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HorizonsA publication of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

May 2014

Prestige Members

Northside Hospital-Forsyth Premier Corporate Sponsor

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Forsyth County Government

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Inspiring Smiles

Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry

Kaiser Permanente

jTech NetworksThe City of Cumming

Georgia PowerDeKalb Office

Smithfield Farmland

Michael Williams

Lou Sobh Honda

K eeping abreast of the political challenges and activities that affect the area and your

business has never been more important! Network with many of the area’s top business and political leaders and expand your business contacts when you attend the 2014 Post Legislative Session Breakfast, presented by AT&T on Tuesday, May 6th at 7:30 a.m. at the Forsyth Conference Center (3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd. Cumming, GA 30041). This event is hosted by the Lanier-Forsyth Rotary Club and all attendees should register with the Chamber with the exception of Lanier-Forsyth Rotary Members. Admission is $15 for Chamber Members and $30 for Non-Members. Register at www.cummingforsythchamber.org.

Plan to Attend the Post Legislative Session Breakfast

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Member Spotlight

County Heritage of Cooperation

S awnee Electric Membership Corporation is very proud of

its electric cooperative heritage and even more proud to have been entrenched in this wonderful community for more than 75 years. Electric cooperatives are unique because they are owned by the “members” to whom they provide e l e c t r i c i t y . T h e R u r a l Electrification Administration (REA), which was established as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal” Program, provided loans to groups of rural Americans to form e lec t r ic “cooperatives”. These cooperatives had only one purpose — to get much-needed electricity to rural farming areas where existing “for

profit” utilities had refused to extend service at that time. Your local electric cooperative, Sawnee EMC, was founded in 1938.

Today, Sawnee EMC serves electricity to more than 150,000 accounts in a seven county service territory that includes Forsyth, C h e r o ke e , D aw s o n , F u l t o n , Lumpkin, Gwinnett and Hall counties. It is the third largest electric cooperative in Georgia and the eleventh largest in the entire nation.

Sawnee EMC’s main objective is to provide reliable and affordable electricity, coupled with world-class customer service. The organization

strives to not only meet, but to exceed the expectations of each and every member, and to be the very best electric utility in the business. As such, Sawnee is proud to have received a J.D. Power Award in Customer Excellence for the past two years – the only electric cooperative to do so. In addition to exceptional electric service, Sawnee offers several other products and services. A few examples are online access to detailed energy usage data, FREE energy evaluations, low-cost natural gas service through True Natural Gas, as well as a host of other services. Visit Sawnee EMC online at www.sawnee.com to learn more about these items and others.

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M ay is Skin Cancer Awareness month. Forsyth County Schools have partnered

every year for the last seventeen years with Dr. Alex Gross of Georgia Dermatology Center to educate children on the dangers of sun exposure. Dr. Gross sponsors a skin cancer awareness poster contest annually. The goal of the contest is to increase elementary school students’ awareness of the risks of sun and tanning bed exposure and encourage sunscreen use. The contest is open to any Forsyth County elementary school student in the fourth or fifth grade.

First prize is a check for $250 dollars and the two runners up will each receive a check for $50 dollars. The school nurse of the winning student will receive a Clarisonic, the sonic skin cleaning system, as well as a gift card to Georgia Dermatology Center for services in the Medical Spa. The winning poster will be displayed in an ad in the Forsyth County News, courtesy of Dr. Gross.

Forsyth County schools would like to thank Dr. Gross for his generosity and commitment to the health education of our students.

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In-Depth

F or Hansgrohe North America, the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce has not

only opened doors in its backyard, it has been a gateway to connections across the globe, helping Hansgrohe North America become an award-winning key player in international trade and putting Georgia on the map.

A subsidiary of Hansgrohe SE in Germany, the global headquarters and birthplace of the company, Hansgrohe North America has over a century’s worth of plumbing expertise, more than 25 years of hands-on experience in the North American market and a passionate group of employees.

