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Horizons July 2013

A publication of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

Prestige Members he Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce is T pleased to announce the 2013

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Business Expo presented by Forsyth County News. This is a unique opportunity for businesses to gain exposure for their products and services while enhancing their customer base. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to learn from Georgia’s driving business leaders and identify the latest products and services available to meet their competitive challenges.

“The 2013 Business Expo is b e n e fi c i a l t o a l l t y p e s o f businesses,” says Jason Mock, Director of Small Business Services at the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce.

“It allows exhibitors to showcase their products and goods to a large group of people at one time. I encourage everyone to participate in this event and to network with business owners, community leaders and residents of Forsyth

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The Expo will again include a working lunch with keynote speaker Mark McGraw, awards, prizes, networking and promotional opportunities. The Expo After Hours will start at 4 p.m. this year and will end at 6 p.m.

The Business Expo will take place Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Forsyth Conference Center, beginning at 1 p.m. Booth

registration is now open at $500.00 for Chamber Members until July 12, 203. After July 12th the price goes to $600.00 for Chamber Members.

To r e g i s t e r o r f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n v i s i t w w w. cummingforsythchamber.org. For questions contact Jason Mock, Director of Small Business Services at (770) 887-6461, ext.

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Kaiser Permanente Forsyth Medical Center: Convenient, Coordinated Care or nearly a decade, the health care team at Kaiser Permanente Forsyth FMedical Center has been helping area

residents thrive. Located in Cumming on the campus of Northside HospitalForsyth, the 4,800-square-foot Kaiser Permanente Forsyth Medical Center offers members a “one-stop-shop” health care experience with primary and specialty care, laboratory, x-ray and pharmacy services available under one roof.

“We focus on providing our members with high-quality care in the most convenient way possible,” said Mike Wathen, Vice President of Health Plan Services Administration for Kaiser Permanente of Georgia. The organization, which offers both health coverage and health care, operates 29 medical centers in Georgia. “We understand that people need easy access to their primary care doctor, so we’ve opened more than a dozen new offices in recent years. Now, if you live in metro Atlanta, there’s likely a Kaiser Permanente medical center within a 20-minute drive of your home.”

Connectivity is also a hallmark of Kaiser Permanente, which operates the largest electronic medical record system in the private sector. The system provides health care teams with a patient’s complete medical history.

Kaiser Permanente members can also use the system to review information from past appointments, schedule new appointments, fill prescriptions online and contact their doctor via e-mail. “We encourage our members to take an

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Mike Wathen, Vice President of Health Plan Services Administration for Kaiser Permanente of Georgia

active role in managing their health, so we’ve made it convenient for them to access important medical information and contact their doctor online,” added Wathen.

In addition to caring for its members in Forsyth County, Kaiser Permanente is also committed to improving the health of the greater community. Since opening the Forsyth Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente has provided

thousands of grant dollars to the Forsyth County Family YMCA wellness program, aimed at reducing childhood obesity and teaching healthy lifestyle habits to youth.

“As a non-profit organization, community outreach is central to Kaiser Permanente’s mission,” said Wathen, who also sits on the board of the Forsyth County Family YMCA. Additionally Kaiser Permanente has

provided funding to Georgia Highlands Medical Services to help it better serve its patients.

The Kaiser Permanente Forsyth Medical Center is located at 1400 Northside Forsyth Drive in Suite 350. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. To learn more about the medical center and Kaiser Permanente, visit www.kp.org.

Partners in Education

Local Business on a Mission tars and Strikes has a S mission to make a difference in Forsyth County education by partnering with local schools at a closer level.

Recently, the company donated f r e e b ow l i n g g a m e s t o kindergarten children all around Forsyth. Through platforms such as its “Make a Grade Program,” Stars and Strikes incentivizes children to put more effort into their education by offering highperforming students with

coupons that provide free games of bowling, laser tag and bumper cars.

