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BY URVAKSH KARKARIA [email protected] or Atlanta’s tech industry, a fundraising winter may be F coming. In what could be a tell-tale sign of a broader retrench- Who’s Who ment, the venture capital industry appears to have applied the fund- in Nonprofi ts ing brakes in the second quarter — VITELLI JOANN Highlighting 50 nonprofi t in Georgia and nationally. leaders including Georgia companies drew $117.24 million in the quarter, PUBLIX IN TALKS Alicia Philipp. down 43 percent from a year SECTION 25A-28A earlier, according to the Money- FOR ANOTHER Tree report, published by Price- waterhouseCoopers LLP and the WATTS C. JAMES BY ILLUSTRATION PHOTO National Venture Capital Associa- marketing budgets to grab market share — INTOWN STORE tion based on data from Th omson Reuters. knowing they can always raise fresh capital. BY AMY WENK Venture funding in Georgia year-to-date, Now, some of these companies are jettison- [email protected] meanwhile, is half of what it was in the fi rst ing jobs and slashing spending as they face ublix Super Markets Inc. looks like six months of 2015. the reality of a tougher and more expensive the latest grocer to become a fan of In good times, tech companies invest in Pthe Atlanta Beltline. growth — bulking up their sales force and CONTINUED ON PAGE 20A Publix would become the grocery anchor in the $250 million redevelop- COVER STORY ment of the Leggett & Platt site, according to sources familiar with the talks. The site, which spans 17 acres on Memorial Drive and along the Beltline, is being redeveloped by Atlanta-based Fuqua Development LLC. Southside Publix has entered advanced dis- Market Report cussions to become part of the project, known as Madison Yards, which will Hapeville project include 150,000 square feet of retail a sign developers (including a movie theater and grocery are ‘turning south.’ store), 600 residential units, 85,000 square feet of offi ce, and townhomes. B SECTION © American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Jeff Fuqua, who leads Fuqua Devel- opment with partner Heather Correa, said he could not comment on potential tenants for Madison Yards. Publix, one of the country’s 10 largest supermarket chains, is expanding again in metro Atlanta after several quiet years. In fact, since late 2011, Publix has opened eight stores in Georgia, the closest being in Conyers. Now, the company appears to have more focus on putting stores within JOANN VITELLI JOANN intown Atlanta. As Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in June, Houston-based Wein- Record labels on the garten Realty Investors is in advanced talks with Publix to anchor its planned $450 million redevelopment of the aging rebound in Atlanta Atlanta Civic Center. Publix may be eying areas including A larger presence by major labels would Decatur, according to sources. It may also be scouting Atlanta’s trendy West- boost Georgia’s $3.7 billion music industry. side, especially around the hip shops and STORY BY Phil W. Hudson, 12A CONTINUED ON PAGE 16A America’s best network just made a good plan even better.

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BY ELLIE HENSLEY to 22 commercialized drugs, including its [email protected] fl agship products, Edarbi and Edarbyclor, for hypertension, and BiDil, a heart failure Atlanta-based Arbor Pharmaceuticals drug specifi cally for African-Americans. is a fast-growing local company that just “In a landmark study, it demonstrated closed a $467 million acquisition in Sili- a 43 percent reduction in mortality and a con Valley, but chances are you’ve never 39 percent reduction in hospitalizations,” heard of it. Schutter said. “...When they tested it in a And CEO Ed Schutter likes it that way. broader population, it didn’t work as well “My focus is on building the business, in Caucasians.” not talking to the press,” Schutter said. Arbor’s other products include Sklice, But you can expect to hear more about the market-leading prescription treat- Arbor. Schutter has big ambitions. ment for lice; two products for atten- “Our goal is to get at $1 billion in sales,” tion-defi cit hyperactivity disorder; and Schutter says. “I think you need to spend Cetylev, an acetaminophen overdose anti- $200 million a year in research and devel- dote. Although the company is currently opment to compete with the rest of the developing several of its own products, it pharma companies. Th at’s why I say a bil- has grown mainly through acquisitions, lion a year is our target, because then we and none have been so large as its recent BYRON E. SMALL would have the resources to spend that acquisition of XenoPort. Arbor Pharmaceutical just completed a $467 million acquisition of a California much a year.” Arbor’s big acquisition made head- pharma company. Arbor doesn’t publicly announce its lines, but Schutter prefers to fl y under sales, but Schutter said it is poised to meet million this year.” than 20 employees, but it was its licenses the radar. his goal within fi ve years. Arbor will shutter XenoPort’s Cali- Schutter and his investors were after. “We generally don’t do press releases Th e company’s latest deal will propel fornia offi ces within the next 90 days. “We just needed a framework, a com- unless the other partner wants us to. But it toward that goal. On July 5, Arbor com- Th e company had about 200 employees, pany that had licenses to sell and dis- [XenoPort] is a public company, so we pleted its acquisition of Santa Clara, Calif.- and Arbor has brought on board 112 of tribute in all 50 states,” Schutter said. “It had to.” based XenoPort Inc. Formerly a public its reps and a few of its employees from can take you six to nine months to get all And Schutter has no plans to take the company whose stock was listed on the headquarters. those licenses, maybe even a year. Our company public any time soon. Nasdaq market, it posted sales of $41 mil- Schutter was previously president and main reason for that acquisition was to “I like being private,” he said. “My lion in 2015. Its lead product is Horizant, a chief operating offi cer of Atlanta-based buy that distribution network.” last company was public, and then the treatment for restless legs syndrome and Sciele Pharma (now Shionogi Pharma). Since moving to Atlanta, Arbor has focus is on quarterly earnings. I’ve got pain associated with shingles. He bought Arbor in March 2010 along grown to 700 employees. About 100 of very good investors and we’re all aligned “We constantly look at products to with other investors, including JW Asset these are based at the company’s head- on what we’re trying to do here, which acquire and bring in,” Schutter said. Management and businessman Allen quarters in Sandy Springs, Ga., and the is build a good pharmaceutical and tech “XenoPort told analysts they expect Chao. At that point, the Raleigh, N.C.- rest are representatives out in the fi eld. company.” [Horizant] to do $61 [million] to $65 based company had few products and less Arbor has grown its product portfolio

TERMINUS Startup launches expansion chasing $3B to $5B market BY URVAKSH KARKARIA employs 65. “Account-based marketing [email protected] Terminus’ subscription software platform focuses on “account-based” market- has emerged as a major Marketing software fi rm Terminus will ing, and provides a way to connect with category. It’s a land grab invest $1.5 million in an expansion that qualifi ed prospects so that eff ort isn’t will create more than 100 jobs over the wasted on prospects that aren’t a good we are going for.” next few years. fi t, or unlikely to purchase. Terminus, led by CEO and co-founder © American City Business JournalsMarketing - Not automation for commercial software has use ERIC SPETT Eric Spett, helps marketers target, engage swamped marketers with sales leads. Th e Terminus CEO and co-founder and grow the marketing and sales pipe- pain point is delivering on that pipeline line. Business-to-business marketers are by converting prospects into paying cus- and video) via integrations to more than growing more focused on revenue gener- tomers, Vajre said. 50 ad exchanges. ation and want a better understanding of Less than 1 percent of leads generated Terminus’ product roadmap includes their strongest sales prospects. by B2B marketers turn into customers tighter integration with Salesforce CRM As part of the expansion, Terminus and they need more ways to drive reve- and marketing automation and predictive will sublease nearly 24,000 square feet at nue, Vajre said. platforms, Vajre said. the Terminus 100 offi ce tower in Buck- “Account-based marketing helps drive Terminus is playing a growing market. head. Th e offi ce space, currently occu- revenue,” he said. Vajre pegs the global market Terminus is pied by Premiere Global Services Inc. Marketers using Terminus software chasing to be worth $3 billion to $5 bil- (PGi), can accommodate more than 200 PHOTO/SPECIAL are averaging 20 percent to 30 percent lion annually. Ninety two percent of B2B employees, said Sangram Vajre, Termi- Sangram Vajre, co-founder of Terminus, leads-to-customer conversion, the com- marketers worldwide consider account- nus co-founder and chief marketing offi - which expects to create 100 jobs. pany said. based marketing “extremely” or “very” cer. Th e new jobs will include software Terminus mines data from third-party important to their overall marketing developers, and sales and customer sup- talent who live in the northern suburbs. providers such as Dun & Bradstreet to eff orts, according to SiriusDecisions. port reps. Terminus raised a $7.5 million Series identify the right decision-makers in a Having developed its software suite, Terminus, which leases 3,000 square A investment round in March that values prospect company a marketer needs to Terminus is bulking up to gain market at Atlanta Tech Village, wanted to remain the year-old startup at a reported $20 mil- reach. Terminus then uses publicly avail- share. in Buckhead because of the submarket’s lion. Investors include Edison Partners, able browsing history data of these deci- “Account-based marketing has ability to recruit young skilled talent from Hyde Park Venture Partners, Arthur sion makers to place targeted ads across emerged as a major category,“ CEO Spett Atlanta’s urban core and the more senior Ventures and Knoll Ventures. Terminus digital channels (mobile, social, display said. “It’s a land grab we are going for.” 4A ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE JULY 22-28, 2016 NEWS TRANSPORTATION REFERENDUM Atlanta City Council approves new version of TSPLOST BY DAVE WILLIAMS “This referendum, combined with [email protected] the MARTA sales tax, would provide cer- tainty for the future transit and trails of Atlanta voters will decide this fall the Atlanta Beltline,” said Paul Morris, whether to raise the city’s sales tax by president and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine four-tenths of a cent to pay for transpor- Inc. (ABI). “Th is funding would allow ABI tation improvements. to partner with corporate, philanthropic, Th e Atlanta City Council voted July 18 and other governmental entities to lever- to back the referendum, aimed at gener- age investment toward fulfi llment of the ating nearly $380 million during the next Atlanta Beltline vision.” fi ve years for a variety of street, sidewalk Another $40 million would be used and trail projects. to improve coordination of the citywide Coupled with a second referendum network of traffi c signals to smooth the proposing a half-penny sales tax hike fl ow of vehicles in congested areas. to improve MARTA bus and rail service RENDERING/SPECIAL “Th is is an opportunity to upgrade a inside the city, the November ballot off ers TSPLOST projects include right-of-way acquisition and lighting along the Beltline. lot, if not all, of the major corridors in the the fi rst chance to put a dent in Atlanta’s city with new technology,” said A.J. Rob- traffi c congestion since voters in 10 metro Interstate 20. Indeed, three of the fi ve believe in the city.” inson, president of Central Atlanta Prog- counties soundly defeated a broader most expensive street projects on the list Th e biggest-ticket projects, however, ress, a downtown business organization. TSPLOST measure in 2012. are on the Southside. are not in the street-improvement cate- “We’ve seen through various pilot proj- While council members amended the “Th is is a good driver to help attract gory. Th e largest single item on the list is ects where this makes a big diff erence.” project list to tilt investment more toward development and really balance it out $65.9 million that would complete right- One of the more ambitious projects on Atlanta’s south side, where infrastructure between the north side and the South- of-way acquisition and lighting along the the list would involve building a diverg- improvement historically has lagged, a side,” said Councilwoman Cleta Win- Atlanta Beltline, a 22-mile loop of trail ing diamond interchange at Cascade Road signifi cant portion of the money under slow, whose district lies primarily south and transit projects the city has been the original list would be spent south of of I-20. “It’s going to push developers who working on since early in the last decade. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE and I-285, an idea that has been adopted at several highway interchanges in metro Atlanta, starting with the I-285/Ashford- Dunwoody Road interchange in 2013. The design allows free left turns, meaning vehicles don’t cross opposing traffic. To accomplish that, motorists must briefl y drive on the opposite side of the road from what is customary. The original project list called for spending $25 million on the proposed interchange, but council members THE ARCHITECTURE OF ANTICIPATION. reduced that to $10 million to leave room for other projects. Th e city would either look to other sources of funding to complete the diverging diamond design or fi nd a less expensive way to increase traffi c capacity there. Th e council amended the resolution shortly before the July 18 vote to put two more Southside projects on the list. Th e late additions call for improvements to the Cascade Springs Nature Preserve, which fi ts under the “multi-use trails” category of projects to be funded through the TSPLOST, and for installation of side- walks and streetlights along a portion of Metropolitan Parkway. Th e only council member who voted against the resolution, Felicia Moore, argued Atlanta is becoming too reliant on sales taxes. If both the TSPLOST and MARTA tax increases win approval, the city’s sales tax would go to 8.9 percent, highest in the metro region. “We’re going on and on looking at sales tax as the source of revenue to fund everything,” Moore said. But Councilwoman Yolanda Adrean said it will be up to city voters to decide at the ballot box whether they’re willing to pay higher sales taxes for smoother traffi c fl ow. If the TSPLOST gains approval, the tax would take eff ect next April 1.

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CIVIC ATLANTA Center for Civic Innovation raises ‘Mo’ Money’ with fun event The Center for Civic Innovation, already side of downtown as well as several this off , and that’s what makes our work $50 to $5,000 until another $25,000 known for taking an unconventional other initiatives to help make our city so powerful and meaningful. People was raised. approach to solving community prob- more humane and effi cient. every day come over to fi ght the good Malhotra was left almost speechless. lems, turned a fundraising event into a “Th is is hard work — to give a damn fi ght.” comedy show. about the future of this city,” said Rohit Malhotra said the evening was a way Greenlaw’s Environmental Heroes Th e event on July 14 ended up trans- Malhotra, founder to honor long-time community leaders, Georgia attorney Bobby Lee Cook will forming six civic leaders — Bill Bolling, © American Cityand Business executive Journalswho can - Not provide for inspiration commercial for others, use be honored with Greenlaw’s Lifetime Alicia Philipp, Kate Atwood, Ayesha director of the and to lighten the mood with laughter. Achievement Award for Environmental Khanna, Ann Cramer and Frank Fer- Center for Civic “Th ere are no enemies in this room,” Excellence at its annual Environmental nandez — into improv comedians (with Innovation. “We Malhotra said. “You give a damn Heroes Celebration on Oct. 6 at Nelson the help of professionals.) know it’s diffi cult, about this city. Working together, we Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP offi ces Th e theme of the evening was “Mo’ so it’s important will make our city smarter and more in Atlantic Station. Money, Mo’ Problems” — which was that we support equitable.” Cook is a legendary attorney from described as “a playful spin on the woes you. It is such a In between the comedy routines, Summerville, Ga., in Chattooga County. of both raising money and giving it diverse commu- Kate Atwood, who heads the Choose He has practiced law since the late Rohit away.” nity here today.” Atlanta marketing campaign for the 1940s, and is known for combin- Malhotra Th e Center for Civic Innovation Th e room Metro Atlanta Chamber, asked to take ing a sharp legal mind with a folksy should know. It not only raises money of supporters the fl oor. “I believe at this time the demeanor. He has represented a wide in the community, but it gives out included nonprofi t leaders, grant recip- nation needs a leader,” she said. “Atlanta variety of clients, from rural Southern- grants to community-based entrepre- ients, entrepreneurs, civic activists and is so the right city to lead. In Atlanta, ers to international businessmen and neurs — seeking to fi nd solutions to engaged citizens of all ages, races and equality comes with opportunity.” corporations. A life-long advocate of social challenges. ethnic backgrounds. Th en she announced that Choose environmental justice, he has fought to Th e Center, based in the original “It is so awesome that we can be in Atlanta was giving the Center $25,000 ensure the rights of Georgians to clean Rich’s building at 115 Martin Luther the same room and laugh together. We to help foster its social entrepreneurs air and water, and just representation in King Jr. Drive, also provides mentoring, don’t forget that we have had a pretty — as long as an equal amount could be environmental matters. workshops and programs for the public. tough week,” Malhotra said, referring raised from the guests in attendance. Th e other environmental heroes who It has been involved in fresh food initia- to the protests and police shootings that For the next 15 minutes, a free-for- will be honored that evening include tives for urban neighborhoods, eff orts to had happened across the country. “It’s all, in-person crowdsourcing ensued Nan and Britt Pendergrast, and Mindy improve the communities on the west been really tough for our team to pull with people pledging gifts ranging from Goldstein. Your products are carefully crafted. Our customers are carefully protected.