Beyond day-to-day business operations, Hansgrohe and its team are committed to the local community, and have particularly enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with the Chamber for several years. From offering its facilities for promotional events, to hosting special delegations, to attending and contributing to its seminars and talks, Hansgrohe has enjoyed its partnership with the outstanding organization.

In addition, Hansgrohe has benefitted from its participation in many of the Chamber’s community-facing events, including the Boulder Dash run (for Envision a Fit Forsyth) and the Chamber’s Annual Dinner and Celebration (honoring the prestigious Charles Welch Award recipient each year). At the Chamber-organized Forsyth Business Expo, Hansgrohe raised money for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

(CHOA) at its booth.The support is mutual. Thanks to the

Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, dominoes were set in motion to help Hansgrohe grow its global reach. The Chamber helped Hansgrohe obtain country-of-origin certificates, allowing them to more easily export. The Chamber also connected Hansgrohe with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, which eventually led them to the Department of Global Commerce Council.

Because of these Cumming-Forsyth Chamber introductions, Hansgrohe has been successfully increasing export of its U.S. assembled, German-engineered products to emerging markets overseas for the past four years. This has resulted in mutually beneficial international business relations and has garnered the attention of the Georgia Department of

Economic Development. Just recently, the Governor of Georgia formally

bestowed the organization’s G.L.O.B.E award upon Hansgrohe, commending the company for its excellence in international trade in 2013. The company was also recognized for supporting the U.S. workforce, while strengthening Georgia’s position in global commerce. Through its export business, Hansgrohe is especially pleased that it has been able to help to preserve water by offering its flow-optimized products to those regions that lack a mature water-usage framework and have been facing water shortages for years.

Hansgrohe North America looks forward to continuing to grow alongside the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce. Not only working with them to help the local area prosper, but to support the state of Georgia through overseas trade.

Hansgrohe & Chamber Make

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Above: Miralem Cajic of Hansgrohe accepts the G.L.O.B.E. award from Georgia Governor, Nathan Deal.

For Hansgrohe North America, the Cumming-Forsyth County

Chamber of Commerce has not only opened doors in its backyard,

it has been a gateway to connections across the globe

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I n January of 2014 the Chamber of Commerce launched an

aggressive plan to grow the commercial segment of Forsyth County’s tax digest from its current level of 20 percent to 25 percent over the next five years. By doing so, the community will gain approximately $870 million in new capital investment. The plan, which is entitled “Business First”, focuses on several major target markets – including one of the fastest growing markets in the nation: international companies.

Marilyn Geewax stated in her 2013 article entitled More Foreign Firms Look to make it in the USA, “despite the Great Recession, slow recovery and political dysfunction in Washington, the United States remains a top destination for the world’s wealth.” According to Se lec t USA , t he economic development arm of the United States of America, the USA “attracted about $225 billion in inbound investment in 2011 from global companies headquartered abroad—but seeks to do even better.”

Locally, Forsyth County is home to more than 60 international firms. The majority of the community’s international firms are from regions in Europe that feature high access to capital and a strong capability of penetrating the US market.

“ F o r s y t h C o u n t y o f f e r s everything we need,” stated James Suh, President of the Italian gear manufacturing company Motovario Group USA. “The community supports business and industry in all aspects of growth from helping us obtain tax incentives to securing a perfect site for us as we conduct global commerce.”

In 2014, The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce w i l l p a r t n e r w i t h s u c h organizations as the German

American Chamber of Commerce and the French Trade Ministry to attract new jobs and capital investment from international companies. On May 2, 2014 the organization will join forces with Rushton & Company to host an International Business Roundtable Meeting at the University of North Georgia. The event will be attended by the leaders of Forsyth County’s international business enterprises.

For more information about the upcoming International Business Roundtable , or to join the C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e ’s I n t e r n a t i o n a l E n g a g e m e n t

Committee, please contact the C u m m i n g - F o r s y t h C o u n t y Chamber of Commerce at (770) 887-6461.