Stars and Strikes plans to run fundraisers and other events with the school system, including an Administration Appreciation Day, during which the company will provide school administrators with a free dinner. By investing in the local school system, Stars and Strikes is improving the community’s future by supporting it from its roots.

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Summertime Fun in Cumming racing cars? Yes, that’s K ids right! Quarter Midgets of

Independence Day Festivities and More! of Cumming will sparkle as it hosts one of the T hebestcityIndependence Day celebrations in North Georgia.

Festivities begin on July 3, 2013 at 6 p.m. at the Cumming Fairgrounds with activities for all ages. The whole family will enjoy live music, local restaurants and food vendors serving classic summer treats, a grand fireworks display and post fireworks dance contest. There is no admission or parking fee for the celebration. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets to the Fairgrounds lawn to enjoy the festivities.

On July 4, 2013 come see the famous Steam Engine Parade which begins at 10 a.m. in downtown Cumming. The parade includes steam engines, antique tractors and cars along with other patriotic floats. Vendors will set up along the parade route leading to the parade’s end at the Fairgrounds.

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America (QMA) is a non-profit organization with more than 2,500 family memberships and approximately 4,000 drivers.

There are 13 regions and fifty Quarter Midget clubs nationwide. Quarter Midget Racing is for children ages 5 to 16 years.

It is a family-oriented sport that involves racing in specially prepared cars. The cars, rules and safety procedures are designated specifically for kids.

Participants race on oval tracks approximately 1/20 of a mile.

Not only do kids learn valuable skills and sportsmanship but they also make new friends, a trend that extends beyond just the racers but amongst the families as well. Despite the normal apprehensions that might come with a pairing of kids and racecars, this sport boasts fewer injuries than littleleague football. Safety features include full roll cages, multi-point seat harnesses and full face helmets.

Each year Quarter Midgets of America has three Grand National Events. This year the North Georgia Quarter Midget Association (NGQMA) has the privilege of hosting the Eastern Grand Nationals at the Cumming Fairgrounds’ track.

Races will occur from July 23 to July 26, 2013. Approximately 300 drivers and their families will come from all over the nation for this event.

Spectating at the races is free and all of Forsyth County is invited to the Bill Thomas Raceway for the Quarter Midget Grands.

For more information on this event or how to get involved in Quarter Midget Racing can be found at www.ngqma.com.

Information provided by Sherry Taylor, Grands Committee Chair.

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Month in Review

Legislative Breakfast

Paul Chambers, NE Georgia Regional Director of External Affairs for AT&T leads the discussion at the Post Legislative Session Breakfast.

From left, District 27 state Sen. Jack Murphy, District 25 state Rep. Mike Dudgeon, District 26 state Rep. Geoff Duncan, District 24 state Rep. Mark Hamilton and District 9 state Rep. Kevin Tanner talk about the recent legislative session.

Business After Hours

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(L to R) Anthony Gorham, Karen Carroll and Sylvia Cardona

Month in Review

Jazz in June

(L to R) Bert Durand and Rhett Partin Lu Fraser and Jason Mock unveil the cover of Forsyth Alive.

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Manufacturing Society Regional Manufacturing Event Comes to Forsyth

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n most afternoons Hansgrohe’s training and interactive product center is frequented by clients and technicians. However, on a recent rainy afternoon in June the German manufacturer’s state-of-the art facility in Forsyth County, Georgia was visited by representatives from more than forty of Metro Atlanta’s top manufacturing companies.

The gathering was jointly hosted by the Manufacturing Society of Forsyth County and Next Generation Manufacturing.

“We are happy to welcome you today,” stated Richard Kopelman, the Chairman of Next Generation Manufacturing and a Partner at Habif Arogeti & Wynne. “I encourage you to network and build relationships with one another, for events such as this help to create growth in our industry.”

According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the growth of Forsyth County’s manufacturing sector accounted for nearly 40 percent of all of the expansion projects that took place in the northeast region of Georgia during the year 2012. The recent growth in the community’s manufacturing sector prompted the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce to establish the Manufacturing Society of Forsyth County.