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WALK OVER NORTHSIDE Atlanta City Council OKs pedestrian bridge near Mercedes-Benz Stadium the bridge infrastructure meet modern “Th is transaction is demands, and so we are eager to work with South Carolina to move this project consistent with the forward.” infrastructure development Th e project is scheduled to be put out to bid in the fall of 2018. strategy we have discussed for well over a year.” Atlanta, APS square off over annexations in Georgia TOM FANNING Supreme Court CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, A local law the General Assembly SOUTHERN CO. enacted in 1986 governing annexations by Atlanta is unconstitutional because it Gas (SNG), a deal worth $1.47 billion. altered a 1950 amendment to Georgia’s Houston-based SNG parent Kinder Constitution, a lawyer representing the Morgan Inc. will continue operating the city argued July 18. system, which connects natural gas sup- Under the 1950 amendment, any ply basins in Texas, Louisiana, Missis- “school property” within an area sippi, Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico annexed by the city of Atlanta would to markets in Georgia, South Carolina, become city property, Robbie Ashe told Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi the Georgia Supreme Court. However, and Louisiana. the 1986 law provided that school prop- “Th is transaction is consistent with erty in annexed areas would belong to the infrastructure development strategy Atlanta Public Schools, he said. we have discussed for well over a year,” “Th e city and [the school system] are said Tom Fanning, chairman, president two diff erent entities,” Ashe said. and CEO of Atlanta-based Southern. Atlanta is attempting to have the 1986 “Our new ownership stake in SNG will law ruled unconstitutional as the city position Southern Co. for future growth pursues several annexations of commu- opportunities and enhanced access to nities in unincorporated Fulton County. natural gas, which are expected to bene- Th e city fi led a lawsuit against APS fi t customers and investors alike.” in Fulton County Superior Court last Fanning also cited Southern’s merger year to determine whether the school with AGL Resources Inc., fi nalized July district’s boundaries would automat- 1, as part of Southern’s commitment to ically expand if those annexations are gas. approved. Th e answer to that question Th e companies expect to close on the will determine where children living in transaction during the third quarter or those areas go to school and what their early fourth quarter of this year. parents’ property taxes would be. Phillip McKinney, the lawyer repre- Georgia Chief Justice Hugh senting APS, said the 1986 law should Thompson stepping down RENDERINGS/SPECIAL be declared valid because, even though Gov. Nathan Deal will get plenty of it changed the government entity that opportunities to appoint justices to the Th e Atlanta City Council has given 12-1, with Moore voting “no.” would own school property in annexed Georgia Supreme Court before he leaves the green light to the construction of a Th e contract for the work was areas, it did so only because the city and offi ce at the beginning of 2019. pedestrian bridge over Northside Drive. awarded to Tucker-based Sunbelt Struc- school system were legally separated in Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson Th e 110-foot-long, 15-foot-tall span will tures© Inc. American City Business Journals1973. At the - Not time thefor amendment commercial was use announced July 19 that he plans to leave connect the Vine City MARTA station enacted in 1950, the city controlled the the bench in January after the swearing to the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia partnering with South school system. in of a new chief justice. which will become the home of the Carolina on bridge, road project “Th e intent of both [the 1950 consti- “We will have two new justices com- Atlanta Falcons when it opens next year. Georgia is working with South Caro- tutional amendment and 1986 law] was ing aboard in January as our court During a brief debate July 18 on the lina on a $75 million project to replace that school property would go with the grows from seven to nine justices,” said $12.9 million project, Councilwoman several bridges near Augusta and build entity that runs the schools,” McKinney Th ompson, 73, whose four-year term Felicia Moore questioned the use of additional lanes on Interstate 20 on both said. as chief justice ends in August 2017. “I public money to benefi t the stadium, a sides of the Savannah River. McKinney also argued that APS, as believe that selecting my successor so private project. Th e bridges will be on I-20 crossing a government entity, is protected from he or she can start at the same time will But Councilman Ivory Lee Young Jr., the river and the Augusta Canal, provid- lawsuits by the legal doctrine of “sover- make for a smoother transition.” chief sponsor of the resolution authoriz- ing three lanes of travel in each direction eign immunity.” Th ompson said he also wants to ful- ing the work, said the bridge will help and an emergency pull-off area. I-20 will But Ashe countered that the sover- fi ll a promise he made to Presiding MARTA passengers disembarking at the be widened from four to six lanes from eign immunity defense does not apply Justice P. Harris Hines to give Hines Vine City station get to other attractions River Watch Parkway in Georgia to West in cases where a lawsuit challenges the more time as chief justice before his in the Centennial Olympic Park area, Martintown Road in South Carolina. legality of a legislative act. retirement in 2018. not just the stadium. “Th e replacement of both bridges is Th ompson was appointed to the state “It’s a misnomer to say the bridge critical to the safe movement of goods Southern Co. buys half of Southern Supreme Court in 1994 by then-Gov. supports the stadium,” Young said. “It and people to and from both states,” said Natural Gas pipeline system Zell Miller, the culmination of 45 years supports the stadium, a [planned] 800- Russell McMurry, commissioner of the In another sign of its growing interest in on the bench. room hotel, the Georgia World Congress Georgia Department of Transporta- natural gas, Southern Co. has acquired a “It has been the fulfi llment of my Center and Centennial Olympic Park.” tion. “Due to economic growth on both 50 percent stake in a 7,600-mile pipeline dreams,” Th ompson said. “I have loved Th e council passed the resolution sides of the river, it is imperative that system operated by Southern Natural every minute of it.” 18A18A ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE JULY 22-28, 2016

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FINTECH Payments fi rm moving U.S. headquarters from Chicago to Atlanta Manchester, England-based consulting 40 percent of CMSpi’s annual revenue are based in metro Atlanta. and risk assessment teams provide fi rm CMS Payments Intelligence Inc. this year, Shaw said. CMSpi employs about 40, most of banks the ability to off er their custom- has picked Atlanta as its North American CMSpi, which relocated its U.S. head- them in the United Kingdom. ers instant deposit and check-cashing headquarters. quarters from Chicago, also consid- options. CMSpi helps retail chains improve the ered several cities including New York, Ingo Money raises $4 million “Checks are slow, and cumbersome, acceptance and processing of consumer Orlando, Houston, San Diego and San Atlanta-based fi nancial technology com- and expensive for customers,” Ingo Gen- payments, and lower cash and card pay- Francisco. pany Ingo Money has raised $4 million, eral Counsel Rusty Pickering said. “We ment costs. Clients include Abercrom- A globally connected airport and mild according to a Securities & Exchange are taking the check, which is a condi- bie & Fitch, Domino’s, ExxonMobil, Jack winters made Atlanta a natural choice for Commission fi ling. tional promise to in the Box, Marriott Hotels, McDonald’s, the U.K.-based fi rm. Ingo provides risk-management ser- pay, and turning Red Lobster, Starbucks and Subway. “Chicago gets some pretty severe vices to fi nancial institutions, such as it into immediate, Th e 20-year-old company is betting its weather in the wintertime,” Shaw said. banks and payment networks. guaranteed funds.” future on the U.S. market, which is four “We found it diffi cult to get in and out of Ingo, launched in 2001 and formerly Ingo’s algo- times the size of that in the U.K., said the city.” named Chexar, has raised $42.5 million rithms decide, in Matthew Shaw, a CMSpi vice president. Atlanta’s robust fi nancial services so far. Investors include Baltimore-based real time, whether “We see the U.S. and payments industry cluster also gives Camden Partners, Philadelphia-based or not it’s a safe as our main base of CMSpi a deep pool of skilled talent to MissionOG, and Bethesda, Md.-based risk for a customer operations in the recruit from, Shaw said. CNF Investments. Rusty bank to accept a future,” Shaw said. Indeed. More than 70 percent of all Ingo, which expects revenue of about Pickering check. “We see the poten- U.S. payments are processed in Georgia’s $22 million in 2016, will invest the $4 Ingo also off ers tial in the U.S. to be “Transaction Alley,” according to million in product development and sales software that allows consumers to cash much larger than the American Transaction Processors and marketing. checks via mobile phones. Th e mobile in the U.K.” Coalition. More than 60 percent of the Th e company, which employs 150, check-cashing product accounts for Th e U.S. mar- industry’s companies, including World- plans to add up to 50 jobs in the next about 25 percent of the company’s reve- Matthew ket is expected to Pay US, NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR), Equi- couple years. nue, Pickering said. Shaw account for about fax and Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) Ingo’s automated approval technology THIS WEEK ON ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE’S BIZ PRESENTED BY: SUNDAYS AT 11AM ON

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INVESTING Continued FROM Page 1A year. “Capital markets are tightening up Venture dollars and the spread on capital markets is wid- fundraising cycle. ening,” Phillips said at the time. “When The mantra of growth at any cost is invested in Georgia we look at the budget scenario for next being tempered, while the model to prof- companies year, one situation says it’s puppy dogs and itability is being accelerated. “A lot of rainbows, and the other situation says it’s In the second quarter of 2016 were at investors are very keen on understanding getting chilly out there, and we are pre- their lowest since Q2 2012 when a company will go from loss mak- pared to move from one to the other.” ing, to break even, to being profitable,” Q2 Investment Deals If companies try to grow “super fast,” 3384 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 900 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 said John Nee, partner in PwC’s Atlanta they can be capital-inefficient, said Mark 2016 $117,246,100 11 Phone: (404) 249-1000 technology practice. “Every one of my cli- Buffington, managing director at BIP Cap- Fax: (404) 249-1048 ents has a plan in place to improve profit- 2015 $206,876,000 18 ital. “We’ve assessed our entire portfolio [email protected] ability, which includes a tightening of the in the past few months and we’ve gone to David Rubinger, 2014 $132,754,200 19 belt with respect to cost.” folks and told them to tighten their belts Market President and Publisher [email protected] Venture investing is taking a hit as ini- 2013 $129,592,100 13 in areas and to make sure they are ready tial public stock offering and merger and for any kind of future headwinds.” 2012 $54,123,100 15 editorial acquisition markets sputter. The payout for In addition to capital-supply con- Editor: venture fund investors is when the port- Source: MoneyTree Report straints, Buffington points to macro-eco- David Allison, [email protected] Executive Editor: folio company is either acquired or goes nomic headwinds. “We are long in the Mark Meltzer, [email protected] public. The number of VC-backed IPOs cut it back.” tooth in an economic recovery, we’ve got a Managing Editor: in the second quarter fell more than 55 Ionic Security raised $45 million Series presidential election cycle coming up,” he Jessica Saunders, [email protected] Industry Focus Editor: percent compared with the same period D late last year even though the company said. “That tends to affect growth opportu- Lisa R. Schoolcraft, [email protected] last year, while M&A deals dipped about didn’t have an urgent need for it. Loading nities and the way people spend money.” Broadcast Editor: 9 percent. up while the capital was readily available, Startups, even well performing and Crystal Edmonson, [email protected] 2016 is a “return to normalcy,” Nee said. CEO Adam Ghetti said, gives the cyber- funded ones, are hunkering down and Contributing Reporter–Broadcast: Patrick Crosby Contributing Writers: Consider this: $837 million in venture dol- security firm the financial dry powder to trading some growth for capital and oper- Eleanor Ringel Cater, [email protected] lars was invested in Georgia companies in weather a downturn. ating efficiency. Maria Saporta, [email protected] 2015. Typically, $350 million to $400 mil- “We saw market conditions changing,” “Businesses are recalibrating their Senior Web Editor: Jacques L. Couret Jr., [email protected] lion is invested in Georgia annually, Nee Ghetti said. “I was hearing more stories growth trajectory to do well with the bal- Staff Writers: said. Venture investors are also being more from good entrepreneurs telling me that it ance sheet they have,” Hallett said. “Boards Ellie Hensley, [email protected] Phil W. Hudson, [email protected] selective in the companies they back. In was harder for them to finance their busi- are saying ‘We don’t know what the cli- Urvaksh Karkaria, [email protected] the first six months of this year, 26 deals ness when they were out raising money.” mate is going to be like, it feels like things Douglas Sams, [email protected] Amy Wenk, [email protected] were done in Georgia, compared with 72 Tech company valuations are down on are slowing down. So, if you can run your Dave Williams, [email protected] for all of 2015. average 20 percent from last year, Ghetti business more efficiently, even if it means Photographers: Byron E. Small, Joann Vitelli Several startups are reducing their said. “Capital has gotten more discerning,” you might grow a little less quickly, do that Research Director: spending in preparation for a harsher he said. “Companies need to get used to until we know the (investing) climate has Patsy Conn, [email protected] Research Associate: fundraising climate, said Jon Hallett, a showing a lot more data-driven metrics. changed.’ ” Courtney O’Neal, [email protected] local early stage investor. “I’ve witnessed You are not going to be able to do a FOMO- Tech companies today need to show some operating sloppiness due to some- type (fear of missing out) of investor pitch- double the revenue to raise the same ADVERTISING what easy capital over the last few years, ing,” where certain startups pit VC firms amount of private Advertising Director: and the tighter capital markets are rein- against each other in an effort to drive up capital, compared Joey Powell, [email protected] Advertising Traffic Administrator: forcing the value of discipline,” Hallett the valuation. with a few years ago, Evelyn Zanders Glass, [email protected] said. “Within my portfolio, my advice … In October, Atlanta fintech Kabbage serial investor David Account Executives: Anne Brundage, Jennifer Chanaberry, Dixie Cox, is to invest heavily where there is a high announced a $135 million Series E invest- Cummings said. Sharon Eakes, Nidal Ibrahim, Shelley K. Lewis, return and to quickly scale back when ment at a reported $1 billion valuation. “Before, startups Annice Parker strategies don’t work.” The company raised more than it needed were raising capi- Classifieds Account Executive: Tom Sander, [email protected] In April, software firm Cardlytics Inc. in anticipation of a tighter capital markets, tal at 10 times or 15 laid off about 15 percent of its workforce Kabbage corporate development chief times recurring rev- EVENTS — or about 50 jobs — as part of a restruc- Kevin Phillips told Business Insider last David enues,” Cummings Events Manager: Dacia Halaschek-Wiener turing. The company has raised more than Cummings said. “Now, they Events Coordinator: Beth Brown $170 million in venture funding and is are having to raise reportedly eyeing an IPO. “We are restruc- money at 5 times or 10 times recurring Creative Services turing our organization to align to the revenues.” Creative Services Director: Jeff Mahurin Creative Director: James C. Watts most high-impact activities,” Cardlytics The lofty valuations high-flying tech Associate Creative Director: John White CEO Scott Grimes said in a statement at companies once boasted about are turn- Graphic Designers: the time. “...Our new organizational struc- © American City Business Journalsing out- Not to be for albatrosses. commercial Atlanta usestartups Kathleen Fisher, Michael Hunter ture reflects a focus on the most impactful have raised venture capital at, or close to, priorities that will put us on a faster path $500 million valuations. ADMINISTRATION Business Manager: Radonna Collier to profitability.” Companies are having to grow into Assistant Business Manager: Greta Jones To prepare for a harsher business cycle, their valuations before they can raise Credit Manager: Leslie Caldwell Atlanta marketing analytics startup Con- more capital. “Startups are laying off peo- Information Systems Administrator: verge is diversifying its client base. “We ple because they need to cut their burn Katrina Hutcherson had been pretty concentrated into sev- rate so that they can stretch their funding audience development eral enterprise clients, and are working for longer and have more time to grow into Audience Development Director: with more, smaller agency clients with a their valuation,” Cummings said. David Rivas, [email protected] slightly evolved version of our product,” The substantial increase in new funds Senior Circulation Assistant: Lillie Bonner CEO Rob Kischuk said. raised, in Georgia and nationally, con- Circulation Sales: Chipp Napper, Tom Sander, Abby Slotin Salesfusion is trimming spending and cerns tech attorney Jeffrey Leavitt. More eliminated some sales positions. The mar- than $300 million in new venture funds EQUAL OPPORTUNITY keting automation firm raised $5 million have been announced or raised by Atlanta It is the policy of this newspaper: 1. To employ last year — the final tranche of a nearly investors in the past few years. people on the basis of their qualifications and with assurance of equal opportunity and treatment $13.5 million Series B investment. “There are only so many good startups regardless of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin or handicap. “(CEO Carol O’Kelley) is reposi- to invest in each quarter,” Leavitt said. 2. To not knowingly accept any advertisement tioning the workforce to operate more “New funds with too much capital will which implies any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, efficiently,” said Hallett, an investor and start chasing too many companies which age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin Salesfusion chairman. “The sales people will help funding in the short term, but or handicap. in question were part of an experimental Byron E. Small risk another period of valuation inflection model…to augment our sales model, and CEO Adam Ghetti says Ionic Security and possibly a more powerful correction the yield wasn’t what we expected, so we has money to weather a downturn. down the road.” JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 21A