Chamber Attracts International Business

International Roundtable attendees gather to discuss challenges and share ideas.

Forsyth County is home to more than 60 international firms.

V acation is meant to be a time when you can rest and recharge but for some, taking a break from

work is not all it’s cracked up to be! In fact, it can sometimes be more stressful and arduous than going in to the office.

The Small Business Services Center and Women Who Mean Business will host a May Lunch & Learn event to help overcome that feeling of post-vacation dread. This event will take place right as summer begins on Thursday, May 22nd from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the University of North Georgia – Cumming Campus.

You will hear from three business leaders on how they prepare their office and their staff to go on vacation. Additionally, the floor will be open to discussion so that attendees can share tips and ideas with one another. With sufficient preparation, a clear plan and collaboration with fellow Chamber members it is possible to take a stress-free vacation from your stressful job.

For more information or to register please contact the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce at 770-887-6461 or visit us online at www.cummingforsythchamber.org.

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The 2014 County Health Rankings were released in March and Forsyth County has been named the healthiest county in Georgia. This is the second year in a row that Forsyth County was awarded the number one spot.

The rankings are based on a model of population health that emphasizes the many factors that can help make communities healthier places. Building on the work of America’s Health Rankings, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has used this model to rank the health of Wisconsin’s counties every year since 2003.

Forsyth County’s ranking can be attributed to many factors including high percentage of adults with some college education and a high percent of adults with an income twice the federal poverty level. The County Health C a l c u l a t o r ( w w w .countyhealthcalculator.org) stated if five percent more people attended some college and two percent more had an income higher than twice the federal poverty level we could expect to save 44 lives, prevent 715 cases of diabetes, and eliminate $5.2 million in diabetes costs every year in Forsyth County.

Another factor that has helped Forsyth County achieve such a high ranking is the area’s low child poverty rate of eight percent. This figure is significantly lower than the state’s average of 27 percent. Also, single-parent homes in the county total 13 percent, compared to Georgia’s 36 percent total.

For more information on the health care statistics of Forsyth County please contact Jason Mock, Director of the Healthcare Association of Forsyth C o u n t y a t j m o c k @cummingforsythchamber.org.

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tournaments in Texas and has established itself as the fastest growing youth basketball organization in the country. PrimeTime Sports is a premier, sports-event management firm, offering more than 150 boys’ and girls’ basketbal l , footbal l and soccer tournaments year-round in more than twelve different states.

Last year, PrimeTime Sports hosted its first youth basketball tournament in Cumming, Georgia, bringing 58 boys and girls teams to the area. More than 80 teams are expected to participate this year in a boys-only tournament scheduled for May 17-18, 2014. The tournament will be held at various locations throughout the area including Fowler Park, Central Park, Lambert High School and Old Atlanta Park. This tournament is a qualifier for the PrimeTime National Championship tournament held in Dallas, Texas, July 2 3 - 2 7 . P r i m e Ti m e ’s N a t i o n a l Championship is the largest, single venue, youth basketball national championship in the country with more than 900 teams participating!

“PrimeTime Sports picked Forsyth County to host our upcoming tournament because of the quality basketball facilities, great hotels and first class service provided by the Chamber of Commerce. We look forward to a long term partnership of hosting tournaments with the Cumming-

Forsyth Chamber of Commerce for many years to come!”commented Brandon Hollman, PrimeTime Chief Operations Officer.

P l ease jo in t he Chamber i n welcoming all PrimeTime players and their families to Forsyth County as they stay, play, shop and dine in the area this month. For more information on the upcoming May event, contact Brandon Hollmann at 972-355-3788, Ext. 117, or [email protected] or check out PrimeTime online at www.PrimeTimeSportz.com.