“The Manufacturing Society provides our community’s manufacturers with a forum to learn from one another; and to communicate the value of our industry to our community’s youth,” stated Bruce Hagenau, Chairman of the Manufacturing Society of Forsyth County and a member of Next Generation Manufacturing’s Advisory Board.

The event concluded with an exclusive tour of Hansgrohe’s manufacturing plant. The tour was provided

by Russ Wheeler, the President of Hansgrohe USA and Stefan Hammann, Hansgrohe USA’s Vice President of Operations.

For more information about Forsyth County’s manufacturing sector contact the CummingForsyth County Chamber of Commerce at (770) 887-6461, or visit www. cummingforsythchamber.org.

Stefan Hammann, VP of Operations at Hansgrohe USA , leads the tour.

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Legislators Graded on Voting Records

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he Georgia Chamber of Commerce has assigned grades to the state’s legislators through the 2013 Legislative Scorecard. The Chamber tracked ten legislative issues important to job creation and economic growth, basing each legislator’s grade on whether they voted for or against each issue. The addressed legislation aims to improve Georgia’s competitiveness in education, economic development, business and industry, and judiciary reform.

The majority of the local delegation received excellent scores. The highest possible ranking (A+) was achieved by Senator Steve Gooch, Representative Mark Hamilton, Representative Calvin Hill, Senator Jack Murphy, and Representative Kevin Tanner.

Representative Mike Dudgeon received an A ranking. He lost some points for voting against SB 24, a piece of legislation that allows the Georgia Department of Community Health to correct a shortfall in the state Medicaid program, preventing hospitals from having to cut important services and helping to keep several rural hospitals across the state running.

Representative Geoff Duncan received a C+ for voting against two pieces of legislature that aim to improve the business community, one of which was the health care related, SB 24. The other was HB 318, which will extend state tax credits by two years on ‘angel investments’ for those who make qualified investments in Georgia’s high-tech companies. HB 318 also creates the Invest Georgia Fund, a public-private mechanism that would provide venture capital funding to companies in early and growth stages.

The overall high scores bode well for our business community.

“What is clear from this year’s scorecard is that lawmakers – both Democrat and Republican – are taking private-sector growth seriously. They realize how important these issues are to the state and to their constituents and that we must take action to encourage investment and job creation,” said Georgia Chamber President and CEO, Chris Clark.

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SBSC Do the CyberCriminals Really Want Your Data?

Jay Ryerse, President & CEO of JTECH Networks

JTECH Networks recently participated in a meeting where cyber-security was the primary topic of concern. The host was an insider that works with the FBI, NSA, and the military to diagnose what data cyber-criminals are looking for and why. His insights were quite surprising.

Cyber thieves have determined it’s easier to catch you at home, or on your mobile devices at restaurants with free “Wi-Fi” connections, and at hotels than anywhere else. The average cybercriminal wants your usernames and passwords.

Once they have that information, they use that to gain access to your work computer and your client base.

The damage they can cause grows exponentially from there.

There are reports they are using “social engineering” to gather data.

One example he shared was a scenario where local thieves were putting keystroke logging software on a USB flash drive and dropping the drive in front of businesses.

The social aspect is that employees are good-hearted and want to return the drive to the rightful owner. The problem is they plug that drive into their work computer and the bad code executes behind the scenes. You or your employee just unlocked the front door to your data.

How To Protect Your Computer: Lock the Door!

A quick review of www.fbi.gov provides an in-depth view of ways to protect your computer. Their advice relates to comments a parent might make to a young driver: “Don’t drive in bad neighborhoods” and “If you don’t lock your car, someone is going to steal your stuff.”

The same holds true with your computer. Stay away from bad websites and lock your computer. Keep the firewall turned on, your anti-virus software up to date, and make sure you install the critical operating system updates.