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THE MOVIE BIZ POTUS IN PICTURES Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart…back together again! Th e occasion? Th e nation’s quadren- nial eruption of patriotism and political mayhem, aka, the Republican and Democratic conventions. Or, as Colbert/Stewart have dubbed them: “Th e 2016 Trumpublican Dona- tional Conventrump” and “Th e 2016 National Convincing A Technically Historic Event: Death. Taxes. Hillary.” Politicians have been taking it on the chin since Aristophanes. Yet Hollywood — notorious lair of the ultra-liberal — has generally been respectful of real-life commanders in chief from both sides of the aisle. PHOTO/SPECIAL Th e most elevated and frequently Actor’s Express kicks off its season with “Company,” a Tony-winning musical about 30-something friends in Manhattan. portrayed president? No big surprise here. Abraham Lincoln leads the pack. Consider FDR. He’s been played Milburn Stone, who will always be “Primary Colors” is a knockout. Mike However, just how many times he’s by everyone from Edward Herrmann “Doc” in ‘Gunsmoke” for a certain gen- Nichols, who gave a generation a code been on screen varies (from 39 to 153) (“Annie”) and Ralph Bellamy (“Sunrise eration, plays Lincoln’s rival, Stephen word (“plastics”) now delivers its elegy depending on your source. Some sites at Campobello”) to Jon Voight (“Pearl Douglas. Here’s Lincoln/Fonda’s suc- with this savvy fi lm about a presidential count only feature fi lm appearances; Harbor”) and Bill Murray (“Hyde Park cinct declaration of where he stands as hopeful and his wife, running for offi ce others include everything from TV on the Hudson”). Th e other Roosevelt — a candidate: “My politics are short and in 1992, who unmistakably resemble series to silent shorts. as in Teddy — ranges from Brian Keith sweet, like an old woman’s dance. I’m a certain high-powered political Keeping that in mind . . . next comes (“Th e Wind and the Lion”) to Robin in favor of a national bank, an internal couple. Th e picture moves from satire to George Washington (again, the fi g- Williams (the “Night at the Museum” improvement system and a high protec- something far deeper, something all too ures vary), then Ulysses S. Grant who movies). tive tariff . Th ose are my sentiments and sad and all too human. As the would- benefi ts from some pre-White House Williams also played Dwight D. political principles. If elected, I shall be be nominee, John Travolta is pure gut portrayals in westerns and Civil War Eisenhower in “Th e Butler,” which, thankful. If not, it’ll be all the same.” and twinkle (Twinkie?), with an I-feel- pictures. being set at the White House, off ers Another recommendation is your-pain anecdote for every occasion, George W. Bush and Nixon are tied, a veritable cornucopia of interesting “Nixon,” a compassionate, intricate, while Emma Th ompson reminds us followed by Th omas Jeff erson, Th eodore match-ups: James Marsden as JFK, Liev hugely ambitious character study with that before there was Hilary the Candi- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Schreiber as LBJ, John Cusack as Rich- Anthony Hopkins in the title role. Th e date, there was Hilary the potential First John F. Kennedy, and Andrew Jackson. ard Nixon and Alan Rickman as Ronald movie takes the former President from Lady. It’s a fascinating fl ashback to what Obama just misses the Top 10, but it’s Reagan. his dirt-poor childhood to his dirty-pol- we once thought of her — when she was a pretty good bet that once he’s left the Maybe it’s because he’s had more itics downfall. Th e plot is pretty simple: a spouse who loved not wisely, but too White House he’s going to be all over shots than the others, but two of the Boy meets Oval Offi ce. Boy gets Oval well. Or too something. Overall, the the place. best movies about our collective presi- Offi ce. Boy loses Oval Offi ce. Yet direc- fi lm is less an indictment than a heart- Bottom ranked? Well, that would be dents are the ones about Lincoln. Every- tor Oliver Stone — yes, I know: bombas- breaker. Th is fi ctionalized Clinton is nei- Warren G. Harding, whose grand total one already knows about “Lincoln” tic radical lefty Oliver Stone — has con- ther Satan nor a fl awed saint. Rather, of celluloid incarnations is . . . nada. and Daniel Day-Lewis’ transformative, structed an intricate tapestry of history, he’s exactly what the once-famed com- Maybe that’s because he died of a heart Oscar-winning performance. But you personality and social comment. Th is ic-strip character Pogo said eons ago: attack only two years into his term. might want to check out John Ford’s is one of the saddest stories you’ll ever “We have met the enemy and he is us.” While the number of times a 1939 fi lm, “Young Mr. Lincoln,” star- see: the one about the man who worked And should you need a palate- president has been portrayed may be ring Henry Fonda. As the title suggests, hard and got everything he wanted…and cleanser, re-visit “All the President’s something of a wild goose chase, the the© pictureAmerican isn’t really City about Business President Journals then it- gotNot him for back. commercial use Men.” Th e movie is 40 years old, yet on-record range of actors is pretty Lincoln; it’s about a newly minted law- And here’s a fi lm that falls into the it still casts an unmistakable belief in astonishing. yer who decides to run for president. roman a clef (fi lm de clef?) category. truth, justice and the American way. GET OUTTA THE HOUSE R Stephen Sondheim turned Broadway upside down with his daring take on what a musical could be. Actor’s Express kicks off its new season with “Company,” Sondheim’s 1970 show about a Manhattan singleton in his mid-30s and his married friends who want him paired off . It won a bunch of Tonys, including Best Musical. Th e production includ es Libby Whittemore who gets one of the show’s signature songs, “Th e Ladies Who Lunch.” Funny how 1970 NYC so perfectly mirrors ATL 2016 . . . PHOTO/SPECIAL PHOTO/SPECIAL And, demand for tickets is already so Daniel Day-Lewis plays “Lincoln” in the fi lm directed by Steven Joan Allen and Anthony Hopkins play Pat and Richard strong that the show’s run has been Spielberg. Nixon in the fi lm “Nixon” directed by Oliver Stone. extended through Sept. 11. JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 23A READERS GUIDE

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Jessica Saunders, Managing Editor

Community Nonprofit Community Nonprofit Deanna Anderson Kim Anderson The Junior League of Atlanta Inc. Families First Inc. President, 2016-2017 CEO Career highlights: Anderson leads the Junior League of Atlanta, a Career highlights: Kim Anderson is CEO of Families First Inc., a non- 100-year-old volunteer organization. As Centennial president, she will profit family service agency impacting almost 40,000 children and oversee a year-long celebration of the JLA, which empowers women and families each year and serving metro Atlanta for 125 years. Anderson children. She is also managing director for 705 Marketing. guides a staff of over 100 employees in 16 locations with an annual budget of $10 million. www.jlatlanta.org www.familiesfirst.org

Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization Industry Association Nonprofit organization Joel Arogeti Terri Badour Karen F. Beavor Raymond Bishop Marcus Jewish Community American Red Cross Georgia Center Goodwill of North Center of Atlanta Inc. of Georgia for Nonprofits Georgia Inc. Chairman of the Board CEO President and CEO President and CEO Education: J.D., Emory Career highlights: Career highlights: As Career highlights: University Badour leads the president and CEO of Raymond W. Bishop Career highlights: Joel American Red Cross the Georgia Center for has spent more than Arogeti is serving as across the state of Nonprofits (GCN), Karen 35 years serving at chair, Board of Directors, Georgia — one in a Beavor leads a team Goodwill organizations with the Marcus Jewish Community Center national network of 60 regions. She of professionals dedicated to helping in St. Petersburg, Fla., Greensboro, N.C., of Atlanta. Arogeti’s 53-year involvement joined Red Cross in 1986 and held various nonprofits succeed through better Memphis, Tenn., Shreveport, La., and with the MJCCA began when he attended leadership positions prior to becoming management, leadership and governance. Atlanta, and served as chair of the Goodwill preschool at the Midtown Center, played CEO for Georgia in 2011. Her leadership Providing strategy assistance, talent Industries International’s Board of Directors. youth sports, was a member and officer includes serving as president of the Junior development and an array of resources to In a little more than a decade, Bishop of B’nai Brith Youth Organization, and League of Atlanta, and membership on thousands of nonprofit organizations each has led Goodwill of North Georgia to 688 attended MJCCA’s Camp Barney Medintz. more than 14 other community boards. year, GCN increases their mission impact percent growth in revenue and 1,300 www.atlantajcc.org She’s a member of Rotary Club of Atlanta. which helps Georgia communities thrive. percent growth in people placed into jobs. www.redcross.org/ga/atlanta www.gcn.org www.goodwillng.org

Georgia’s Top 25© AmericanIndependen City Business Journalst Founda - Not for commercialtions use Ranked by total giving RANK/Foundation name Total giving* Total assets 1 Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Inc. $155,816,887 $3,119,096,039 14 The Correll Family Foundation Inc. $6,366,834 $41,146,453 2 The Marcus Foundation Inc. $63,476,807 $122,486,992 15 Bradley-Turner Foundation Inc. $5,416,209 $138,914,362 3 Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation $36,345,000 $1,432,190,285 16 The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Inc. $5,020,000 $82,542,714 4 J. Bulow Campbell Foundation $25,306,787 $553,795,187 17 Courts Foundation Inc. $4,720,500 $73,998,915 5 O. Wayne Rollins Foundation $20,792,811 $530,007,004 18 The Spring Foundation $4,450,000 $63,513,760 6 Turner Foundation Inc. $10,352,874 $12,200,379 19 Healthcare Georgia Foundation Inc. $4,318,696 $119,125,630 7 The Challenge Foundation $8,242,782 $37,271,882 20 The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc. $4,318,034 $112,145,346 8 Callaway Foundation Inc. $8,200,444 $208,270,211 21 The Carlos and Marguerite Mason Fund $4,316,578 $98,218,880 9 Richard & Barbara Gaby Foundation $7,952,389 $85,832,313 22 The Cawood Foundation Inc. $4,310,850 $93,801,758 10 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation $7,162,409 $55,046,105 23 David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund $4,238,952 $49,393,399 11 The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation $7,015,500 $142,808,459 24 The Peyton Anderson Foundation Inc. $3,771,489 $98,315,107 12 Daniel P. Amos Family Foundaiton $6,772,000 $140,670,140 25 William Howard Flowers Jr. Foundation Inc. $3,611,500 $100,272,680

13 Zeist Foundation Inc. $6,762,251 $252,452,589 * Latest financial data available. Figures represent total giving, not just amount given in Georgia. Source: Foundation Directory Online from The Foundation Center, New York, N.Y. 26A ATLANTA Business CHRONICLE July 22-28, 2016 Who’s Who

Top Philanthropist Health Care Foundation Foundation Community Nonprofit Arthur M. Blank Renay A. Blumenthal Rodney D. Bullard Rob Brawner The Arthur M. Blank Grady Health Chick-fil-A Foundation Executive director Family Foundation Foundation Inc. Executive Director Atlanta BeltLine President Partnership Chairman Education: Alumnus, Education: Bachelor’s United States Air Force Career highlights: Education: Bachelor’s degree, Georgia Tech; Academy, Duke University The Home Depot co- degree, Princeton MBA, Georgia State School of Law, University founder Arthur Blank’s University; MBA, Emory University of Georgia Terry School portfolio includes the University of Business, Harvard Atlanta Falcons; PGA Career highlights: As Business School Career highlights: Rob TOUR Superstore; The Arthur M. Blank president of the Grady Health Foundation, Brawner serves as the executive director Family Foundation; MLS Atlanta; and AMB Renay Blumenthal sets its strategic Career highlights: Rodney Bullard is vice for the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, the Group, the parent company of his for-profit direction, coordinates all fundraising president of community affairs at Chick- organization formed in 2005 to provide businesses. The Blank Family Foundation activities, and provides community fil-A Inc. and executive director of the the collaborative platform from which to has granted more than $300 million to outreach to increase support for Grady. Chick-fil-A Foundation where he leads the advance the Atlanta BeltLine project. The support early childhood development, Pior to joining Grady, Blumenthal served as company’s corporate philanthropic and Atlanta Beltline will connect communities education, the arts, and parks and green senior vice president of public policy for social responsibility strategy, focused on with new transit, trails and parks. space. the Metro Atlanta Chamber. fostering youth and furthering education. www.blankfoundation.org www.gradyhealthfoundation.org www.chick-fil-afoundation.org www.beltline.org

Community Nonprofit Top Philanthropist Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization Kathy Colbenson Thomas G. Cousins Dennis Creech Deron Davis CHRIS Kids Cousins Properties Inc. Southface Energy The Nature Conservancy President and CEO Institute Inc. Executive Director, Chairman emeritus Executive director Education: Master’s Georgia Career highlights: Tom degree in psychology, Education: Bachelor’s Cousins is a retired real Career highlights: Deron Licensed Marriage and degree, The Citadel; estate developer whose Davis leads the Georgia Family Therapist master’s degree, Emory philanthropic efforts have program for The Nature University Career highlights: Kathy focused primarily on Conservancy, a global Colbenson became the re-invigorating a single Career highlights: organization working CEO of CHRIS Kids in 1987. At that time, neighborhood of concentrated poverty, Creech co-founded Southface in 1978 and in almost 70 countries to protect lands CHRIS Kids had four group homes for the East Lake Meadows public housing has served as executive director for 38 and waters. Working in Georgia since the abused and neglected children who were complex in Southeast Atlanta. Working years. Southface promotes sustainable 1960s, the 35-staff operation focuses on in foster care, mental health and juvenile closely with the Atlanta Housing Authority, homes, workplaces and communities conserving mountains and streams in the justice systems, and a program for youth the Atlanta School Board and other leaders, through education, research, advocacy and north, forests and rivers to the south and aging out of state systems. Today, CHRIS the East Lake Foundation team demolished technical assistance. Under his leadership, the marshes, beaches and islands of the Kids provides services for over 5,100 and rebuilt the project into a mixed-income Southface has grown to a staff of more coast. Davis is guiding development of a people annually. community, Villages of East Lake. than 50 people. science-driven program. www.chriskids.org www.cousinsproperties.com www.southface.org www.nature.org/georgia

Community Nonprofit Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization Kelly Dolan Amy S. Dosik Missy Dugan Elizabeth E. Finnerty The Atlanta Women’s Girl Scouts of Greater Boys & Girls Clubs Skyland Trail Foundation Atlanta Inc. of Metro Atlanta President and CEO Executive director CEO President and CEO Career highlights: Since Education: Bachelor’s Career highlights: Amy Career highlights: As 1989, Beth Finnerty has degree, University of Dosik serves as CEO of president and CEO of helped Skyland Trail grow Michigan; master’s Girl Scouts of Greater Boys & Girls Clubs of from a start-up nonprofit degree, DePaul University Atlanta, with membership Metro Atlanta, Missy to a nationally recognized Career highlights: Kelly of 42,000 girls and 17,000 Dugan oversees 26 psychiatric treatment Dolan is the executive director of The volunteers. Under Dosik’s leadership, the clubs in 10 counties. BGCMA’s Open the organization. She has led an expansion of Atlanta Women’s Foundation (AWF), whose Girl Scouts recently received the 2016 Door initiative has a goal that by 2020 90 programs and facilities. Working with the mission is to change the lives of women Managing For Excellence Award from percent of youth served are on track to Board of Directors, staff, and community and girls and to end generational poverty. Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. graduate on time, live healthy lifestyles, stakeholders, Finnerty has helped develop Dolan has more than 25 years of non-profit Greater Atlanta ranks as the top-performing and give back to their community. Prior an integrated treatment model that marketing and leadership experience. She council© American in the nation City on Girl Business Scouts’ Digital Journals to Boys - &Not Girls forClubs, commercial Dugan served as use an combines psychiatric care with services led marketing at Egleston Children’s Health Cookie online sale tool for two consecutive aide to two members of the U.S. House of ranging from primary care to vocational Care System and Central Atlanta Progress. years. Representatives. She sits on several boards. and therapeutic. www.atlantawomen.org www.girlscoutsatl.org www.bgcma.org www.skylandtrail.org

Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization Community Nonprofit Ron Frieson Whitney Fuchs Steve Gottlieb Sharmen May Gowens Children’s Healthcare Georgia Community Support Atlanta Legal Aid YWCA of Greater of Atlanta Foundation and Solutions Inc. Society Inc. Atlanta Inc. President, Foundation CEO Executive director CEO and External Affairs Career highlights: Whitney Fuchs is Education: Law degree, Education: Degree in Education: MBA, Georgia CEO of Georgia Community Support and University of Pennsylvania public relations, University State University Solutions Inc. (GCSS), a nonprofit providing of Georgia community-based services and support to Career highlights: Career highlights: people with disabilities and their families. Upon graduating from Career highlights: Frieson leads all GCSS employees serve needs including law school in 1969, Sharmen May Gowens fundraising efforts in support of the residential support, employment services, Gottlieb joined Atlanta Legal Aid Society was recently appointed CEO of the YWCA Children’s Foundation, including annual respite care, family support, in-home Inc. (ALAS) as a staff attorney, becoming of Greater Atlanta. She served as the YWCA gifts, major and planned gifts, corporate care, and day programs. To date, GCSS deputy director in 1976, then moving into interim CEO from 2012-2013. Before this partnerships, grant development, has provided support and service to over his current role in 1979. During his tenure, appointment, she worked as business endowment enhancement and special 10,000 Georgians. ALAS has expanded its advocacy to low- development director for SaportaReport events. He is also at the helm of Children’s www.gacommunity.org income persons facing family, housing and (2013-2015). Gowens worked advertising community outreach program. health law issues. He is responsible for 120 and marketing at The Atlanta Journal- www.choa.org employees and a budget of over $9 million. Constitution for 33 years, retiring in 2009. www.atlantalegalaid.org www.ywcaatlanta.org JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 27A WHO’S WHO

COMMUNITY NONPROFIT TOP FOUNDATION COMMUNITY NONPROFIT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION MICHAEL HALICKI PAUL RUSSELL HARDIN JACK HARRIS TODD HAWKS Park Pride Atlanta Inc. Robert W. Woodruff Junior Achievement The Salvation Army, Metro Executive director Foundation Inc., of Georgia Atlanta Area Command Joseph B. Whitehead President and CEO General Secretary Career highlights: Park Pride is an Atlanta-based Foundation, Lettie Pate and Metro Atlanta Evans Foundation Inc., Education: Degree Area Commander nonprofit that engages in Politics; certificate communities to activate Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc. in Political Economy, Education: Graduate of the power of parks, Princeton University Evangeline Booth College providing leadership President and services . As Park Pride’s executive Career highlights: Jack Career highlights: Major director, Michael Halicki manages staff and Career highlights: Russ Hardin is Harris is president and CEO of Junior Todd Hawks was commissioned as an programs, supports the board, and leads president of the Robert W. Woodruff Achievement of Georgia, an organization off icer in The Salvation Army in 1978 and fundraising, public relations, and program Foundation, Joseph B. Whitehead dedicated to inspiring and preparing young has since served as corps off icer in several development eff orts. Halicki comes to Park Foundation, Lettie Pate Evans Foundation people to succeed in a global economy. JA southern communities in Virginia, Alabama, Pride from Southface , where he served as and Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation. The impacts over 10 million students around Mississippi, and Louisiana. He gained its first chief operating off icer. independent private Woodruff Foundation the world annually in over 120 countries by experience through additional divisional www.parkpride.org was established by Robert W. Woodruff , working in partnership with school systems appointments in Kentucky, Tennessee, longtime leader of The Coca-Cola Co . and the business community . North and South Carolina . www.woodruff.org www.georgia.ja.org www.salvationarmyatlanta.org

