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• Longstreet Clinic cares for patients throughout Northeast Georgia with over 17 specialties, 200 providers and 11 locations. The Clinic's website was recently awarded a silver medal from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. Gainesville-based Forum Communications developed the website that was recognized in the Healthcare Services Category, vying against a field of more than 5,000 entries. LongstreetClinic.com • The Quinlan Visual Arts Center is offering fitness resolutions! Join Gainesville native Allison Kimbrell at the Quinlan during lunch for the Fit Flow Resolution to burn off stress and calories. Yoga to suit all levels of practice from beginner to seasoned. Wednesdays, 12-12:45 pm. quinlanartscenter.org
• The Arts Council presents Catapult on Sunday, February 16 (3pm) at Pearce Auditorium at Brenau University, as part of the 2020 Signature Series. Catapult, a finalist on America’s Got Talent, features incredible dancers working behind a screen Château Élan Winery & Resorts celebrated the completion of its $25 million dollar comprehensive to create shadow silhouettes of shapes from renovation with a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 14. (L-R) Tim Echols, Vice Chair Georgia the world around us. theartscouncil.net/tickets Public Service Commission; Foreman Rogers, Principal, BLUR Workshop; Neville Erasmus, General • Gateway Domestic Violence Center passed Manager, Chateau Elan; Keith Manning, VP Asset Management, Wheelock Street Capital; Peggy the $2.5 million mark for Gateway to 2020, a Slappey, Braselton Town Council; Edd Carlan, Director of Sales & Marketing, Chateau Elan. The first $3 million capital campaign for construction major renovation since opening in the mid 1980s, the redesign includes a complete overhaul of of a new emergency shelter for women 251 guest rooms, 24 suites, four new food and beverage outlets, the winery, lobby, pool terrace and and children fleeing domestic violence. immersive spa. The 3,500-acre resort is home to an award winning winery, 10 total bars and restauGateway provides free and confidential rants, 40,000-square-feet of meeting space, a 35,000-square-foot European spa, 45 holes of champiservices to those in need including housing, onship golf and a golf club and tennis center. ChateauElan.com classes and support groups, programs for children, occupational therapy and legal advocacy. gatewaydvcenter.org The Greater Hall Chamber's • Jim and Julie Worsham, owners of the Fish Spring Job Fair & Career Expo is Window Cleaning franchise in Gainesville, Wednesday, March 18 (10am-2pm) announce winter promotions on services at the Gainesville Civic Center. including window cleaning, pressure The event is the perfect forum for washing, gutter cleaning,and more. Fish companies hiring to recruit new is the world's largest window cleaning employees. Hiring managers meet company with over 275 franchise territories hundreds of job candidates facein 45 states. fishwindowcleaning.com to-face in a convenient location in • LifeSouth is in emergency need for blood a short span of time. Sponsored supplies and seeks local businesses to host by Express Employment blood drives to fulfill this need. LifeSouth Professionals (title sponsor) provides blood to 25 hospitals in Georgia, Fox Factory (platinum), King's including Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Hawaiian (gold), Spherion and McDonald's (silver). Job fairs are free and open to the Blood collected in our community stays here public and are a partnership of the Greater Hall Chamber, the Gainesville Area Employers to help local patients. To host a blood drive Committee, Lanier Technical College and the Georgia Department of Labor. For exhibit or donor center near you, visit lifesouth.org info: Amanda Lewis, 770-532-6206 x 111 or email: alewis@ghcc.com
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• Floyd Baldwin, president and founder of Industrial Properties Group, is the 2020 president of the Georgia Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SOIR). Individuals whose credentials include the SIOR designation are top producers in real estate brokerage. IPGproperties.com • Engineered Openings, Inc. announces Debbie Purcell as recipient of the Fellow Award by the National Door and Hardware Institute. Founded in 1994, Engineered Openings is a commercial construction supplier specializing in doors frames and hardware for architects, contractors and building owners across North Georgia. engineeredopenings.com • Junior Achievement (JA) of Northeast Georgia inducted John Ferguson, former CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System, and Tom Paris, Jr. (in memoriam), president of Paris-Dunlap Wholesale Hardware and Gainesville High and UGA football standout, into the 2020 Business Hall of Fame. Over 17,000 students will be served by JA this year, learning the fundamentals of free enterprise, business ethics, personal economics and workforce development. georgia.ja.org • Tammy Caudell has joined the Carroll Daniel Construction team as a business development manager. Caudell previously served as senior project manager for the Georgia Department of Economic Development in Northeast Georgia. carolldaniel.com • Mildred Fockele, director, Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville announces the new Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children’s Garden opening on March 21. Capping the Gainesville garden’s 5th anniversary, the 2 ½-acre garden features a Fairy Forest, shrub tunnels, trolley, maze, hands-on exploration and adventure with water play, tree houses, forts, boulder climbs and much more. atlantabg.org • Ron Quinn, president & CEO of Peach State Bank, announced that Will Peeples has joined the team as vice president of commercial lending. peachstate.bank
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