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Vol. 29, No. 11
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SEPTEMBER 2017
Duluth Historical Society Unveils Murals of Old Duluth By Katie Hart Smith Staff Correspondent
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On Tuesday, August 29, 2017, the Duluth Historical Society unveiled Duluth artist, Ann Parsons Odum’s, two, 4x5 foot murals depicting Duluth streetscapes from the 1930’s and late 1940’s. Duluth is home to Odum and home is where her heart and art is. The artwork, painted with acrylics, is on permanent display at the Southeastern Railway Museum’s Duluth Depot, located at 3595 Buford Highway, Duluth, Georgia, 30096. “I was honored when asked to do these large paintings of Old Duluth for the Southeastern Railway Museum. I have always, even as a child, been fascinated with the train passing through Duluth - loved to hear the whistle and roar of the engine in the middle of the night. Our family
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Ann Parsons Odum signs the mural of the Duluth Depot, located in the Southeastern Railway Museum, and painted during Duluth’s “Great Days of Service” a few years ago.
Gwinnett man reinvents Women’s co-working space, concept thrives in and strengthens career, helps others do the same Peachtree Corners
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The August 12, 2017 e-Transform co-working launch photo includes members of Woman University as well as key women committed to making this unique workplace solution a success.
By Carole Townsend Staff Correspondent Kimberly Graver is a woman on a mission. As CEO and Founder of Peachtree Corners-based e-Transform, Graver is passionate about two things: cutting-edge business practices, and the unique challenges women face in the business world. What else would an outsideof-the-box entrepreneur do with her passions? Create a distinctive business opportunity. In 2014, that’s just what she did. “We launched the first female-centric think tank, geared
toward dealing with the unique business and personal challenges women face. There were eight members; since then, four of those have gone on to start their own businesses,” said Graver. Graver’s creation, e-Transform, combines proactive customer engagement, marketing, support and a diverse, high-energy approach to businesses of any size, acting more as a partner than a vendor to clients. “Our office in Peachtree Corners was originally a call center for e-Transform. Because many of the call center employees telecommute,
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Burkhalter in the early years of his career, as disc jockey “Captain Craig”
By Carole Townsend Staff Correspondent Gregg Burkhalter is a man on fire. That much is evident when he talks about his career and the rich blessing it is to him, as well as to those he helps along the way. A radio disc jockey and music marketer for about three decades, Burkhalter suddenly found himself without a job several years ago – as did many long-time career professionals who were casualties of a rapidly chang-
ing economy and corporate climate. Today, he can see that event turned out to be one of the best things that could have happened to him, dire as the situation may have looked at the time. Starting his music career at age 16, Burkhalter remembers announcing on the radio when Elvis Presley died. As a disc jockey, he worked in the Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, and Atlanta markets; his last stint
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