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TOP PHILANTHROPIST COMMUNITY NONPROFIT THOMAS KEMPER MILTON J. LITTLE JR. BERNIE MARCUS JANICE MCKENZIE- Global Ministries of the United Way of The Marcus United Methodist Church Greater Atlanta Foundation Inc. CRAYTON CEO President Chairman Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Career highlights: Education: M aster’s Education: Bachelor’s President and CEO Thomas Kemper is CEO degree, Columbia degree in pharmacy, of Global Ministries of the University Rutgers University Education: Bachelor’s United Methodist Church and master’s degrees, Career highlights: Milton Career highlights: Since Howard University whose U.S. headquarters J. Little Jr. became the he retired as chairman of is moving from New York to Atlanta in first African-American president of United The Home Depot in 2002, Bernie Marcus Career highlights: Since 1992, Janice 2016. Global Ministries is responsible Way of Greater Atlanta, the second-largest has been a full-time philanthropist. He has McKenzie-Crayton has served as president for personnel, projects, and mission in the nation, in July 2007. Previously, redirected his entrepreneurial spirit toward and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of partnerships in more than 125 countries, he served as president of United Way of a variety of charitable endeavors through Metro Atlanta , which provides children with a focus ranging from disaster relief to Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. The Marcus Foundation, which focuses on facing adversity with one-to-one mentoring global health. A native of Germany and a He has helped raise more than half a billion Jewish causes, children, medical research, relationships. The agency serves about layperson, Kemper is the first person from dollars for local community needs and free enterprise and the community. 2,100 children in 12 metro Atlanta counties outside the United States elected to lead a priorities during his career . annually . United Methodist agency. www.unitedwayatlanta.org www.bbbsatl.org www.umcmission.org

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION JUDITH MONROE EDWARD G. MUNSTER CDC Foundation YMCA of Metro Atlanta Inc. President and CEO President and CEO Career highlights: NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT Dr. Judith Monroe’s Career highlights: Ed professional focus Munster is president has centered on the and CEO of the YMCA intersection of primary of Metro Atlanta Inc. care and public health. He is charged with Her career has taken her from private moving the organization forward with medical practice to academia, hospital the Y-2020 long-range strategic plan. administration and public health Its four agenda items include ensuring protection. In February 2016, Monroe was children start kindergarten with a strong named president and CEO of the CDC foundation, helping improve K-12 academic Foundation. Prior to the CDC Foundation, achievement,© American inspiring teenCity leadership, Business Journals - Not for commercial use Monroe worked for six years as a CDC and empowering healthy living for all age deputy director . groups . Striving to promote strong communities through www.cdcfoundation.org www.ymcaatlanta.org educational initiatives, spiritual enrichment opportunities, and wellness resources NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION Thanks to MICHELLE NUNN MARY ANN PETERS CARE USA The Carter Center President and CEO CEO Education: Master’s Education: Bachelor’s degree, Kennedy School degree, Santa Clara IRUVSRQVRULQJWKLV\HDU·V of Government, Harvard University; master’s University degree, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced 4th Annual Atlanta Golf Classic Career highlights: International Studies Michelle Nunn is president October 16, 2016 at East Lake Golf Club and CEO of CARE USA, a humanitarian Career highlights: Mary Ann Peters “Serving Atlanta communities since 1916” | stewartcenter.org organization that fights global poverty became the Carter Center’s CEO in and provides lifesaving assistance in September 2014. She provides vision, emergencies. CARE places a special leadership and operational oversight for emphasis on working with women and the center’s eff orts to advance peace and girls because with the proper resources health worldwide. Peters served as provost they have the power to lift families and of the U.S. Naval War College from 2008 to communities out of poverty . 2014. www.care.org www.cartercenter.org 28A ATLANTA Business CHRONICLE July 22-28, 2016 Who’s Who

Nonprofit Organization Community Nonprofit Nonprofit Organization Nonprofit Organization Alicia Philipp Matthew Pieper Jonathan T.M. James H. Reese Community Foundation Open Hand Atlanta Atlanta Mission for Greater Atlanta Executive director Reckford President and CEO President Habitat for Humanity Career highlights: International Inc. Education: Bachelor’s Education: Master’s Matthew “Matt” Pieper CEO degree, Western Michigan degree, Georgia State is the executive director University University for Open Hand Atlanta, Education: MBA, Stanford an organization providing University Career highlights: Career highlights: meals, nutrition education Reese joined the Atlanta Philipp is president of the and counseling to those challenged by Career highlights: Mission in August 2008. Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. or at-risk for chronic disease or disability. Jonathan T.M. Reckford is CEO of Habitat His primary focus is to ensure that Atlanta With assets of more than $920 million, the Open Hand’s clients include homebound for Humanity International, a global Mission achieves its mission to transform, Community Foundation strengthens the seniors, individuals living with cancer, renal Christian housing organization that, since through Christ, the lives of those facing 23-county Atlanta region by connecting failure, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and many other 1976, has helped more than 6.8 million homelessness, with the goal to end philanthropists with nonprofits. In 2015, chronic conditions, as well as at-risk youth people construct, rehabilitate or preserve homelessness one friend at a time through the Community Foundation received $113 and families. homes in more than 70 countries. Since building innovative services and life-on-life million in gifts from donors and granted out www.openhandatlanta.org 2005, Habitat has grown to serve more relationships. During his tenure, Reese has more than $139 million. than 1.8 million. led a rebranding effort. www.cfgreateratlanta.org www.habitat.org www.atlantamission.org

Community Nonprofit Foundation Nonprofit Organization Nonprofit Organization Dwight “Ike” Reighard Nancy Rigby Eric Robbins David A. Ross MUST Ministries Inc. The James M. Cox Jewish Federation of The Task Force for President and CEO Foundation Inc. Greater Atlanta Inc. Global Health Inc. Vice president President and CEO Career highlights: CEO Dwight “Ike” Reighard is Education: Attended the Education: Doctor of Career highlights: Eric the president and CEO of University of Kentucky; science, operations Robbins is incoming CEO MUST Ministries, serving graduate of the Regional research, Johns Hopkins at Jewish Federation of almost 34,000 people in Leadership Institute University; bachelor Greater Atlanta Inc. He poverty annually. In the of science, aerospace was previously CEO of corporate arena, he served as executive Career highlights: As engineering, University of Colorado Camp Twin Lakes. He has more than 25 vice president, chief people officer and vice president of Cox Foundations, Nancy years of senior leadership experience in the Career highlights: David Ross is president originator of The Office of People and Rigby oversees the grants, business nonprofit sector. Throughout his career, and CEO of The Task Force for Global Culture for HomeBanc Mortgage Corp. management and administration. The Robbins has been responsible for the daily Health Inc. in Decatur. As the fourth largest from 2000 until 2007. James M. Cox Foundation provides funding www.mustministries.org for capital campaigns and special projects operation and supervision of staff members nonprofit organization in the United States, in communities where Cox Enterprises for organizations serving children, special The Task Force works to provide all people, operates. needs populations and senior citizens. especially the poor, with opportunities to www.jewishatlanta.org live healthy, productive lives. www.coxenterprises.com www.taskforce.org

Health Care Foundation Nonprofit Organization Nonprofit Organization Community Nonprofit Scott Sikes Curt Soper Harley Tabak Tracy A. Techau Shepherd Center The Trust for Public Land Jewish Home Life Atlanta Area Council Inc., Foundation Inc. State Director (Georgia Communities (JHLC) Boy Scouts of America Executive director and Alabama) President and CEO Scout executive and CEO Education: Bachelor’s Education: Bachelor’s Career highlights: Prior Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of degree in earth sciences, to joining The Home degree, Iowa State Georgia; MBA, Kennesaw University of Washington in 2004, Harley Tabak University State University served as vice president Career highlights: Career highlights: Curt of Inova Health Systems Techau leads the fifth Career highlights: Sikes Soper is the state director in Virginia, where he was responsible for largest BSA council in the nation. The serves as executive director of Shepherd for The Trust for Public Land in Georgia operations including its intensive sub-acute Atlanta Area Council consistently achieves Center Foundation Inc. and vice president and Alabama, where he is responsible for and rehabilitation skilled nursing facilities; the highest ratings for its youth leadership of Shepherd Center hospital. He was carrying out the Trust’s mission of creating assisted living facilities; home health programs, outreach efforts for low- named a Fellow of the Association for parks and conserving land for people in an agency; home health medical equipment income youth, scout camps and financial Healthcare Philanthropy, and has earned effective, visionary and financially sound company; outpatient rehabilitation health. Techau has 30 years of executive both the Certified Fund Raising Executive manner.© American He joined the City Trust Business in 2011 after Journalsfacilities; - Not and urgentfor commercial medical care centers. use professional designation and Certified serving five years as director of the state’s www.wbjh.org leadership in youth development program Financial Planner certification. land conservation program. design and implementation. www.shepherd.org www.tpl.org www.atlantabsa.org

Top Philanthropist Community Nonprofit Community Nonprofit Nonprofit Organization Ted Turner Pat Upshaw-Monteith Don C. Vassel Kyle Waide United Nations Leadership Atlanta 100 Black Men of Atlanta Community Foundation Inc. President and CEO Atlanta Inc. Food Bank Founder and Chairman CEO President and CEO Education: Bachelor’s Education: Brown degree, Albany State Education: Bachelor’s Education: Bachelor’s University University; master’s degree, Syracuse degree; Harvard degree, Bowling Green University; master’s University; master of fine Career highlights: Ted State University degree, University of arts, University of Arizona Turner is founder and Pennsylvania chairman of the United Career highlights: Since Career highlights: Kyle Nations Foundation Inc., promoting 1992, Pat Upshaw-Monteith has gone Career highlights: Vassel is a senior Waide leads the Atlanta Community Food global health and peace; founder and co- from co-executive director to executive executive with over seven years of CEO Bank, one of the largest hunger-relief chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, director and was promoted to president experience with small-cap, for-profit organizations in the Southeast. The food reducing global threats from nuclear, and CEO of Leadership Atlanta in 2005. companies. At 100 Black Men of Atlanta bank supports a network of 600 partner biological and chemical weapons; founder Prior to heading up Leadership Atlanta, Inc., a mentoring organization that provides nonprofits across 29 counties in metro and chairman of the Turner Foundation, Upshaw-Monteith served as associate empowerment programs for adolescents Atlanta and North Georgia. Each year the supporting efforts for improving air and general manager of the Atlanta Symphony living in at-risk environments, Vassel organization connects 750,000 people with water quality, among numerous initiatives. Orchestra for 13 years. manages day-to-day business affairs. more than 69 million pounds of food. www.unfoundation.org www.leadershipatlanta.org www.100blackmen-atlanta.org www.acfb.org July 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA Business CHRONICLE 29A SPotlight Chambers USA 2016 rankings for Georgia About Chambers & Partners each month. Firms are invited to submit Internal meetings are held by submissions and almost 5,000 clients. The Chambers Guides have been a practice area submission detailing researchers, deputy editors and editors The state has a vibrant legal market, with ranking the world’s leading law firms and information on the department and its to go through the research we have many long-established Stars and Senior lawyers since 1990, and now cover 185 recent work highlights. There is absolutely conducted and to compile and approve the Statesmen ranked, alongside a number of jurisdictions throughout the world. We have no cost to submit. ranking tables. Once the guide is published rising stars. over 150 researchers based in London, who The main factors and considerations the rankings are fixed until the following Atlanta is unsurprisingly the dominant interview thousands of lawyers and clients we take into account when ranking are a) edition, although we do update lawyer city in the state rankings and is the sixth worldwide. interviews with those active in the moves and any law firm mergers as soon as most heavily represented city in the entire The Chambers USA guide was first market, predominantly clients, and b) they happen. guide, boasting a number of experts in all published in 2003 and covers all 50 states, assessing recent work done. Law firm Our research is completely practice areas, including many nationally plus the District of Columbia, researching practice groups and individual lawyers independent. No one can ‘buy their way in’ recognized practitioners. As the home over 50 practice areas in total. We also are ranked on the basis of their legal to the rankings. of many globally influential firms and extensively cover firms’ national practices knowledge and experience, their ability, business, Atlanta has firmly established in our nationwide tables. their commercial awareness, their itself as a hub of excellence in the legal effectiveness, and their client service. Georgia research industry. Our researchers speak to thousands We have been researching the Georgia Methodology of clients and leading practitioners from market since the guide’s inception and The research process takes place across the globe. While the U.S. Guide’s now rank over 165 practice groups from 55 from July to December, with the guide clients are predominantly U.S.-based, we firms in 15 practice areas. We dedicate six published annually in May. We investigate are also able to carry out interviews in over months to researching the Georgia market various practice areas and jurisdictions 20 languages. (July-December) and receive around 240

Senior Statesmen: Distinguished Older Practitioners RR Antitrust RR Construction 2 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP * Moeling Walter G Bryan Cave LLP Leading Firms Leading Firms 3 Dentons US LLP * Leading Individuals Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP * 1 Alston & Bird * 1 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP * 3 2 Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP 1 Kanaly Mark C Alston & Bird * 3 Paul Hastings LLP * 2 King & Spalding LLP * 1 Powell Thomas O Troutman Sanders LLP 1 Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP* Rogers & Hardin LLP * 3 Bryan Cave LLP 1 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP* 3 2 Blanchard Gerald L Bryan Cave LLP Troutman Sanders LLP * Senior Statesmen: Distinguished Older Practitioners 2 Daniel Chris Paul Hastings LLP * 2 Alston & Bird * 3 2 Dunlevie Steven S Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Bondurant Emmet J Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP Senior Statesmen Rice, LLP 2 Troutman Sanders LLP * Hardin Edward J Rogers & Hardin LLP * Leading Individuals 2 Klingler Rob Bryan Cave LLP 3 DLA Piper LLP (US) * 2 Knudson Kathryn L Bryan Cave LLP Leading Individuals 1 Allen Randall L Alston & Bird * 2 MacDonald III Ralph F Jones Day * 3 Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC 1 Cashdan Jeffrey King & Spalding LLP Senior Statesmen and Eminent Practitioners Star individuals 1 Murphy Jr Charles C Vaughan & Murphy (ORL) R 1 Watson G Patrick Bryan Cave LLP R Bankruptcy/Restructuring Abernathy Thomas E Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * Baxley C William King & Spalding LLP 2 Bonder Teresa T Alston & Bird* Leading Firms Kelleher, Jr Thomas J Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * 2 Kenny Michael Alston & Bird * Shapiro J Ben Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell 1 Stockton David Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 2 Lowrey IV Frank M Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP 1 Alston & Bird * & Berkowitz, (ORL) * 1 King & Spalding LLP * Smith George Anthony Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn 2 Blackburn W Stanley Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 2 Powers Tony G Rogers & Hardin LLP * LLP 1 Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP & Dial 3 Berhold Jeffrey L Jeffrey L. 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(ORL) 2 Bradley Wayne N McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP 2 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP * Eminent Practitioners 3 Bernstein Debra D Alston & Bird LLP * 2 Fox Steven E Rogers & Hardin LLP * 2 Dentons US LLP * 3 McGibbon James R Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Chambers Robert C Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * 2 Jeffries M Hill Alston & Bird * (ORL)* 3 Greenberg Traurig, LLP * 2 McMahon Teri Lynn Alston & Bird * 3 Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Leading Individuals 2 Noe Elizabeth H Paul Hastings LLP * 3 Troutman Sanders LLP * RR Banking & Finance Star individuals 2 Thomas Lizanne Jones Day * Senior Statesmen Corgan Brian Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 2 Zamer John E Jones Day * Leading Firms Cohen Ezra H Troutman Sanders LLP * Fletcher Jennifer W Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP * 3 Baltz Raymond E King & Spalding LLP * 1 King & Spalding LLP * Lurey Alfred Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 3 Belenky Erik Jones Day * 1 Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP 3 DeLisle Joe Troutman Sanders LLP * Leading Individuals 1 Beck Philip E Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * 2 Alston & Bird * 3 Dickerson Jr W Brinkley Troutman Sanders LLP * Davis Lee C Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Star Individuals 1 3 Layson Frank DLA Piper LLP (US) 2 Greenberg Traurig, LLP * LLP * 3 McNeill Thomas R Bryan Cave LLP 2 Jones Day * Dobbs C Edward Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP 1 Dial David Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, 3 Burr & Forman LLP Gunn & Dial, LLC 3 Ortwein William Scott Alston & Bird LLP * 1 Anderson Eric W Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs 3 Hunton & Williams LLP * 1 Dorris William Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 3 Pascual Rey Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LLP 3 McGuireWoods LLP * LLP 1 Borders Sarah King & Spalding LLP 3 Smith John F Sandy Womble Carlyle Sandridge Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP * 1 Genberg Ira Troutman Sanders LLP * 3 1 Connolly Dennis J Alston & Bird * & Rice, LLP (ORL) ◊ * 3 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP * 1 Hafer Randall F Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 1 Ferdinands Paul K King & Spalding LLP LLP 3 Smith William Calvin King & Spalding LLP * Leading Individuals 1 Meyers Todd Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 1 Riggs Jr Frank E Troutman Sanders LLP * 3 Townsend Keith M King & Spalding LLP * LLP 1 Spangler III John I Alston & Bird * 1 Acord Noland Bobbi Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs 1 Stein Grant T Alston & Bird * LLP 1 Sweeney Neal Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton R 1 Weitnauer© American John C Alston City & Bird *Business Journals - Not for commercial use R Energy 1 Alford Carolyn Zander King & Spalding LLP LLP 2 Cranshaw David W Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 1 Blumen Rick D Alston & Bird * 2 Crewdson Robert L DLA Piper LLP (US) * Leading Firms 2 DeBorde Frank W Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 2 Hughes Jr William H Alston & Bird * 2 Dorsey Rufus Thomas Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs 1 Troutman Sanders LLP * 1 Cushing Paul M Alston & Bird * 2 Klein Linda A Baker, Donelson, Bearman, LLP Caldwell & Berkowitz (ORL) * 2 Alston & Bird * 1 Dobbs C Edward Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs 2 Durlacher Erich N Burr & Forman LLP 2 Balch & Bingham LLP * LLP 2 Robey Ronald G Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * 2 Kelley Jeffrey W Troutman Sanders LLP 2 Mercer Thompson LLC 1 Molen Chris D King & Spalding LLP 3 Butler, III James F Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * 2 Kurzweil David Greenberg Traurig, LLP * 2 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP * 2 Brazell Cindy Jones Day * 3 Cole Danielle J Blueprint Construction Law US, 2 Marsh Gary W McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP LLC (ORL) 2 Davis Cindy JK Greenberg Traurig, LLP * Leading Individuals 2 Watson Jason H Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, 3 Flynn John T Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, 2 Dempster Hazen H Troutman Sanders LLP LLP (ORL) * Gunn & Dial, LLC Star Individuals 2 Grice Richard Alston & Bird * 2 Williamson Robert Scroggins & Williamson 3 Gary T Bart Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Greene Kevin C Troutman Sanders LLP 2 Jordan Hilary McGuireWoods LLP 2 Winsberg Harris Bryan Troutman Sanders LLP (ORL) 2 LaFiandra Aldo L Jones Day * Cifelli James Lamberth, Cifelli, Ellis & Nason, 3 Henner Joseph P Jones Walker LLP (ORL) 3 1 Fozzard Peter Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 2 Schneider John Hunton & Williams LLP * P.A. 3 Kowalski Jack Burr & Forman LLP (ORL) LLP * 2 Snow Edgar Burr & Forman LLP Duedall Mark Bryan Cave LLP 3 3 Nelson Eric L Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * 1 Mercer John T W Mercer Thompson LLC 3 Bratcher Timothy Greenberg Traurig, LLP * Ellman Jeffrey B Jones Day (ORL) * 3 3 Nix Jeffrey Troutman Sanders LLP * 1 Short Jr Herbert J Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 3 Llorens Jr Hector E King & Spalding LLP * 3 Isbell John F Thompson Hine LLP (ORL) * 3 Stair Kent Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP LLP * 3 Laddin Darryl S Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (ORL) 1 Thompson Richard E Mercer Thompson LLC (ORL) * 3 Wenick George D Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP * 2 Edwards Jr Robert Troutman Sanders LLP RR Banking & Finance: Mainly Levengood J Michael Law Office of J. Michael 3 3 Wildman William R Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 2 Franzoni Dorothy Black Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Regulatory Levengood (ORL) LLP * LLP * Levin Matthew W Scroggins & Williamson (ORL) 3 2 Marzo Brandon F Troutman Sanders LLP Leading Firms Maloney Mark King & Spalding LLP * 3 RR Corporate/M&A 2 McCrary Dan H Balch & Bingham LLP * Mercer Robert M D Schulten Ward & Turner LLP 1 Bryan Cave LLP 3 2 Warren Thomas H Sutherland Asbill & Brennan (ORL) 2 Alston & Bird * Leading Firms LLP * 3 Rankin Jr James S Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs 2 Troutman Sanders LLP * 2 Wells Della Wager Alston & Bird * LLP 1 Alston & Bird * 3 Floyd Peter K Alston & Bird LLP* 3 Paul Hastings LLP * 3 Stieglitz Graham H Burr & Forman LLP 1 Jones Day * 3 Koontz Eric A Troutman Sanders LLP* 3 Thomson, Jr John A Cohen Pollack Merlin & Small. 3 Lamberski John Mercer Thompson LLC P.C. 1 King & Spalding LLP * 30A ATLANTA Business CHRONICLE July 22-28, 2016 SPotlight

