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Companies acquired
Hardwood Flooring company celebrating 25 years
| Pictured above are: President Brent Eiland and CEO Tom Beatty of Insight Sourcing. |
Insight Sourcing acquired by Accenture
Insight Sourcing of Peachtree Corners was recently acquired by Accenture, a leading global professional services company. Insight Sourcing helps clients optimize costs when sourcing and negotiating contracts for direct materials, indirect materials, services related to capital expenditures, and energy procurement management.
Accenture helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. Accenture is a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 743,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
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| Hardwood flooring company celebrates 25 years | |
Authentic Hardwood Flooring, located at 3040 Amwiler Road, is celebrating 25 years in business this year.
It has been some time since Michael Keroack was an apprentice waiting for permission to run the big sander. He started working for a friend's dad in Hartford, Conn. in the late 1980s and learned the skills necessary to install and finish high-end custom floors.
After hearing about the housing boom in Metro Atlanta, he moved to Georgia in 1995 and worked for a few different companies. He noticed the work he was seeing was not up to the standards to which he had grown accustomed. Keroack set out on his own in 1999 with a $1,500 van and tools from Home Depot. He ran the business out of a warehouse in Lawrenceville, but much of his business was in the Peachtree Corners area. So when a building came available in 2016, he purchased it with Clark Harris, of Innovate Design Build, a remodeler. He has been steadily growing the operation for the past eight years in Peachtree Corners with the help of Buddy Wofford, general sales manager, and Michael Blocker, director of operations (pictured above).
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| Gateway 85 CID and Peachtree Corners convene to discuss issues | |
Former Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux, who is now working with Gateway 85 CID, came to Peachtree Corners in February to speak with members of the city's Downtown Development Authority and Redevelopment Authority about projects in Gwinnett County.
One initiative, the use of Flock cameras, has resulted in a 60 percent reduction in crime in the CID. More than 120 license plate reading cameras send an alert to the Gwinnett County Police when a hot-listed vehicle or its registered owner is wanted by police. It alerts officers in the area to the presence of the wanted vehicle or person, enabling them to attempt to make contact.
The CID is also working with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) on a plan to overhaul I-85 and interchanges. There is a comprehensive corridor study under way.
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FUSUS acquired by Axon as cameras aid law enforcement
Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, has acquired Fusus, a global leader in real-time crime center technology located in Peachtree Corners.
Fusus excels in aggregating live video, data and sensor feeds from virtually any source, enhancing situational awareness and investigative capabilities for public safety, education and commercial customers.
This acquisition, which is highly complementary, provides Axon with technology not currently in its existing network, and facilitates seamless connections to critical data sources such as camera locations and video feeds from both fixed and body worn cameras during unfolding incidents.
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Business Briefs
- A space at 4036 Weatherburn Way is under renovation for the Brooks Injury law office.
- The Wesleyan School on Spalding Drive is constructing a new 2-story, 46,500-square foot academic building that includes robotics labs, science labs, classrooms, and offices. The estimated cost of the project is $24 M.
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New Businesses opening doors
in Peachtree Corners
Review the many new occupational tax certificates processed by City Hall. See READ MORE most recent new businesses and license.
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Cyber threats topic of discussion
Join the SWGC at the Atlanta Northeast Hilton for a discussion about cyber threats on Friday, March 1 starting at 7:30 a.m. Speaking will be Stanton Gatewood, of the US Department of Homeland Security /CISA - Region 4 Cyber Security Coordinator/Advisor for the State of Georgia. The Hilton is located at 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Peachtree Corners.
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Enjoy lunch with members of the business community
Join the PCBA on Thursday, March 21, for the PCBA Lunch Club. The Lunch Club networking event begins at 11:30 a.m. and takes place at Marlow's Tavern at the Town Center. READ MORE
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2nd annual Criterium coming to Technology Park | |
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The City of Peachtree Corners is proud to announce the scheduling of the 2nd Annual Curiosity Lab Criterium on April 28 as part of Speed Week.
This year's event will also feature a running race, kids races, food trucks, vendors, and other activities for the family.
Speed Week is a premiere week-long event on the U.S. Pro Cycling Circuit that draws cyclists from around the world, including Olympic medalists and world and national champions. In 2023, the professional men’s and women’s events drew cyclists from over 30 states and more than 20 countries.
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