Lastly, the bad guys can’t break into a computer that isn’t turned on. When you aren’t home and using your computer, turn it off. It’s more secure and you might save a few dollars per year on your power bill.

Learn more about this and other technical topics at the Chamber’s SBSC July Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, July 24 at 11:30 a.m. at the University of North Georgia- Cumming Campus.

Register through the Chamber’s website www.cummingforsythchamber.org.

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Students Work with Business to Create Winning Design hile most students were already W thinking of the beach or graduation parties, the graphic arts students at

the Smart Center Alpharetta.

Smart Brand Manager, Krista Rolleri graciously volunteered her time to speak to each of the students and offer her expertise. “We were so honored to be a part of the Stick2It program.

The enthusiastic engagement from the students and their level of talent absolutely blew us away and exceeded all expectations. We are hoping to participate again in an even bigger way next year,” commented Rolleri.

In the end, it was the design talents of two students showcased on the car. Freshman Adam Skalleberg and junior Sierra Romeo were this year’s winners. Adam’s art choices and Sierra’s text treatments and messaging made the perfect pair.

In addition to the invaluable experience gained through the design competition, three designers took Stick2It to the next level, and pursued internships with Smart Alpharetta.

For a chance to see the winning car design in person, visit the RBM- North Atlanta booth at the 2013 Business Expo, August 8, 2013 at the Forsyth Conference Center.

Forsyth Central High School were hard at work the last few weeks of school thanks to a partnership between In-Depth Wraps and the Smart Center Alpharetta at RBM-North Atlanta.

In-Depth has partnered with FCHS’s graphic arts program, led by instructor Heather Hanline, to offer students a new art medium: vehicles. The Stick2It program teaches students about vehicle wraps and how they can fit into a client’s marketing plans, while simultaneously showcasing career opportunities for the students in the graphic arts industry.

“We want these students to recognize their talent and what they have to offer the business community,” remarked Torri Westmoreland, owner of In-Depth Wraps.

Now on their ninth project car, the students have designed In-Depth Wrap’s shop cars, vehicles for a national brand displayed in a trade show, and vehicles for local businesses like Brandywine Printing. This year, students were tasked with designing an eye-catching vehicle wrap for Smart Alpharetta that would open commuters’ eyes to the car’s fuelefficiency and safety.

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Member News

Northside Hospital- Forsyth Placed in Highest Category in Georgia Northside Hospital-Forsyth, along with the Atlanta and Cherokee locations, has been placed on the Georgia Hospital Association’s Partnership for Health and Accountability Core Measures Honor Roll.

It is among 17 Georgia hospitals to attain the Chairman’s category, the highest on the list. This achievement is based on data provided by the federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), which administers the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs.

“At Northside, we are committed to consistently providing high quality and compassionate care to all of our patients. This recognition is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our staff, who work tirelessly and continuously to make excellent care even better,” said Bob Quattrocchi, president and CEO, Northside Hospital.

The CMS collects data on caregivers around the nation and measures their adherence to a set of Value-Based Purchasing core measures. This list of measures is comprised of the clinical processes of care that are the most effective methods of treatment for surgical patients and victims of heart attacks, pneumonia and heart failure. The CMS analyzes a hospital’s observance of these core measures and determines whether or not patients received effective care.

Comfort Keepers Office and Employee Win Prestigious Awards Sharon Harrison, in-home care service provider of Comfort Keepers, has been awarded Comfort Keeper of the Year, an honor only given to eight caregivers out of 25,000 nationwide. In addition to this title, the Cumming office received the 2012 Operational Excellence Award.

Only 26 offices out of about 650 took this home. Congratulations to the Comfort Keepers of Cumming on their amazing achievements!

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Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics Welcomes Dr. Dan Kratzer Dr. Dan, a board-certified orthodontist, has moved from Pennsylvania to Georgia with his wife and two children to bring his dentistry experience to the community. “One of my favorite things about working with kids is to be able to make a difference in the way they smile,” he says. To schedule a consultation with Dr. Dan, visit AlpharettaChildrensDentistry. com/appointments, or call 770-664-4936.