RR Environment 3 Berg Robert N Ellis Funk PC (ORL) ◊ Deakins Jr Homer L Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & 2 Kerman Michael G Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 3 Field Tracy M Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Stewart, PC * LLP * Leading Firms Rice, LLP (ORL) ◊ * Kilpatrick J Thomas Alston & Bird LLP * 3 Girardeau Jill Womble Carlyle Sandridge & McIver Tex Fisher & Phillips LLP * 2 Kraft Kenneth H Parker, Hudson, Rainer & 1 Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP Rice, LLP (ORL) ◊ * Dobbs LLP Eminent Practitioners 3 Herrin Barry S Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP * 1 King & Spalding LLP * 2 Ryan Allison M Alston & Bird * 3 Jordan William H Alston & Bird LLP * Wasser Neil H Constangy, Brooks, Smith & 1 Troutman Sanders LLP * 3 Kelly James P Kelly Law Firm PC (ORL) ◊ Prophete, LLP * 2 Sheley Raymond Sheley, Hall & Williams, PC (ORL) 3 Martin Summer H Dentons (ORL) ◊ * Leading Individuals 2 Alston & Bird LLP * 3 McGinty Charlene L Baker & Hostetler LLP * 2 Specht Scott A Jones Day (ORL) * 1 Ashe Jr R Lawrence Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs 3 HunterMaclean 3 Mitchelson Jr William R Alston & Bird LLP * LLP (ORL) 2 Westmoreland Jr Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 3 Myers Lawrence J Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP * 3 Hunton & Williams LLP * 1 Cleland A Craig Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Carl E 3 Pottle Steven L Alston & Bird LLP * & Stewart, PC * 2 Williams Andrew C Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 3 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP * 3 Rawls James C Baker & Hostetler LLP * 1 Griffith Patricia FordHarrison LLP 3 Roeder Kim H King & Spalding LLP * 3 Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP * 1 Johnston Michael King & Spalding LLP 3 Dent Miriam J Rogers & Hardin LLP (ORL) ◊ * 3 Rue Jonathan L Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs 1 Rafuse Nancy E Polsinelli PC * 3 Foltz Joseph B Womble Carlyle Sandridge & 3 Taylor English Duma LLP * LLP Wilson Stanford Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & 1 Rice, LLP (ORL) * 3 Smith Craig Paul Hastings LLP (ORL) ◊ Wilson, LLP ◊ Leading Individuals 3 Threlkeld Robert C Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 1 Wymer John F Sherman & Howard L.L.C. (ORL) 3 Grieb John McGuireWoods LLP (ORL) ◊ * Star Individuals 3 Watt Tobin N Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP * 2 Campbell Margaret H Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak 3 Williams Michelle A Alston & Bird LLP * & Stewart * 3 Gryboski Thomas Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Barmeyer Patricia King & Spalding LLP * 2 D’Cruz Jason Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 3 Howell D Clayton Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 2 Dent Leslie Paul Hastings LLP * LLP * 1 Campbell Margaret Troutman Sanders LLP * RR Intellectual Property 2 Ensor R Steve Alston & Bird * Claiborne 3 Kennedy Steven L Seyfarth Shaw LLP * 2 Gerakitis Richard Troutman Sanders LLP * 1 Henderson Douglas A Troutman Sanders LLP * Leading Firms 2 Hankins Richard B McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP 3 Plowden R Robinson Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 1 Horder Richard Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP * LLP 1 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP * 2 Lawrence-Hardy Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Allegra J LLP * 1 Johnson Jr John H Troutman Sanders LLP * 3 Schultz Gregory 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Victor P Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP * 2 Plowman Rebekah N Jones Day (ORL) * 3 Taylor English Duma LLP * LLP * 2 Polvino Kathlynn Butler McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Editor’s Note: This list does not include Georgia rankings in 3 Troutman Sanders LLP * 2 Hicks M Maxine DLA Piper LLP (US) (ORL) * the categories of Immigration and Litigation due to space 2 Rubinger Hedy S Arnall Golden Gregory LLP * considerations. For these and more rankings, please visit http:// Senior Statesmen and Eminent Practitioners 2 Street Phillip Paul Hastings LLP (ORL) * 2 Kamin Joshua M King & Spalding LLP www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/usa/5 2 Welch Sidney Summers Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Senior Statesmen: distinguished older partners * Indicates individual with profile. (ORL) 2 Kauss Andrew Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Alphabetical order within each Band. 2 Wheeler Sara Kay King & Spalding LLP Boisseau Richard Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LLP (ORL) (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer. 3 Baker Thomas William Baker, Donelson, Bearman Coil James Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (ORL) ◊ * JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 31A

STRATEGIES Ideas for growing business

SUCCESSORS CAN GET VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN AND Generation Next OUT OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS

BY RANDY SOUTHERLAND Contributing Writer

any entrepreneurs dream of pass- ing the family company on to their Mchildren, but doing so success- fully requires far more than just assigning a corner offi ce. Preparing the next generation can be a diffi cult process fraught with pitfalls that can threaten not just the family, but the health of the fi rm itself. While there are many methods for preparing children for business ownership, there is no one road map for success, according to both owners and experts. “Th ere is no such thing as a best practice when it comes to this transition,” said Gaia Marchisio, executive director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Ken- nesaw State University. “Every business is diff erent. Every person is diff erent. Every family is diff erent.” Understanding those diff erences is critical to a successful transition. It’s essential to understand the abilities, mindset and desires of the next generation. Perhaps the most important point of communication is fi guring out whether children even want to be a part of the business. Pano Karatassos, CEO of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, didn’t expect his two sons — Pano and Niko — to follow him into the highly demanding business with its long hours and never-ending demands. Th e longtime Atlanta company operates Chops Lobster Bar, Bistro Niko, Pricci, and Kyma, among others. “They were brought up with me in the business and they saw fi rsthand how I wasn’t there © American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Pano for their basketball Karatassos or football games,” said Karatassos. “Would I have done it diff erently? If so, I would not have grown the business the way I did. Th ey saw that.” Karatassos even thought his older son Pano might pursue a career in architecture as he had once thought of doing and even introduced his son to many of the leading fi rms in the city. Instead “He said, ‘Dad, I want to be a chef.’ He made that decision.” When his younger son also declared his Michael Russell did intention to get into the restaurant busi- a stint with John ness, Karatassos began helping them to Portman’s firm before get the right experiences that were to pro- returning to H.J. vide them with the training and skills they Russell & Co. to work needed eventually to move into manage- for his father. ment of the company. Th e younger Pano serves as executive chef of the company’s Kyma restaurant, while his brother Niko is

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Dan Kolber is an Atlanta attorney and owner of LEGAL STRATEGIES Intellivest Securities Research Inc..

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IS IT FRAUD? Recent case shows danger of lending money without full disclosure T op Wall Street law fi rms recently in connection with the purchase or sale R KOLBER’S TIPS announced that starting salaries for new of a security. A promissory note is a lawyers would be raised to $180,000. security. A loan agreement itself can be A convertible promissory note Large fi rms in smaller markets, raised Sims’ main complaint was that short but full of attachments such can state that instead of receiving their starting annual salaries as well, 1. 3. the two owners of Natural Products as fi nancial statements, a business money in repayment of the loan, the in Atlanta to as high as $150,000. One used the proceeds of the loan to pay plan and a budget, all certifi ed true by lender could opt to take stock in the ripple eff ect is the smaller law fi rms themselves weekly salaries of $600 the borrower . company. raise their salaries and, therefore, each, rather than construct greenhouses Common restrictions in a loan Th e best way to increase the their hourly rates. As a result many as he claims he was led to believe. agreement include salary caps likelihood of repayment is to businesses defer getting legal advice, or 2. 4. Th e judge in the trial court entered and restrictions on capital and collateralize the loan, most commonly opt for the bare minimum. a default judgment against Natural operating expenses until the loan is with real estate. Another way is For example, if a business borrows Products on the promissory note for repaid. to have a creditworthy third party money from a lender, other than a its failure to fi le an answer. However, guarantee payment . bank, many think that all you need is a the trial judge, with the Court of simple IOU or promissory note stating Appeals affi rming, said, “No fraud” the maturity of the loan, the amount of in a prudent manner until the loan is business. James Sims agreed to lend because fraud cannot be predicated the loan and the interest rate. repaid. the company $150,000 in return for a on a promise to perform some act in Th at works in the majority of loans. Th e Georgia Court of Appeals in May promise to be repaid a total of $525,000 the future unless the person making But the better practice, if you can decided a case, Sims v. Natural Products in semi-annual installments over several the promise has no intent to keep the aff ord the extra legal fees, would be to of Georgia LLC, that illustrates what years. When Natural Products defaulted promise. In other words, it is fraud to have another agreement, called a Note happens when a lender and borrower on the payment of the promissory note, make present misrepresentations of Purchase Agreement, that makes it do not clearly communicate with each Sims sued the company and its two fact as to intent or the ability of the clear as to how the proceeds of the loan other when papering the loan. owners. borrower to repay but it is not fraud to will be used, confi rms that the lender Th e two owners of Natural Products Sims claimed he was defrauded fail to fulfi ll a future promise. understands the risks of the business, decided to start a business to produce under Georgia’s fraud laws. He also sued Th e lesson is that all loans should and may put certain restrictions on the tomatoes year round in a greenhouse. under the state securities act which include an agreement as to how the business to ensure that it is operating Th ey needed $1.5 million to launch the makes it unlawful to defraud another loan proceeds are to be spent .

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31A “It’s invaluable for them to learn the ins Niko Karatassos is and outs of the business and to understand president and chief operating offi cer. president of Buckhead the driving factors of the business,” said A successful transition also requires Life Restaurant Group. Karatassos. “A lot of it is hands-on experi- that business owners bridge the gap that ence both front and back of the house and sometimes develops between generations. exposing them to the details that makes Young people are often less inclined to wait this business successful. Running a restau- their turn and pay dues than their elders. rant is not a big thing. It’s just a thousand Th at can seem like a sense of entitlement, little things.” according to Stacy Campbell, a professor at While gaining experience at differ- Kennesaw State University who has done ent levels of the company is a vital path research in generation diff erences within to understanding the business, owners family businesses. should make sure the jobs fi t the family “Th ey’ve grown up in this world of member. Putting a high schooler to work technology that allows them to work any- running errands is one thing, but is a waste where,” she said. “So they still want a lot of talent once they’re more experienced. of money, but they want their time off . “If someone goes away to school and get Th e older generation can have a hard time a degree, don’t start them in the mail room with that. So the fi rst thing I recommend © American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use or the warehouse,” said Campbell. “In real- is understanding expectations (of diff erent BYRON E. SMALL ity they’re not going to start there at any generations.)” other company.” Parents should talk to younger family children striking out on their own to gain He moved up in the company until he Th e success of a family business is not members to both understand their expec- experience and confidence in outside fi nally reached upper management. only determined by children meeting the tations, while also conveying their own. businesses. After graduating from college, In fact, the elder Russell was only will- expectations of their parents, but also “Th e other thing is to leverage some of Michael Russell did a stint with John Port- ing to pass the company along to his chil- being able to get along with siblings and their strengths,” she said. “A lot of people man’s fi rm before returning to H.J. Russell dren if they proved capable of managing it. other relatives who may be employed in focus on the negative side of the genera- & Co. to work for his father. “He would like to (pass the company it as well. tional diff erences. If you look at the gener- “Th e advantage is it gives you an out- on) if his family showed the wherewithal “It does have its challenges and advan- ation, besides being tech-savvy, they have side perspective of how things work and to run the business,” he said. “His plan was tages,” said Russell. “He is my brother and grown up with diversity. Th ey embrace how business is conducted,” said Russell, to expose us to the business and see if we fortunately we get along well personally. So diversity. Th ey have a lot of this entrepre- who is now CEO of the Atlanta construc- were ready.” he is somebody who I know has the same neurial spirit.” tion fi rm. “For me it helped to develop a Today, Russell’s brother works in the vested interests as I do.” Th ey often come into the business with professional base of relationships that I company, while their sister runs a separate Shared ownership of the company both more experience and education along wouldn’t have gotten if I had gone back business devoted to airport concessions. requires working out any diff erences of with a need to follow their own path. Th ey with the family company.” Many children also get their fi rst taste philosophy or approaches to decision- may seek to expand the business in a new Before taking over the company, Rus- of what it’s like to work for the company making. Many families, like the Rus- direction or “start their own business sell had not only to work his way up, but through summer jobs. Russell worked as sells, turn to outside consultants to help within or under that umbrella. Let them also prove that he had the abilities to lead a laborer on a construction site. Pano and them develop successful management be entrepreneurial is something we rec- the fi rm. Niko Karatassos worked as busboys, wait- approaches and “who help us get unifi ed ommend,” said Campbell. “Th at’s a good approach and that was ers and assistant managers before moving as a family,” said Russell. Most successful transitions begin with his philosophy to prove yourself,” he said. up to actually run the company. JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 33A CALENDAR

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RYAN RIVERA “I said, ‘Someone should write a new Born in: Chatham, Ill. Iowa children’s book,’ ” Rivera said. “My Lives in: Smyrna wife said, ‘You can do it.’ ” Out of that domestic challenge emerged Age: 37 “I is for Iowa,” published last July by Hern- Current job: Partner, Hartman don, Va.,-based Mascot Books Inc., an Simons & Wood LLP independent publisher that started with a Education: Bachelor’s degree, children’s book in 2003 and still devotes a University of Iowa; law degree, major portion of its business to children’s Emory University literature. Family: Wife, one son Rivera, 37, a partner with Hartman Hobbies: Children’s book Simons & Wood LLP, said he fi rst put pen author, long-distance running to paper during the Labor Day weekend of 2014 while he was feeding his then-in- fant son. “When I was giving him a bottle one night, I just started to write it on my phone,” he said. “It took two weeks. ... Th ey had one letter they wanted me to clean up. Otherwise, they loved it.” “I is for Iowa” uses the alphabet to high- light various locations around the university campus or other symbols for the school that will be familiar to alumni and perhaps elicit pangs of nostalgia. “K” is for Kinnick Stadium, where the Hawkeyes football team plays its home games. “H” is for Herky, the Hawkeye mascot. “U” is for Iowa Memorial Union, JOANN VITELLI the central on-campus meeting spot for © American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use students. after he took her to a football game on the has been getting out to promote it. He been approved. Th e next step will be hir- “We’re trying to teach our son the university’s Blacksburg, Va., campus. traveled to the Hawkeye campus in Iowa ing an illustrator, he said. ABCs,” Rivera said. “I have a new appre- “She didn’t care about football but City, Iowa, last fall for book signings held “I’m really excited about the Atlanta ciation for the alphabet.” wanted to read about the Hokie bird mason football game days, and did a reading book because I’ll be able to promote it Rivera said the most time-consuming cot,” Patrick said. “When the book took at an elementary school there. locally,” he said. portion of the book project was the illus- off , we said, ‘We’ve come across some- It didn’t hurt that the Hawkeyes had a Whether writing children’s books ever trations splashed across every page, which thing here.’” particularly strong year, fi nishing the reg- evolves from a hobby into a career for Riv- took about six months. He said he went to Patrick said the formula established ular season undefeated at 12-0, a showing era is uncertain. For now, he said, combin- the publishers’ website to compile a list of by “Hello Hokie Bird” has been repeated that earned them a trip to the Rose Bowl ing the two isn’t diffi cult. 10 fi nalists, then Mascot Books narrowed over and over again. Mascot has published in Pasadena, Calif. “I can do it at night and on weekends,” that list to three. about 1,700 children’s books since 2003 Rivera said he has another book signing he said. “It’s a nice diversion from the day “Adam Schartup did a test sketch of the and expects to reach the 2,000 mark by set for Sept. 10, when the Hawkeyes host job.” fi rst letter,” Rivera said. “As soon as I saw the end of this year, he said. rival Iowa State. it, I said, ‘Th at’s the guy.’ ” Books about The University of Geor- While Rivera continues to promote “I is Josh Patrick, Mascot’s director of mar- gia, Georgia Tech and Morehouse Col- for Iowa,” he’s working on another alpha- R EXECUTIVE PROFILE keting and children’s content acquisitions, lege are among the titles. bet book he hopes to publish through said “I is for Iowa” follows a formula for “Books that have a specifi c niche audi- Mascot next February. “A is for Atlanta” If you know any executive whose children’s books that Mascot has used ence like that tend to be more successful,” will feature many of the city’s major hobby — or day job — is unusual since its inception. Th e book that launched Patrick said. “‘I is for Iowa’ has been a great venues, including Centennial Olympic enough to be in print contact Lisa the company was “Hello Hokie Bird,” success.” Park, Stone Mountain and the Georgia R. Schoolcraft at lschoolcraft@ written by a Virginia Tech alumnus, law- Rivera said one of the results of publish- Aquarium. bizjournals.com. yer Naren Aryal, for his young daughter ing the book that he has enjoyed the most Rivera said the text for the book has JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 35A PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