Forsyth County Named Healthiest County in Georgia Once Again

Fo r s y t h C o u n t y ’s ranking can be attributed to many factors including high percentage of adults w i t h s o m e c o l l e g e education and a high percent of adults with an income twice the federal poverty level.

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N orthside Hospital-Atlanta and Northside Hospital-Forsyth have received the Get With

The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Silver-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology Foundation secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients. Additionally, the two hospitals received the Bronze Quali ty Achievement Award for implementing quality improvement measures outlined by AHA and the American Stroke Association (ASA) for the treatment of stroke patients.

Get With The Guidelines is the AHA/ASA hospital-based quality improvement program that helps hospital’s provide the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure and stroke patients.

Northside Hospital-Atlanta and Northside Hospital-Forsyth earned their awards by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and

treatment of heart failure and stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include proper use of medications and aggressive risk-reduction therapies aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of patients. Before patients are discharged, they also receive education on managing their condition and overall health, as well as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation.

A team of board-certified physicians, specialty-trained nurses and technologists at Northside has the highest level of expertise in diagnosing and treating disorders like coronary artery blockages, congenital heart defects, heart failure and stroke. In addition to Get With The Guidelines, Northside Hospital-Atlanta, Northside Hospital-Forsyth and Northside Hospital-Cherokee have received AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® Receiving Center Quality Achievement Award, in recognition of quality heart attack care. Each of the three hospitals is an accredited Chest Pain Center and Advanced Primary Stroke Center. For more information, visit http://www.northside.com.

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Achievement Awards

C ongressman Rob Woodall hosted a reception to honor the student

winners of this year’s Seventh District Congressional Art Competition. Among those winners was Stephanie Tian, a Lambert High School student, who took home the second place award for her work entitled Safari Symphony. Her artwork quickly impressed the judges with a skillful and imaginative use of watercolor.

Stephanie, though only a high school

freshman, won a $5,000 scholarship from the Art Institute of Atlanta. With many interests, she is still deciding where she will ultimately apply her talents.

Each year, Congressman Woodall’s office invites all students at all of the District’s high schools to participate. Anyone interested in participating in future competi t ions can contact Woodall’s District office at (770) 232-3005.

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established barre franchise in the nation, with more than 200 studios across the country, and more opening every week. The principal behind Pure Barre is to work imperative muscles to fa t igue us ing smal l , i somet r ic movements, and then stretch them back out which creates long, lean and strong physiques. The workout is low-impact, designed to work for people of all shapes, sizes and fitness levels. It utilizes your own body weight and allows you to work as deep or shallow in a position as you’d like. No dance background is required – as long as you can hold on to the ballet barre, you can do it!

Pure Barre is more than just a workout; it’s a lifestyle. Clients are attracted to Pure Barre because of the results it produces and how it makes them feel – strong, healthy and confident. You can see results in just 10 classes! Overall, clients enjoy being part of a community that encourages and supports them in their goals, both inside and outside of the studio.

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Upcoming Events

• Please visit our Event’s Calendar atwww.cummingforsythchamber.org to see a full list of events, more information and registration.

Key to the events

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.

For more information contact Ryan Garmon at770-205-8960 or [email protected].

HorizonsA publication of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

May 2014

Prestige Members

Northside Hospital-Forsyth

Premier Corporate Sponsor

Taubman

Forsyth County

Government

Children’s Healthcare

of Atlanta

Inspiring

Smiles

Alpharetta

Children’s Dentistry

Kaiser Permanente

jTech Networks

The City of Cumming

Georgia Power

DeKalb Office

Smithfield Farmland

Michael

Williams Lou Sobh Honda

Keeping abreast of the political challenges

and activities that affect the area and your

business has never been more important!

Network with many of the area’s top business

and political leaders and expand your business

contacts when you attend the 2014 Post

Legislative Session Breakfast, presented by

AT&T on Tuesday, May 6th at 7:30 a.m. at the

Forsyth Conference Center (3410 Ronald

Reagan Blvd. Cumming, GA 30041). This

event is hosted by the Lanier-Forsyth Rotary

Club and all attendees should register with the

Chamber with the exception of Lanier-Forsyth

Rotary Members. Admission is $15 for

Chamber Members and $30 for Non-Members.