Priority Payment Systems Takes Home the ISO of the Year Award The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the trade association of the global electronic payments industry, recently held their ETA Annual Meeting & Expo. During the conference, the ETA announced the winners of the 2013 ETA Star Awards, which highlight businesses that have made a significant impact on the industry. Priority Payment Systems of Alpharetta received the ISO of the year award, recognizing the company’s industry achievements.

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Upcoming Events July 2

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July 24

Member Power Networking Lunch-

SBSC Technology Class

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Campus

Member Power Networking Lunch-

July 30

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Member Power Networking Lunch-

Member Power Networking Lunch — Meets every Tuesday at noon at a different location and includes casual networking for 20-35 other business professionals.

Business After Hours — Meets the second Tuesday of every month from 5-7 p.m. at a different host location every month. The purpose is networking and to experience new businesses in the community.

Women Who Mean Business — Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30 a.m. This is a specialized networking group of over 50 female business professionals. Join them for breakfast.

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Horizons 2013 Officers

Board of Directors

Linda Cole, Chair,

Jerry Bowman

David Seago, Past-Chair

Jonathan Green American Proteins

Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete

Drew Walker

Lynn Jackson

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Georgia Power - retired

Ann-Margaret Johnston, First Chair-Elect,

Johnston & Associates, Inc.

John Hall, Second Chair-Elect, Forsyth County News

Ann-Margaret Johnston, Secretary/Treasurer

Johnston & Associates, Inc.

Cardinal Logistics Management

Bruce Longmore

Tracy Moon

Connie Sanders

Jason Teter

Jeff Pruitt

Bert Durand

Lenny’s Sub Shop

Alliance National Bank

Northside Hospital-Forsyth

Chuck Button

Shawn LaFave

Jacobs Engineering Group

North Georgia Promotions

Mike Caspar

Scott Jordan

Walmart

BB&T

John Deruki

Cindy Mills

Deruki Construction

Bryan Properties

Nelish Patel

Chris Etheridge

Hampton Inn

Frazier & Deeter, LLC

Fisher & Phillips LLP

Forsyth Conference Center

Royce Owens

Mimms Enterprises

Bruce Hagenau Metcam John Rasper

Dekalb Office

Tim Perry

Citizen’s Bank

Bob Russell

Russell Landscape

Terry Smith

A.C. Smith Poultry Co.

Ex-Officio

Chamber Staff

Rep. Mark Hamilton

James McCoy

Randall Toussaint

Dr. Buster Evans

Mary Helen McGruder

Jay Ryerse

Doug Derrer

Rep. Mike Dudgeon

Lipscomb, Johnson, Sleister, Dailey, & Smith LLP

Fran Forehand

Hon. Phil Smith

Sen. Jack Murphy

Alex Girrbach

Pete Amos

Mark Bond

Bobby Thomas

Sen. Steve Gooch

Laura Stewart

Rep. Geoff Duncan

Jason Mock

Wells Fargo

United Community Bank

Ethan Underwood

Chairman, Forsyth County Board of Commissioners

Superintendent, Forsyth County Schools

Jtech Networks, LLC

Georgia Power

Hayes, James & Associates, Inc.

Paul Chambers

H. Ford Gravitt

Bill Cupp

Blake House

Darla Light

Jon McDaniel

AT&T

AGL Resources

Chair, Forsyth County Board of Education

Mayor, City of Cumming

Sawnee EMC

Forsyth County Public Library

Sawnee Mountain Foundation

Forsyth County Manager

State Court Judge

Chair, Forsyth County Development Authority

Dr. Joanne Tolleson Lanier Technical College

President & CEO

Vice President of Economic Development

Director of Operations

Director of Communications & Events

Director of Small Business Services

Anna Barlow

Director of Tourism Development

Jimmy Lane, Jeremiah Dickerson Sales Executives

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