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Steve Hyde Alaina Owens Katharine Mobley T.R. Benning III Larry Minnix Michael Planer Peter Bruno Mark Tillman First Landmark Midtown Bank, a Kevy has named A.G. Rhodes Health A.G. Rhodes Health American Council HNTB Corp. has Kennesaw State Bank has hired division of First Katharine Mobley & Rehab Board & Rehab Board of Engineering hired Peter Bruno University has Steve Hyde as Landmark Bank, has to its board of of Trustees has of Trustees has Companies has as a senior project named Mark Tillman executive vice hired Alaina Owens advisors. elected T.R. Benning elected Larry Minnix elected Michael manager. as dean of the president/market as vice president, III as a member. as a member. Planer to serve as WellStar College of president in North commercial lending director on ACEC Health and Human Fulton, Alpharetta, and business Georgia’s Board of Services. Cumming and development Directors. surrounding areas.

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International Sahib/Sahib LLC/Kimberly Daphne Wynn, account, case Alliant Insurance, type, NA, Foodservice Inc. vs. Gypsy Michael Brown vs. Georgia Centers Inc. vs. Caron Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Inc., personal injury, case Sahib, contract/account, case #16 EV 002910, June 22. case #16 CV 276840, June 24. Stag LLC/dba Hangovers, National Tire & Battery Associates Inc., account, case Atlanta 30341, $10,772, #16A 60511, June 22. #16 CV 276648, June 20. account, case #16 EV #8647 & #647/T.B.C. Retail Diana Danzwith/Benjamin Jonathan Hart vs. Sales #16C 03529 S2, June 20. (941), GED 1774/226, June Jasmine Anderson vs. Corey B. Lipsey vs. JRTC Mervine vs. Brian A. Levitt Solutions Inc., type, NA, case 003001, June 28. Group Inc./N.T.B. National 27. Margaret Arrington vs. National Mentor Healthcare Group Property LLC, M.D./Brian A. Levitt M.D. #16 CV 276857, June 24. A Carpet & Paint LLC vs. Tire & Battery et al., tort, declaratory judgment, case Wal-Mart Stores East L.P., case #16A 06180 7, June 21. FULTON COUNTY LLC/Elizabeth Osei, tort/ LLC, tort, case #16 EV HSBC Bank U.S.A. vs. Eastwyck Village LLC/dba #16 CV 276649, June 20. tort, case #16C 03531 S5, English For A Lifetime wrongful death, case #16A 002911, June 22. Approved Residential Eastwyck Village, account, Gerald Allison vs. Wal-Mart June 20. Language Institute LLC/ 60516, June 22. Res-M.S. Bayfront LLC vs. Oscar Bean vs. Quiktrip Mortgage Inc., declaratory case #16 EV 003002, June 28. Stores Inc., personal injury, Junko Chae vs. Wal-Mart Joel D. Floyd, 3069 Amwiler Bruce Beeber vs. Running Safari Enterprises Inc., Corp., tort, case #16 EV judgment, case #16 CV Mahalia Love vs. Crete case #16C 03551 S2, June 21. Stores Inc./Wal-Mart Stores Road, Suite 4, Atlanta 30360, Computers, damages, case contract/account, case #16 002913, June 22. 276877, June 24. Carrier Corp./Fleet Angela McAdams vs. Wal- East L.P., tort, case #16C $16,510, (941/6721), GED #16 CV 6957, June 23. CV 276657, June 20. Insurance Agency Inc., tort, Mart Stores Inc., personal Judy Scott vs. Tracy Seneca One Finance Inc. vs. 03532 S6, June 20. 3650/465, June 13. Kristina Wile vs. HSBC Bank Res-Atl. Ormewood McDonald P.T./S.T.G. Massachusetts Mutual Life case #16 EV 003005, June 28. injury, case #16C 03552 S3, Gary Grayer vs. Larniece Harris & Smith LLC/Raynal U.S.A. N.A., type, NA, case Square LLC vs. George Healthcare of Atlanta Inc./ Insurance Co./B of I Lottery Sherrie Moon vs. The Kroger June 21. Alexander/Transam Harris, 260 Peachtree St., #16 CV 6959, June 23. W. Rohrig/765 Moreland dba Interim Healthcare, tort, Receivables LLC I, type, NA, Co./Whitney Segars, tort, Michelle Kirchner/Jenna Trucking Inc./R.L.I. Suite 260, Atlanta 30303, Avenue LLC, contract/ case #16 EV 002914, June 22. case #16 CV 276892, June 24. case #16 EV 003007, June 28. Morrow vs. Dollar Tree Y.P. LLC/Y.P. Advertising & Insurance Co., tort, case $37,919, (941), GED account, case #16 CV Stores Inc., tort, case #16C Publishing LLC vs. S.D.R. 276664, June 20. Leroy Mack vs. Allstate Seneca One Finance Inc. vs. Yvonne Woods vs. Express #16C 03545 S5, June 20. 3650/443, June 13. Towing and Recovery LLC, Insurance Co., contract, case B of I Lottery Receivables Fashion Operations LLC, 03554 S4, June 21. Penske Truck Leasing Co. Metro Hematology contract, case #16 CV 6962, Carolina Foothills F.C.U. vs. #16 EV 002917, June 22. LLC I/Massachusetts Mutual tort, case #16 EV 003010, Smith Gambrell & Russell L.P. vs. Irshad Siddique LLC, Oncology Center, 320 June 23. Gravity Enterprises Inc./ Life Insurance Co., type, NA, June 28. LLP vs. 5linx Enterprises Edward Ramos-Algarin vs. contract, case #16C 03546 Parkway Drive, Suite 232, dba Gwinnett Mitsubishi, case #16 CV 276894, June 24. Inc., contract, case #16C Y.P. LLC/Y.P. Advertising & contract/account, case #16 Christopher Perrine/United Jeff and Cynthia Kirby S4, June 20. Atlanta 30312, $62,900, Publishing LLC vs. All Metal Fire Protection Inc., tort, Seneca One Finance Inc. vs. vs. Emerson Climate 03568 S5, June 22. CV 276673, June 21. Now Coin Inc. vs. E2 (6721/940/941), GED Recycling Group LLC/dba case #16 EV 002921, June 22. Massachusetts Mutual Life Technologies Inc./Emerson Mark Chapman Harris vs. Builders/Richard Kassel, 3650/439, June 13. Berkeley Scrap Metal/Tonya Rashawn Johnson vs. A.P.D. Insurance Co./B of I Lottery Electric Co./dba Fusite, tort, Charles Harper M.D., type, Ann J. Herrera vs. type, NA, case #16C 03548 Harcon Inc., 1121 Alderman Moorer, contract, case #16 Developers Inc., type, NA, Receivables LLC I, type, NA, case #16 EV 003014, June 28. NA, case #16C 03569 S6, Preservation Management S5, June 20. Drive, Suite 101, Alpharetta CV 6969, June 23. case #16 CV 276674, June 21. case #16 CV 276895, June 24. June 22. Inc./The Seven Fifty L.P./ Demetrice L. Hammett 30005, $272,567, (941), GED Print Media LLC/Y.P. LLC/ Mobile Apps Enterprises LLC Majestic Manor LLC, tort, Sherry Adkins vs. Taco Bell vs. Kevin Smith/Loomis 3651/749, June 14. Yellowpages.com LLC vs. vs. Bluestack Resources LLC, case #16 EV 002922, June 22. of America LLC/Alonzo Armored U.S. LLC, tort, case O’Halloran Advertising Inc., contract/account, case #16 Morris, tort, case #16 EV #16 EV 003015, June 28. CV 276693, June 21. Vermont I. Mayes vs. Parsec contract, case #16 CV 6978, Inc./Norfolk Southern 002952, June 24. June 23. Gwinnett Hospital System Corp./Norfolk Southern Denise Powers vs. Metro Y.P. LLC/Y.P. Advertising Inc. vs. Geico General Railway Co., tort, case #16 Dental LLC, tort, case #16 EV & Publishing LLC vs. Insurance Co., contract/ EV 002924, June 22. 002955, June 24. Contractors Plus Inc., account, case #16 CV 276707, June 21. Coyote Logistics LLC vs. Enterprise Leasing Co. of contract, case #16 CV 7000, Eagle Lanes Transportation Georgia LLC vs. Titlemax of June 23. Home-Grown Industries of LLC, contract, case #16 EV Georgia Inc., contract, case Y.P. LLC/Y.P. Advertising & Georgia Inc. dba Mellow 002926, June 22. #16 EV 002956, June 24. Publishing LLC vs. Shaun Mushroom vs. The Landis Holdings Corp./Vincent A. Coyote Logistics LLC vs. Camden Dunwoody 527 vs. Wheeler/dba Southern Tree C.E.R. Transport Inc., Concierge Caregivers of Service, contract, case #16 Landis, contract/account, case #16 CV 276725, June 21. contract, case #16 EV Atlanta LLC, contract, case CV 7001, June 23. 002928, June 22. #16 EV 002960, June 24. Tiffany Lipscomb vs. Jasber Olivia Ibrahim/Kristin Stover vs. B.B.&T. Insurance Elva Reynoza vs. Cawthon- Martavis J. Dawson vs. Utility Service LLC, type, NA, Hollums Properties Inc., Kenan Transport LLC/Kenan case #16 CV 7002, June 23. Services Inc./C.E.D.S. Construction Co./John tort, case #16 EV 002929, Advantage Group Inc., tort, ADVERTISING/ MANAGEMENT CONSULTING J.R. Contracting Group Inc. Bishop, type, NA, case #16 CV June 22. case #16 EV 002961, June 24. SALES INCENTIVES vs. Shadow Lake Atlanta 276726, June 21. Can Capital Asset Servicing Abraham Saho vs. Keith Apartments LLLP/Ventron Inc. vs. R.E.X. Holdings Dennis/Wilco Electric Co./ Management LLC, contract/ Dillon Swaggerty vs. Third Degree LLC/The Estate of LLC/dba Couvo Cafe-Bella Westfield Insurance Co., account, case #16A 60518, Meade/Benny Christensen, tort, case #16 EV 002962, June 23. Paul R. Hawks, tort, case #16 EV 002878, June 21. type, NA, case #16 EV June 24. Fowler Waterproofing 002951, June 22. Latisha Beshea vs. ISO Management System Consulting Supply Inc. vs. Premier Crystal Hackett vs. Geico Indemnity Co., tort, case #16 Preston Hills W.E.G. LLC vs. M.A.R.T.A./Katherine • ISO 27001: Information Security Painting Services LLC, Preston Hills Community Simpson, tort, case #16 EV • Incentive Travel contract/account, case #16A EV 002879, June 21. Association Inc., type, NA, 002963, June 24. • World’s largest online rewards mall • ISO 20000-1: Service Management 60520, June 23. MailFinance Inc. fka case #16 CV 276802, June 23. Neopost Co. vs. D.M.G. Salem Leasing Corp. vs. • ISO 9001: Quality Management Fleetcor Technologies Bank of America N.A. vs. Commercial Relocation • 155 giftcards/VISA® prepaid Operating Co. LLC vs. Worldwide Inc., account, • ISO 22301: Business Continuity case #16 EV 002881, June 21. W. Joel Newsom III D.D.S., Specialists of Georgia 21 years local. Inc. 5000 Hexagon Corp., contract/ contract/account, case #16 Inc., contract, case #16 EV • ISO 27005: Risk Management account, case #16A 60521, Frankie Leathers vs. Cavalry CV 276805, June 23. 002965, June 24. Voted “Best & Brightest” three times, BBB A+ Rating June 23. S.P.V. I LLC/C.T. Corp. The Napoleon Co. vs. Bella Ronald Curtis III/Sakeene www.incentivesolutions.com • 866.567.7432 www.shieldis.com • 770.448.0717 Arthur Harris vs. Chevron System, contract, case #16 © American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use EV 002885, June 21. Brands LLC, contract/ Kabir vs. The Sunshine Station Store #306895, tort, account, case #16 CV House LLC, type, NA, case SECURITY SYSTEMS case #16A 60523, June 23. Vernell Fields vs. 276810, June 23. #16 EV 002966, June 24. Holiday Hospitality Papps Restaurants/dba Pappadeaux Seafood Seth and Alvin Gordon vs. Daria Bell vs. Development COURT-APPROVED SUBSTANCE Franchising LLC vs. Shani M.A.R.T.A./Eon Hatmil, type, Authority of Fulton Corp./Natvarial Patel, Kitchen, tort, case #16 EV ABUSE COUNSELING 002889, June 21. NA, case #16 CV 276813, Co./A.C.P. Peachtree Center contract/account, case #16A June 23. LLC/H.T.H. Building Service & ANGER MANAGEMENT 60524, June 23. Corene S. Owens vs. Mail Inc., tort, case #16 EV Contractors of America Donsheldon Penson Mario Ruano vs. Emory vs. Liberty Mutual Fire 002967, June 24. The Diversion Center provides court-approved Protecting What’s Important Healthcare Inc., tort/medical Inc./James Strum/Circle Star Insurance Co. A Risk Insurance Co./United Parcel Linette Smith vs. The Kroger evaluations and counseling for DUI’s, anger man- • IP HD CCTV Systems • Voice & Data Cabling malpractice, case #16A Service/Terry Gibson, tort/ Co. Inc., tort, case #16 EV 60528, June 23. Retention Group, tort, case • Access Control Systems • Integrated Security #16 EV 002893, June 21. negligence, case #16 CV 002976, June 24. agement, reckless driving, possession charges and Randdall and Mark Watson/ 276824, June 23. • Video Management Systems Solutions Ubaldo Salazar vs. Sears Ruby Brownlee vs. Summit more. For more information please call 404-503- Jane Sweetwood vs. Emory National Funding Inc. Hospitality LLC/dba Days www.gcesg.com • 770.448.3908 Healthcare Inc., tort/medical Roebuck and Co., tort, case 8069 or visit http://www.thediversioncenter.com #16 EV 002899, June 21. vs. M.D. Walker Funeral Inns & Suites #17505, tort, malpractice, case #16A Home LLC/Mark D. Walker, case #16 EV 002980, June 24. 60530, June 23. Nasrin Hashemi/Eshage LLC contract, case #16 EV vs. Creative Hospice Care Ameristar Apartment Alan Jordan vs. Joseph 002918, June 23. Services L.P. dba Ameristar Eletto Transfer Inc./ Inc., type, NA, case #16 CV HIRING TOOLS 276729, June 22. John Robey vs. R.S.&H. Inc./ Screen & Glass vs. American Vanliner Insurance Co., Phillip Smith Contracting Management Group personal injury, case #16A R.E. Michel Co. LLC vs. J.D. Inc., tort, case #16 EV of North Florida LLC/ 60531, June 24. Stanford Inc., contract/ 002930, June 23. dba Brentwood Village Auto-Owners Insurance account, case #16 CV Community, account, case 276763, June 22. Mary Ford vs. U-Haul Co. of Co. vs. Chas Painting & Georgia/Amen Movers LLC, #16 EV 002985, June 27. Decorating Contractors LLC, Santa’s Boot Camp LLC vs. tort, case #16 EV 002933, Rodney Wilbanks vs. Richard contract/account, case #16A Worldwide Film Fund LLC, June 23. Sturm M.D./Peachtree 60533, June 24. contract/account, case #16 Dermatology Associates HIT YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE CV 276773, June 22. Teresa Carter vs. Southern No More Hiring Mistakes! Eve Wexler vs. Post Insurance Co. of Virginia, P.C., tort, case #16 EV Properties Inc./Post JPMorgan Chase Bank contract, case #16 EV 002987, June 27. Make Sure Applicants Can Do What They Claim! Briarcliff LLC, contract/ N.A. vs. Michael Dwyer/ 002935, June 23. Anthony Williams vs. Newell CALL Tom Sander at account, case #16A 60559, Associated Packaging Admin, Sales, Industrial tests & more April Roberson vs. Brands Inc., tort, case #16 EV June 27. Technologies Inc., contract/ 002988, June 27. Online Tests with Instant Results account, case #16 CV Sylvan Road Capital LLC/ Linda Turner-Lockhart vs. Havenbrook Homes LLC, (404) 249-1744 276774, June 22. EmployTest.com/ABC 1.800.836.1901 Plumbing Distributors Inc./ tort, case #16 EV 002936, Alvin Fontanez, tort, case June 23. #16A 60552, June 28. to reserve your space in this directory! 38A ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE JULY 22-28, 2016 LEADS