Register at www.cummingforsythchamber.org.

Plan to Attend the Post

Legislative Session Breakfast

Calling All Chamber Members!

PUBLISHES4th Friday of every month in the Forsyth County News

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April 26Boulder Dash 5k & 10k-9 a.m., Northside Hospital- Forsyth

April 29Member Power Networking LunchNoon, Silk Road Asian Kitchen

April 30Business Awards Breakfast-7:30 a.m., Forsyth Conference Center

May 1State of the County Address-11:30 a.m., Forsyth Conference Center

May 6Post-Legislative Session Breakfast-7:30 a.m., Forsyth Conference Center

May 6Member Power Networking Lunch-Noon, Panera Bread Cafe

May 8Business After Hours-5:00 p.m., Renasant Bank

May 13Member Power Networking Lunch-Noon, Tacos & Tequilas Mexican Grill

May 20Member Power Networking Lunch-Noon, Mellow Mushroom


James McCoyPresident & CEO

Randall ToussaintVice President of Economic Development

Alex GirrbachDirector of Operations

Laura StewartDirector of Communications & Events

Jason MockDirector of Small Business Services

Anna BarlowDirector of Tourism Development

Jimmy LaneDirector of Membership Services

Jeff TweedMembership Services Executive

Maggie Schmitz, Sherri KlugAdministrative Assistants

2014 Officers Board of Directors

Nelish PatelHampton Inn

Bruce LongmoreLenny’s Sub Shop

Lynn JacksonNorthside Hospital-Forsyth

Shawn LaFaveNorth Georgia Promotions

Tracy MoonFisher & Phillips LLP

Jeff PruittForsyth Conference Center

Bruce HagenauMetcam

John RasperDekalb Office

Bob RussellRussell Landscape

Terry SmithA.C. Smith Poultry Co.

Connie SandersWells Fargo

Bert DurandUnited Community Bank

Ethan UnderwoodLipscomb, Johnson, Sleister, Dailey, & Smith LLP

Pete AmosChairman, Forsyth CountyBoard of Commissioners

Paul ChambersAT&TBill CuppAGL Resources

Darla LightChair, Forsyth County Board of Education

Dr. Buster EvansSuperintendent,Forsyth County Schools

Jay RyerseJtech Networks, LLC

Mark BondHayes, James & Associates, Inc.

H. Ford GravittMayor, City of Cumming

Blake HouseSawnee EMC

Jon McDanielForsyth County Public Library

Mary Helen McGruderSawnee Mountain Foundation

Doug DerrerForsyth County Manager

Hon. Phil SmithState Court Judge

David SeagoChair, Forsyth County Development Authority

Dr. Joanne TollesonLanier Technical College

Jen BrunoHansgrohe

Chris StockhoffAnchor Home MortgageWalter SearsAlpharetta Children’s Dentistry

Charles BanksPNC Bank

Daniel ShafferSnap Technology, Inc

Derek BrooksBrandywine Printing

Pam BowmanPB Consulting Services

Mike WathenKaiser Permanente

Thom SmithBB&T

Matt McClureBank of North Georgia

Carter BarrettCommunity Business Bank

Kevin GarmonBannister Creek, LLC

Drew WalkerAlliance National Bank

Rep. Mark Hamilton

Rep. Mike Dudgeon

Sen. Jack Murphy

Sen. Steve Gooch

Rep. Geoff Duncan

Rep. Kevin Tanner

Rep. Sam Moore

Ann-Margaret Johnston, Chair,Johnston & Associates

Linda Cole, Past-ChairCHOA

Chris Ethridge, Secretary/TreasurerFrazier & Deeter, LLC

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