback Jaylen Smith found junior receiver Ben Godwin wide open down the sideline for a 50-yard gain to move Chattahoochee all the way to the 2-yard line. On the next play, Smith kept the ball himself and scampered for an easy touchdown run to put the Cougars in front. The Raiders countered with a sevenminute, 80-yard drive capped off with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Ben Guthrie to Tylan Johnson. The defenses bounced back to end
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Alpharetta senior and Stanford commit Jaden Slocum takes a pass up field against the Chattahoochee defense. the first half, as Alpharetta recovered a fumble and Chattahoochee came up with an interception by Elijah Character at its own goal line. The two teams entered halftime tied, 7-7. In a socially distanced version of the halftime break, each team gathered on opposite ends of the field to re-group instead of using the locker rooms. To start the second half, the offenses began to find their rhythm, but the defenses did not break. Chattahoochee received the ball first in the third quarter and drove from its own 25-yard line to the Raiders’ 8-yard line. The Cougars went for it on fourth-andgoal, but the Raiders’ defense, with play-
makers like Jaden Slocum, Dylan Merrell and Vito Perri, came up with the stop. On the ensuing drive, the Raiders drove from their own 8-yard line to the Cougars’ 40-yard line. The defense won the fight once again, as Peter McVay, Billy Spradlin, Jaden Gaines and teammates forced a turnover on downs and Chattahoochee took over on offense. However, the Cougars punted for the third time of the game and quickly gave the ball back to Alpharetta. Still tied with the Cougars, Guthrie
and the Raiders took over at their own 7-yard line and went to work. The sophomore quarterback Guthrie and sophomore running back Jake Gil carried a heavy load throughout the entire game. Guthrie finished the drive with a 10-yard rushing touchdown to give Alpharetta its first lead with 7:12 left in the game. The Raiders’ defense forced the Cougars to punt on the next drive, and the Alpharetta offense capitalized. Quickly. On the first play of the drive, Guthrie lofted a pass deep downfield to Slocum, who ran under the ball and took it into the end zone. The Raiders took a twoscore lead, 21-7, with 6:25 remaining. From there, the Raiders’ defense made one final stand to seal their first victory of the season. “They’re fighters,” Kervin said. “We’re not a well-oiled machine. We’re making a lot of young mistakes … We’re still trying to find out about ourselves a little bit. What we found out tonight is that when our backs are against the wall, we’re going to keep the pedal to the metal and keep fighting. I was proud of that no matter what.” Guthrie finished with 145 yards and two touchdowns through the air and 59 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Jaylen Smith finished with 212 allpurpose yards (108 passing, 104 rushing) and one touchdown in the loss for Chattahoochee.
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MILTON 16, ALPHARETTA 6
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Milton softball surges to top new region foe Alpharetta By ZACH SHUGAN zach@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton and Alpharetta softball teams took to the diamond Sept. 23 for a battle between two longtime rivals and newly minted region foes. The two teams traded the lead, but in the end, the Eagles came from behind to defeat the Raiders in their first game as region opponents since 2011. The Eagles won by mercy rule, 16-6, following a 12run bottom of the sixth inning. “It was a rather slow start,” Milton head coach Shane Holcombe said. “We’re a high-speed, high-intensity team. We let the other team play us at first until we settled in and started making things happen.” Junior pitcher Kiley Perry, who was also celebrating her birthday, started on the mound for the Eagles and pitched six innings in the win. Perry struck out two batters in the top of the first inning, her first of seven strikeouts in the game. Junior Haydn Bendall led off for Milton with an infield single and quickly worked her way around the bases. The next batter, sophomore Nora Megenity, drove in Bendall with a sacrifice groundout to shortstop, and the Eagles took an early lead over the Raiders. Two batters later, Perry helped her own cause, as she roped a line drive over the center field fence for a solo homerun. “Kiley is Kiley,” Holcombe said. “Kiley is a competitor. That’s what you’re going to get out of her 24/7, 365 … You’re going to have her bat, her pitching, and she can play infield too. She’s a very good ball player.” After one inning of play, Milton led Alpharetta, 2-0. Alpharetta earned one run back in the top half of the second inning, as senior Holley Sanders drove in a run for the Raiders to bring the score to 2-1.
Milton pulled back by scoring one run of its own in the bottom frame of the second inning. The Raiders did not relent. In the top of the third inning, senior K.K. Farrar brought two baserunners home with a double to center, tying the game 3-3. The Raiders weren’t done for the inning, though. Senior Paige Tucci, who started on the mound for Alpharetta, drove in another runner with a sacrifice groundout to third base. The next batter, Sanders, drove another run in with a single to left. In a matter of minute, the Raiders went from trailing by one run to a 5-3 lead. Meanwhile, the offense stalled for the Eagles against the pitching of Tucci. Following production on offense in the first two innings, Milton went scoreless in the third and fourth frames. Milton scored one run in the fifth inning off an RBI single from senior Ashley Abel, but the Raiders added another run in the top of the sixth to take a 6-4 lead and keep their edge at two runs. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Milton re-claimed control of the game thanks to a parade of hits and walks. The Raiders walked four batters through the first five innings of the game, but in the sixth, they walked four more Milton batters. And when they did throw the ball over the plate, the Eagles were putting the ball in play at a high rate. The Eagles tied the game at six runs apiece with a bases-loaded walk and sacrifice fly. Following two wild pitches that found the backstop, Milton scored twice and took the lead, 8-6. That was only the beginning of the dream inning for the Eagles and nightmare inning for the Raiders. Megenity and senior Olivia Stefl had back-to-back two-RBI hits to the outfield, which brought the Eagles lead to 12-6.