H.P.-Carrington Inc., 5174 GWINNETT COUNTY Kroger No. 672, 800 Grice Grove LLC, 245 North Wilson Watch & Jewelers Harmony Chiropractic Lightning Propco 3 LLC aka Adventur Living LLC and McGinnis Ferry Road, Suite Glenwood Ave. S.E., Atlanta Highland Ave. N.E., No. Inc., 430 West Pike St., Suite Center LLC, 1241 Canton St., Lightning Propco III LLC to Bernie L. Smith to D.B.L. Higgins Group, 175 North 195, Alpharetta 30005, 30316, nonclassifiable. 230-383, Atlanta 30307, A, Lawrenceville 30046, Suite 100, Roswell 30075, FF3 Ga. Atlanta LLC aka FFIII Commodities LLC, 4100 Perry St., Lawrenceville $2,265,231, (941), GED service-business. retail. offices of chiropractors. Ga. Atlanta LLC, 10350 Bren Brixham Way, Alpharetta 30046, $10,694, (Sales), GED Circle K, 1720 Marietta 3651/750, June 14. Road W., Minnetonka, Minn. 30022; Elliot Road, Powder 4654/50, June 20. Blvd. N.W., Atlanta 30318, Masquerade Presents, 695 Unique Auto Boutique, 45 Versali Esthetics, 11080 nonclassifiable. North Ave. N.E., Atlanta East Crogan St., Lawrenceville Old Roswell Road, Suite 203, 55343; 6095 Fulton Industrial Springs 30127, Land Lots GWINNETT COUNTY Blvd., Atlanta 30336, Land 660-661/672-673 19th Sincerity Consulting 30308, service-business. 30046, retail. Alpharetta 30009, other U.S. Window Factory R Releases personal care services. Lot 133 14-FF District ID District ID 190673000020, Ga. Inc., 6000 Peachtree Inc., 1744 Lake Cove Amazon Pickup Points LLC, Ariana S 4058 LLC/Subway 14F-013-LL-032-9, $6.6 $1.21 million. Industrial Blvd., Norcross of State Drive S.W., Atlanta 30331, 85 Fifth St. N.W., Atlanta 4058, 316 South Clayton St., Sacred Heart Tattoo, 300 million. nonclassifiable. 30308, service-business. Suite I, Lawrenceville 30046, East Crossville Road, Roswell Alacia B. and William 30071, $14,481, Tax Liens - 1438 Inc. to 1438 West Zehmer to Nicole and (1120/941), GED 4654/42, Half Step 2 Help Inc., Dangerous Color LLC, 675 retail. 30075, other personal care services. Peachtree Partners LLC, Preston Carter, 4885 June 20. Business 201 17th St. N.W., Suite Metropolitan Parkway S.W., Communications 1427 Mayson St., Atlanta Mulberry Drive, Marietta Panafab Inc., 414 Sawmill 300, Atlanta 30363, Suite 1096, Atlanta 30310, Construction Group LLC, Mother’s Grievance, 11235 30324, Land Lot 108 17th 30068, Lot 9 Wyngrove ID Court, Suwanee 30024, DEKALB COUNTY nonclassifiable. service-business. 995 Cripple Creek Drive, Alpharetta Highway, Suite District ID 17-108-3-11-9, 01-0081-0-104-0, $1.16 $12,318, (941), GED BB&T Atlanta Tennis 360 Pressure Washing, 275 Lawrenceville 30043, 135, Roswell 30076, other $4.75 million. million. Great American Dream services. personal care services. 4654/34, June 20. Inc./The Mens Club, 2788 Championship, 241 20th Flowers Place N.W., Atlanta Peachtree Park Drive LLC to Steve Edison/Lassiter American Overhead Garage East Ponce de Leon Ave., St. N.W., Atlanta 30363, 30314, service-business. On Call Enterprise Inc./ D&D Aviation Services Inc., Shepherd Center Inc., 2020 Building Partners LLC/ Doors Inc., 5067 Briston Decatur 30030, $44,801, nonclassifiable. Bey & El Construction & Seva-21566 Salon, 1400 2650 Holcomb Bridge Road, Peachtree St., Atlanta 30309; Sterling Lyons LLC to Industrial Way, Buford 30518, (Unemployment), GED Towne Park LLC, 87 Walton Excavation, 924 Washington Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 410, Alpharetta 30022, 80 Peachtree Park Drive, Edward Talarico, 2863 Vireo $185,958, (941), GED 1774/426, June 28. St. N.W., Atlanta 30303, St. S.W., No. J-10, Atlanta Lawrenceville 30044, periodical publishers. Atlanta 30309, Land Lot 111 Bend, Marietta 30062, Lot 7 services. 17th District ID 17-0111-LL- Land Lot 538 16th District ID 4653/205, June 20. Fujitsu Consulting Inc., professional-consultants 30315, service-business. Georgia Pooch, 1045 Canton 016-7, $3.3 million. 16053801160, $1.12 million. Beautiful Installations B.L. 1979 Lakeside Parkway, Suite or public relations or Metropolitan Studios Inc., Gujurat Business Inc./First St., Roswell 30075, pet-pet Inc., 1040 Sycamore Summit, 250, Tucker 30084, $35,525, management. 1259 Metropolitan Ave. S.E., Hair Clips, 930 New Hope supplies stores. College Park Business & Allison M. and Joel Austin Sugar Hill 30518, $10,818, (Unemployment), GED The Industrious Creative Atlanta 30316, service- Road, Suite 12, Lawrenceville McCorvey’s Bowling World, Industrial Development Pugmire to Alicia T. Bohn, (941), GED 4654/44, June 1774/490, June 28. LLC, 712 Brookline St. S.W., business. 30045, services. 785 Old Roswell Road, Authority to Gateway 1103 Hazeltine Lane, Training Center LLC, Kennesaw 30152, Lot 35 20. Atlanta 30310, professional- Peach Petal Floral Design Salon Innovations Inc., 1075 Roswell 30076, sporting FULTON COUNTY consultants or public relations Old Norcross Road, Suite goods stores. 4125 Old Milton Parkway, Marietta Country Club ID American Performance Co., 1925 Monroe Drive N.E., Alpharetta 30005; 2121 20025300500, $1.09 million. Parts Warehouse Inc., 6428 Clermont Lounge Inc. dba or management. No. 1413, Atlanta 30324, J-L, Lawrenceville 30046, Apex Auto Sales, 760 Old Clermont Lounge, 789 Ponce services. Convention Center Concourse, Woodlawn Oaks Dawson Blvd., Norcross Eagle Eye Planning Solution service-business. Roswell Road, Suite 110, College Park 30337, Land Lot 30093, $51,921, (941), GED de Leon Ave., Atlanta 30306, LLC, 255 Atlanta Ave. S.E., Devil Cat Studios LLC, 134 Roswell 30076, used car Development LLC to Mark $83,084, (Withholding), GED A.F.C. Promotional & Party 5 13th District, $1.25 million. B. and Marstean Dean, 4654/41, June 20. Atlanta 30315, professional- Supply, 2841 Greenbriar South Clayton St., Suite dealers. 3648/585, June 10. consultants or public relations 9/10, Lawrenceville 30046, Dahab Enterprises LLC 4544 Oakside Point, Marietta Ameriserv Heating & Air Parkway S.W., Suite 104, Crowder Construction Co., to Siasim Abernathy LLC, 30067, Lot 15 Oaks On LLC/Joel Cobb, 5067 Briston Pak’s Food Services Inc. dba or management. Atlanta 30331, service- services. 1080 Holcomb Bridge Road, J.R. Crickets, 2061 Donald 1685 Ralph David Abernathy Woodlawn ID 01007000950, Industrial Way, Buford Topptier, 170 Chester business. S.A.K. Crew, 199 East Crogan Suite 2-180, Roswell 30076, Blvd., Atlanta 30310; 1681 $1.06 million. 30518, $69,772, (941), GED Lee Hollowell Parkway, Ave. S.E., Atlanta 30316, St., Suite K, Lawrenceville water sewer line-related Atlanta 30318, $11,398, Onus Group LLC, 4065 Ralph David Abernathy Stonehenge Group LLC/ 4653/218, June 20. professional-consultants Moheb St. S.W., Atlanta 30046, services. structures construction. Blvd., Atlanta 30310, Land (Sales), GED 3648/587, or public relations or Stonehenge Lecroy Drive Poteet, Poteet & Associates- June 10. 30331, service-business. J.M.J. Speech & Language Lot 148 14th District ID LLC to Venture Homes management. 14014800020663, $1.15 Ga. Corp., 3295 River X-treme Clean, 2154 Martin Solution LLC, 250 Inc., 1580 Terrell Mill Road, Exchange Drive, Suite 170, Consolidated Equities Corp. R.L. Consulting, 1000 Langley Drive, Suite 1103, R Building million. dba Master Hosts Inn- L. King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta Suite 100, Marietta 30067; Peachtree Corners 30092, Northside Drive N.W., Suite 30310, service-cleaning & Lawrenceville 30046, Permits - 810/820 Lecroy Drive, $11,489, (941), GED Airport, 4979 Old National 1441, Atlanta 30318, services. GWINNETT COUNTY Highway, College Park 30349, maintenance. Commercial Marietta 30062, Land Lot 4654/43, June 20. professional-consultants G.D.C. Centerville LLC to $11,046, (Sales), GED Medical & Spa Clinic LLC, 1030 16th District ID 161030 or public relations or Shamille’s Cleaning Service, P.S.M. Centerville LLC, c/o 00050/161030 00040, $1.02 Select Services Group 3648/569, June 10. 692 Dill Ave. S.W., Atlanta 299 Hurricane Shoals Road, LLC, P.O. Box 2071, Buford management. Lawrenceville 30046, CITY OF ALPHARETTA Publix Supermarkets Inc. million. 30310, service-cleaning & P.O. Box 407, Lakeland, Fla. 30515, $26,213, (941), GED GWINNETT COUNTY Knock, 3423 Piedmont Road maintenance. services. New South Construction, Woodlawn Oaks 4654/39, June 20. N.E., Atlanta 30305, real 33802; 3550 Centerville Victory Recovery Services Virtual Beauty Esthetics commercial alteration at 310 Development LLC to Harris estate-agents or managers. Seven Ground LLC, 49 Highway, Snellville 30039, All Flooring Inspections Inc., Inc., P.O. Box 1025, & Makeup School/Virtual North Court, (office building/ and Marjorie Friedman, Boulevard S.E., No. 203, interior), $1.36 million. Land Lots 19-20 6th District 345 Hoke OKelly Mill Road, Buford 30515, $24,176, Tailored Property Solutions, Beauty College, 368 ID R6020 258, $10.2 million. 4519 Oakside Point, Marietta Atlanta 30312, service- 30067; 4549 Oakside Point, Loganville 30052, $27,932, (Unemployment), GED 400 West Peachtree St. cleaning & maintenance. West Pike St., Suite 204, (941), GED 4653/206, June 4656/53, June 23. N.W., Unit 1402, Atlanta Lawrenceville 30046, CITY OF ATLANTA U.S. Bank N.A. Trustee Marietta 30067, Lot 8 Oaks on 20. 30308, real estate-agents or Surepay Financial Service services. Continental Contractors et al. to Exeter 1965 Woodlawn ID 01007000880, managers. LLC, 550 Pharr Road Inc., commercial alteration Evergreen LLC, 140 West $1.01 million. R N.E., Suite 225, Atlanta The Learning Ladder Germantown Pike, Suite Prospecting The New Park at Sylvan, Academy LLC, 420 Hurricane at 3566 Piedmont Road N.E., Cartus Financial Corp. to R Releases 30305, service-computer (hotel), $13.5 million. 150, Plymouth Meeting, 2001 Sylvan Road S.W., Shoals Road, Lawrenceville Pa. 19462; 1965 Evergreen Michael S. Emanuelo, 4935 programming or data Burnt Hickory Road, Kennesaw of Federal Atlanta 30310, real estate- processing. 30046, services. New South Construction, Blvd., Duluth 30096, Lot 4 R Business agents or managers. commercial alteration at Block A Northmont Unit 2 ID 30152, Land Lot 261 20th Tax Liens - Luma Home Inc., 75 Fifth Ga. Family Landscaping District ID 20026100130, C&K Day Investment Group, Inc., 460 Coventry Drive, 1180 West Peachtree St. N.W., R7078024, $5.45 million. Business Leads St. N.W., Suite 208, Atlanta (retail/office space), $1.42 $955,000. 1445 Dupont Commons Circle Lawrenceville 30046, U.S. Bank N.A. Trustee to 30308, service-computer million. Lorri S. Denton to Anjan Roy N.W., Atlanta 30318, real programming or data services. Exeter 1950 Evergreen LLC, DEKALB COUNTY estate-agents or managers. Nix Unger Construction, 140 West Germantown Pike, and Shruti Vasisht, 2395 R processing. Helen S. Feser C.P.A. Monte Villa Courts, Marietta New Business Brightlife Management P.C., 460 Liverpool Court, commercial alteration at 101 Suite 150, Plymouth Meeting, Trinity Refinishers Inc., Skyline Park, 675 Ponce Andrew Young International 30062, Lot 6 Renaissance P.O. Box 390790, Snellville Licenses Corp., 4140 Roswell Road Lawrenceville 30046, Pa. 19462; 1950 Evergreen de Leon Ave. N.E., Suite B, Blvd., (hotel), $10 million. Blvd., Duluth 30096, Lot 4 ID 16-0958-0-079-0, 30039, $14,286, (940/941), N.E., Atlanta 30342, real Atlanta 30308, service- services. $864,000. GED 1774/219, June 27. estate-agents or managers. Block B Northmont Unit 2 ID CITY OF ATLANTA entertainment. Gwinnett Family Medicine R7078015, $5.40 million. Eileen Margaret Swartz J.N.J. Logistics Inc., 7025 Aspire at West Midtown L.P., & Geriatrics, 706 Grayson R Jimmy Johns, 2450 Scottin Thru, 1925 Monroe Real Estate Trustee et al. to Lyle and Best Friend Road, Atlanta 1390 Northside Drive N.W., Highway, Suite 215, Lawrenceville Land Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta Drive N.E., Apt. 1671, Atlanta Michael Warshauer, 6155 30340, $43,387, (941), GED Atlanta 30318, real estate- Lawrenceville 30046, Transactions - Holdings LLC to Fibonacci 30324, general contractors. 30324, service-equipment Series LLC, 4446 Hendricks River Chase Circle, Atlanta 1774/248, June 27. office building and shopping rental. services. Commercial 30328; 3987 Paces Ferry Heatherland Homes LLC, center management. Ave., Suite 411, Jacksonville, Turning Point Home Inc., Gynecology Associates Drive, Atlanta 30339, Lot 3 3384 Peachtree Road N.E., Rick Merced Photography, Fla. 32207; 80 Hosea Road, 3392 Wesley Chapel Road, The Flying Biscuit, 3280 of Gwinnett Inc., 771 A.E. Fields ID 17097200030, Suite 125, Atlanta 30326, 380 Sixth St. N.E., No. 6, COBB COUNTY Lawrenceville 30046, Decatur 30034, $14,282, Peachtree Road N.E., Old Norcross Road, Suite $745,000. general contractors. Atlanta 30308, service- Cobb Cherokee LLC/ Land Lot 178 5th District (941), GED 1774/246, June Suite 145, Atlanta 30305, mailing or reproduction or 350, Lawrenceville 30046, (3.3816/0.6576/17.710 Jill T. and Nicholas T. Steele 27. Katie Gohde LLC, 3525 restaurants. services. Cobb LLC and Standard secretarial. Investments Inc. to acres) ID R5178 001, $4.4 to William D. Adams, 4430 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta Meio’s Tapas Bar & Lounge, Around The Clock Deliveries million. Sylvia Drive, Marietta 30064; FULTON COUNTY 30324, health services. Styles of the Nile, 394 Kennesaw LLC, 175 East 110 Centennial Olympic Cleveland Ave. S.W., Suite D, LLC./Mr. Appliances Shore Road, Great Neck, N.Y. U.S. Bank N.A. Trustee to 4744 Talleybrook Drive Vapor Services Corp., 335 Monica De Cristina LLC, Drive N.W., Suite 102, Atlanta Atlanta 30315, service- of Lawrenceville, 972 11023; 4069 Cherokee St., Exeter 1955 Evergreen LLC, N.W., Kennesaw 30152, Curie Drive, Alpharetta 3525 Piedmont Road N.E., 30313, restaurants. personal. Townsquare Court, Kennesaw 30144, Land Lot 60 140 West Germantown Pike, Lot 4 Saddlebrook Farms ID 30005, $154,419, Building 7, Atlanta 30324, Lawrenceville 30046, 20th District ID 20-00600- 20026100200, $735,000. Vinny’s N.Y. Pizza, 1544 Savant Salon LLC, 200 Pharr Suite 150, Plymouth Meeting, (940/941), GED 3650/490, health services. Piedmont Ave. N.E., Suite services. 1330, $2.73 million. Pa. 19462; 1955 Evergreen Linda T. and William June 13. Road N.E., No. G-005, Atlanta Best Bodywork & Massage, 219, Atlanta 30324, 30305, service-salon. Vein Atlanta LLC, 601-A Blvd., Duluth 30096, Lot 3 A. Phillips Jr. to Daniel Home Care Medical 3480 Greenbriar Parkway restaurants. Professional Drive, Suite 170, DEKALB COUNTY Block A Northmont Unit 2 ID Diegnan, 4553 Bastion Drive, Equipment LLC/Kenneth S.W., Suite 225-A, Atlanta Bespoke Haircare Studio, Lawrenceville 30046, services Perry Borenstein to R7078025, $3.83 million. Roswell 30075, Lot 15 Park at Christian Dior Inc., 3065 44 Krog St. N.E., Unit 333, E. Pisell, 11940 Alpharetta 30331, health services. Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta or medical. Buckhead Creek Partners DSAG LLC to Gokul P.I.B. Garrison Oaks ID 01-0031-0- Highway, Alpharetta 30009, Atlanta 30307, service-salon. 032-0, $723,000. I Gotcha Lawncare, 1732 30305, retail-apparel and Advanced Dermatology LLC, 3384 Peachtree Road, Realty LLC, 4315 Abbotts $26,282, (940/941), GED Jobeth Ave. S.E., Atlanta accessories. Wax Brothers LLC, 1801 of Georgia LLC, 771 Old Suite 350, Atlanta 30326; Bridge Road, Suite 3/4, Brenda J. and Richard 3650/470, June 13. 30316, landscape and tree Howell Mill Road N.W., Suite Norcross Road, Suite 260, 2822 Buford Highway, Land Duluth 30097; 3312 W. Long Jr. to Gordon Jet Set Boutique Inc., 79 530, Atlanta 30318, service- Lot 155 18th District ID GWINNETT COUNTY maintenance. Woodward Ave. S.E., Atlanta Lawrenceville 30046, services Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Matthew Olsen, 875 Birds salon. or medical. 1815502025, $4.8 million. Duluth 30096, Land Lot 322 Mill S.E., Marietta 30067, T-Link Inc., 2296 Cascade 30312, retail-apparel and Global Salon Depot LLC/ © American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use 6th District ID R6322 154, Lot 8 Block D Sibley Forest ID Road S.W., Atlanta 30311, accessories. Supercuts, 1874 Piedmont Mayfair Group Inc. to PICC Thiem H. Vu, 4357 Park CITY OF ROSWELL $2.92 million. 17104100630, $707,000. manufacturing-electrical Ave. N.E., Suite 200-B, Properties LLC, 2500 Royal Drive, Suite C, Norcross Outgoing Introverts Inc., Atlanta 30324, service-salon. Boost My Credit Today Inc., Place, Tucker 30084, Land Lot 30093, $12,452, (941), GED equipment. 1050 Villa Court, No. Q-3, Jones Nest Investment LLC Capital Design Homes LLC 760 Old Roswell Road, Suite 223 18th District ID 18 223 to Samseung LLC, 960 Scales to Jeremy F. and Sari T. 4653/227, June 20. Ventulett Design Studios, 89 Atlanta 30316, retail-apparel Eye Magic International, 125, Roswell 30076, all 07 023, $2.3 million. Road, Suwanee 30024, Land Jansen, 260 Pine Valley Road Huntington Road N.E., Atlanta and accessories. 1920 Cheshire Bridge Road Urban Hope Ministries Inc., other professional-scientific- Lot 238 7th District ID R7238 S.E., Marietta 30067; 481 30309, manufacturing- N.E., Atlanta 30324, service- Cartel Properties II LLC/ 4500 Gin Plantation Drive, Gifted Hands Contracting technical services. 076, $1.07 million. Atlanta Country Club Drive lumber or wood products. salon. Walter R. Davis III and Snellville 30039, $16,155, LLC, 201 17th St. N.W., George W. Rohrig Jr. to S.E., Marietta 30067, Lot 7 Dusty On The Spot Disposal XPress Auto Glass Inc., (941/990), GED 4654/46, Morphedu LLC, 235 Atlanta 30363, retail-apparel 11265 Elkins Road, Suite B, Grindhouse Management Block F Atlanta Country Club June 20. Peachtree St. N.E., Suite and accessories. LLC, 1100 Peachtree St. N.W., Decatur LLC, 433 North R Real Estate Unit 3 ID 17-1099-0-010-0, Suite 200, Atlanta 30309, Roswell 30076, automotive Midway Tire & Auto LLC/ 400, Atlanta 30303, Friends Food Mart, 105 exhaust system repair. McDonough St., Decatur Transactions - $700,000. nonclassifiable. services-electric or gas or 30030, Land Lot 246 15th David A. Dusik, P.O. Box Peachtree St. S.W., Atlanta refuse or sprinkler systems. Hairpins Studio Salon, 622 Dwight and Rose S. Harper 1478, Buford 30518, Interact Art Museum 30303, retail-food. District ID 15 246 03 040, Residential to Susan W. Williams, West Crossville Road, Suite $1.6 million. $25,499, (941), GED Foundation, 57 Forsyth Big Brother Grocery, 530 CITY OF 200, Roswell 30075, beauty 3750 Cloudland Drive N.W., 4653/224, June 20. St. N.W., Atlanta 30303, Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. S.W., LAWRENCEVILLE salon. COBB COUNTY Atlanta 30327; 2950 Mount nonclassifiable. FULTON COUNTY Wilkinson Parkway, Atlanta Trinity Refinishers Inc., Atlanta 30310, retail-food. Dawewood Farm LLC/Farm Lash Wax and Glow, 1570 Cynthia L. and William P.O. Box 390790, Snellville First Friday Shops of Bkhd. Riveredge 1 Associates 30339, Unit 1002 One Vinings Q.T. Seafood Market, 2905 House Pound Cakes, 245 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite L.P. aka Riveredge One F. Woods Jr. to Deanne J. Mountain ID 17091002510, 30039, $14,286, (940/941), Atl., 3035 Peachtree Road Campbellton Road S.W., Scenic Highway, Lawrenceville 130, Roswell 30076, beauty and Kyle E. Ohman, 2213 GED 4654/45, June 20. N.E., Suite B-100, Atlanta Associates L.P./Tescara Inc. $695,000. Atlanta 30311, retail-food. 30046, bakery products. salon. to P.L.N. Riveredge L.P., Lattimore Farm Drive N.W., 30305, nonclassifiable. Kennesaw 30152, Lot 73 Providence Group of Russells Convenience, 675 Social Express Catering & Nan’s Salon 101, 1570 c/o Pope & Land Enterprises Elliott Schwalb LLC, Marietta Country Club ID Georgia Custom Homes LLC R State Tax West Peachtree St. N.W., Suite Meal Prep LLC, 245 Scenic Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite Inc. 3225 Cumberland to Brian G. Howard, 3413 1140 North Ave. N.E., Highway, Lawrenceville Blvd., Atlanta 30339; 5500 20-0253-0-026-0, $1.37 C-5, Atlanta 30375, retail- 130, Roswell 30076, beauty million. Bryerstone Circle S.E., Smyrna Liens - Suite 3, Atlanta 30307, miscellaneous. 30046, catering. salon. Interstate North Parkway, nonclassifiable. 30080, Lot 30 Highpointe at Business Inks and Shirts LLC, 478 Atlanta 30328, Land Lots David L. and Debra L. Vinings Unit I ID 17-0813-0- East Atlanta Motorcycles Hard Exercise Works Atlanta 205/210 17th District ID Haselschwerdt to Kelly The Consulate Restaurant, LLC, 1074 Memorial Drive Northdale Road, Suite Inc., 8560 Holcomb Bridge 010-0, $689,900. 10 10th St. N.E., Atlanta 410, Lawrenceville 30046, 17-0205-LL-053-7/17- K. and Kevin P. Murray, FULTON COUNTY S.E., Atlanta 30316, service- Road, Suite 118, Alpharetta 0210-LL-026-6, $12 million. 5406 Heyward Square David S. Austin to Matthew 30309, nonclassifiable. auto repairs or parking. commercial printing. 30022, fitness-recreational Lalonie Farnell/Lotus Place, Marietta 30068, Thomas Russell Stone, Meiko’s Tapas Bar & Lounge, Cutting Edge Precision Inc., sports centers. Sandy Springs City Public 4700 Cambridge Approach Stores Inc. dba Lotus, 1250 S&S Development Int’l. LLC, Facilities Authority to City Lot 21 Heyward Square ID 110 Centennial Olympic 133 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite 303 Philips St., Lawrenceville Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, 01022600820, $1.35 million. Circle, Roswell 30075, Lot 8 Scenic Highway, Suite 1716, Drive N.W., Suite 102, Atlanta Springs Owner LLC, c/o Snellville 30078, $42,310, 4825, Atlanta 30303, service- 30046, machine shop. 8420 Holcomb Bridge Road, Cambridge Walk ID 01-0050- 30313, nonclassifiable. Carter & Associates LLC 171 Eric and Lauryn Gorli 0-078-0, $675,000. (Sales), GED 3648/565, business. Greenleaf Management/ Suite 200, Alpharetta 30022, 17th St. N.W., Suite 1200, to Schuyler and Tiffany June 10. Texaco Food and Gas, 296 Nova Valet, 587 Virginia Ridgewood Apartments, ice cream-frozen dessert Atlanta 30363, Land Lot 89 Baehman, 4290 Summit Northside Drive S.W., Atlanta Ave. S.W., Suite 315, Atlanta 419 Hurricane Shoals Road, manufacturing. 17th District ID 17-89-LL- Drive, Marietta 30069, Lot 35 30313, nonclassifiable. 30306, service-business. Lawrenceville 30046, Big C’s Chicago Kitchen, 201 110-6, $10.5 million. Block K Indian Hills Country management company. Brook Lane, Roswell 30075, Club Unit 9 ID 16104300440, mobile food services. $1.22 million. JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 39A LEADS