The Raiders were unable to find a third out in the inning, as the Eagles’ bats continued to stay hot and runners continued to cross home plate. Milton won by mercy rule over its longtime rival and new region foe Alpharetta, 16-6. “The bats got hot, pressure got put on them, and we capitalized on some errors they had, which is what they were doing to us earlier in the game,” Holcombe said. “It flipped on us, but I sure wish we would have had those 12 runs in the first inning instead of the last.” For Milton (3-2, 1-2), the win over Alpharetta was their third of the new season. The Eagles swept Cambridge in a doubleheader to open the season but were then swept by region foe Etowah in their second series of the season. Alpharetta fell to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in region play with the loss. The Raiders played new region opponent Cherokee in their third game of the season and lost 9-0. One challenge facing Alpharetta and Milton, along with fellow region member Roswell, is the game of catch-up they are forced to play in Region 5-AAAAAAA. As Fulton County schools, the three teams were unable to play their first game until Sept. 6. Their three other members of the region, Cherokee, Etowah and Woodstock, began playing games as early as Aug. 8. When the Raiders traveled to Cherokee to play their third game of the season, they were playing a Cherokee team that had already played 14 games. Milton opened its season against Etowah, a team that had already played 11 games. Despite the disadvantage their teams face to begin the season, Holcombe and Alpharetta head coach Edward Francis both feel their teams have a shot at making the playoffs. “Our girls have really come out firing for the most part,” Holcombe said. “How I see it is we have a team that can do some things. I’ll leave it at that.”
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Ga. 400 continues to draw interest from tech firms By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Financial services company Deluxe Corporation is boosting the resume of the Ga. 400 corridor, adding another technology operation to list of close to 1,000 others that line the stretch. Deluxe, which has in the past specialized in tech printing services, looks to bring in some 700 high tech jobs to a new innovation and technology center in Sandy Springs. The city agreed to waive as much as $255,000 in permit and business license fees depending on the length of the company’s office lease. Deluxe President and CEO Barry C. McCarthy said the Perimeter area, especially along Ga. 400, distinguished itself among close to a dozen finalists for locating the office. “We did a pretty exhaustive national search about where we would want to place our innovation and technology centers, and Georgia came high on the list,” McCarthy said. “It’s already one of the major fintech capitals of the world. The engagement of the technology community is pretty profound.” He said the state has distinguished itself for its commitment to building a tech workforce, important to a company like Deluxe that is transforming from business services to becoming a trusted business technology company. “[It’s] for those reasons, plus the others, close by the airport, great quality of life overall, temperate climate, affordability and all the lifestyle things that the state talks about, from the North Georgia mountains to the golden isles on the Atlantic coast,” McCarthy said. The corridor’s reputation for attracting Fortune 1,000 companies, like Mer-
cedes Benz, State Farm and Continental Hotel Group, also was a factor. “We knew that meant that in the area, there would be great amenities, and obviously, if you travel the area, you can see the incredible amenities with the Perimeter Mall and all the other things that are there, plus the availability of MARTA and public transit made the area really appealing,” McCarthy said. Another key factor in the site location, McCarthy said, is the building itself, which sits just off Ga. 400 at the Glenridge exit. “Access is phenomenal — easy, easy, easy for our employee population,” McCarthy said. Recruiting has already begun, but over the next few years, he said the company will continue to build its workforce to full capacity, focusing on product management, product development, application development, technology of all types, artificial intelligence, team learning, data analytics, cloud-based services and web design. The company is targeting candidates
from across the metro area, but especially those concentrated near the Ga. 400 and I-285 corridors, he said. The city’s financial incentives were also important, not necessarily for the tax and fee saving, but for the message it sent, he said. “It’s always helpful to see that in a community, even if the incentives aren’t massive,” McCarthy said. “It’s a huge measure about a community’s interest in having a company like ours… Beyond the incentives, the incredible warm welcome and support the city government has given us in the decision process also gave us [is] hugely important to us as a company trying to expand in the geography.” McCarthy said he hopes to return the favor by providing value to the community. “We are a purpose and values-driven company,” he said. “We are champions for business, so communities thrive. And, we really mean that…We fundamentally believe that business is at the heart of what makes a community go.” Katie Kirkpatrick, president and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce said McCarthy has been an integral force in metro Atlanta’s financial technology community for years. “The decision to locate Deluxe’s new FinTech and Customer Innovation Center and office complex here demonstrates Barry’s commitment to our region and highlights our continued reputation as a fintech leader,” she said.
DEATH NOTICES Evelyn Bettis Bagley, 93, of Cumming, passed away September 16, 2020. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory. Martha Bedingfield, 93, of Cumming, passed away September 21, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home. Dennis George Byczynski, 78, of Cumming, passed away September 19, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.
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Kent R. Christensen, 86, of Alpharetta, passed away September 16, 2020. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green
Gladys Marie Fields, 86, passed away September 20, 2020. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory. James Halsey Van Gieson, Jr., of Cumming, passed away September 18, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home. William Robinson Hudson, 83, of Cumming, passed away September 16, 2020. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
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Harold W. Pruett, 90, of Johns Creek, passed away September 17, 2020. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green William P. Schroeder, 73, of Alpharetta, passed away September 16, 2020. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green
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Gloria Ann Gober Wallis, 77, passed away, September 19, 2020. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
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Ann P. Spruell, 87, of Cumming, passed away September 17, 2020. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green
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Margaret M. Weizel, 94, of Johns Creek, passed away September 18, 2020. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green
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