James E. and Patricia R. Aneth L. and Todd M. Frye Joseph Matthew Quatro National Residential Ashton Atlanta Residential Bettye J. and Roland H. K.R.E. C.C. Carrington Pulte Home Corp. to Jhung Giuliani to Rongbing Huang to Sean Thomas and Tiffani and Lauren Bullock Quatro Nominee Services Inc. LLC to Lisa A. Miller, 1265 Maye to Ravichandra R. Chase Owner LLC to W.O.P. Seok Kim and Mae Young and Linlin Huo, 911 Asheton P.H. Casey, 1206 Kincaid to Angela S. and Samuel J. to Fair Sutherlin, 5975 Lee St., Milton 30004, Lot and Shubha M. Aithal, Carrington Chase LLC, 5150 Kim, 667 Rio Vista Court, Court N.E., Marietta 30068, Road, Marietta 30066, Land Seybert, 2326 Nesbitt Drive Winterthur Ridge, Atlanta 33 Heritage at Crabapple 1300 Creek Ridge Crossing, East Dublin Granville Road, Suwanee 30024, Lot 18 Lot 26 Block B Ashebrooke Lot 735 16th District ID N.E., Brookhaven 30319, Land 30328; 18 Leighton Court, ID 22-3850-1137-337-9, Alpharetta 30005, Lot 31 Suite 1, Westerville, Ohio Reserve at Moore Road Unit 2 Unit 3 ID 16098400860, 16073501060, $594,500. Lot 202 18th District ID 18- Atlanta 30327, Lots 4-5 $716,120. Creek Ridge ID 21-5585- 43081; 6280 South Norcross ID R7285 318, $673,075. $670,000. B. Edwin Riggins Jr. to 202-05-029, $725,000. Leighton ID 17-0174-LL-171- Kakhi Huffaker Wakefield 1117-031, $635,000. Tucker Road, Tucker 30084, Pulte Home Corp. to Di Shin Leslie C. Keaveney to Bret David Anderson, 920 Celesta Buchanan Kemerer 4, $2.05 million. and Michael Wakefield Lindsey and Matthew J. Land Lots 168/191-192 6th Chin, 622 Rio Vista Court, David M. and Elizabeth K. Memorial Drive S.E., No. and Craig R. Kemerer to Scott A. and Wendy W. Kopp to Meghan Guinee, 1812 Phillips to Mathew D. Fallon, District ID R6191004, $32.6 Suwanee 30024, Lot 49 Thompson, 1984 River Forest 42, Atlanta 30316; 2880 Patrick Thurston, 1124 to David H. and Deborah W. Colland Drive N.W., Atlanta 620 Winding Creek Court, million. Reserve at Moore Road Unit 2 Drive, Marietta 30068, Lot 5 Bainbridge Way S.E., Atlanta DeKalb Ave. No. 20, Atlanta Edison, 1371 Northview Ave., 30318, Lot 3 Block A Wesley Atlanta 30328, Lot 96 Block Paran Homes LLC to D.R. ID R7286 301, $670,020. Block D River Forest ID 01- 30339, Lot 37 Courtyards of 30307; 2018 McLendon Ave. Atlanta 30306, Lot 19 Block A Place ID 17-0146-0007-049- C Associated Northside Unit Horton Inc., 8800 Roswell Gregg J. Kunemund and 0205-0-019-0, $670,000. Vinings Unit 3-B ID 17-0954- N.E., Atlanta 30307, Lot 12 Highland Park ID 17-002- 9, $678,000. 3 ID 17-0168-0001-071-2, Road, Building B, Suite 100, Lori Ann Kunemund et al. to John D. and Marcia A. 0-047-0, $590,000. Block D Kirkwood Heights ID 006-045-1, $1.41 million. David William Terry and $631,000. Sandy Springs 30350, Lots Thomas Wayne Moore, 4451 Champagne to Samantha Dorothy M. Purcell to 15-238-04-075, $681,000. Walter D. Jenkins and Mary Janet Renee Terry to Lorenia Vazquez Pico to 19/21/23/26/32-42/45- River Bottom Drive, Norcross H. Pattillo and Brian Blakely and James P. Pennymac Corp. to Barry E. Quinley to Denise and Benjamin Stewart Case and Jacob and Stefanie Meyer, 46/51-61/84/103 Bogan 30092, Lot 13 Block D Neely White, 4200 Paradise Circle, Whitehead, 4915 Hampton Drake and Haesun Park, 155 William Scott Miller, 138 Kristina Vandyke Case, 345 702 Rosalie St. S.E., Atlanta Meadows ID R1004889/ Farm Unit 5 ID R6334 218, Atlanta 30339, Lot 2 Block Farms Drive, Marietta High Bluff Court, Johns Creek Brighton Road N.E., Atlanta Hawks Circle, Alpharetta 30312, Land Lot 21 14th R1004891/R1004893 et al. $660,000. (28 Parcels), $2.16 million. F Clark A. Baker Unit 7 ID 30068, Lot 12 Block A 30097; 1280 Park Vista Drive 30309, Lot 23 Block 7 30004, Lot 25 Crooked Creek District ID 14-0021-0007- Melanie Stephens Stone 17089000040, $662,500. Hampton Farms Unit 1 ID N.E., Brookhaven 30319, Lot Brookwood Hills ID 17-0110- ID 22 5370 0612 129 2, 047-0, $630,750. B.H. Perry W. Moss to Tyson to Douglas G. and Patricia Providence Group & 01008200140, $588,750. 5 Ville De Vista at Lenox ID 18 0004-021-3, $1.35 million. $675,000. Cooper to Andrew R. and Ann Anthony Jackson, 3055 A. Meyer, 2500 Fairway Associates LLC to Michael Nichols P. and Tana S. 200 04 258, $680,000. Parker Fry LLC to Mario Denise A. and Michael P. E. Cooper, 3981 Whittington Cypress Pond Pass, Duluth Crossing, Dacula 30019, Brandon Benson, 3205 Parker to Jules F. and Teri L. High Point Properties Inc. M. White and Stephanie Lane to Eric and Linda Drive, Atlanta 30342, Lot 2 30097, Lot 337 Block E Lot 25 Block HH Glenaire Sweetbay Magnolia Drive, Jouvenat, 2005 Snowmass and Ron McCracken to Gaillard White, 1044 W. Zenke, 2153 McFarlin Block B Lakemont Estates Unit Sugarloaf Country Club ID at Hamilton Mill PH 21B ID Marietta 30062, Lot 5 Arbor Trail, Marietta 30062, Lot Caroline and Christopher Balmoral Road, Sandy Lane, Milton 30004, Lot 46 1 ID 17-0064-0005-010-1, R7158-069, $1.72 million. R3002753, $650,000. $620,000. Cove ID 16-0820-0-045-0, 33 Breckenridge Unit 1 ID Chotas, 246 West Hill St., Springs 30319, Lot 1-B 1040 Braeburn PH III ID 22-4000- Trinity Place Ga. LLC to Joyce and Ronnie T. $660,000. 16046900070, $550,000. Decatur 30030, Lot 1 A.J. Balmoral Road ID 14-0014- 1097-256-6, $673,900. Iqbal and Masooda Khan Larry Scott Riggs, 4449 Morrison to David T. and Amy L. and Donald J. Sean P. and Stephanie A. Redwine ID 15-214-03-001, 0001-010-6, $1.27 million. Anna K. and Dow N. to Don Lee Lynch Jr., 615 Lochsa Lane, Suwanee 30024, Elisabeth A. Bettler, 372 Davidson to Gilbert and Walkey to Marcia Helena $675,000. Red Oak Investors LLC to Kirkpatrick to Sara Anitra Watboro Hill Drive, Milton Lot 11 Block A River Club PH 1 Grassmeade Way, Snellville Jennifer Mathis, 4353 Da Cruz and Sidney Amorim Mark C. and Zenobia A. Anthony Paul Valduga and Herrin and Thomas Pierce 30004, Lot 14 Oak Ridge On ID R7278 186, $1.16 million. 30078, Lot 81 Block A Bridgehaven Drive S.E., DosSantos et al., 615 Godschalk to Patricia and Ryan Valduga, 822 Glendale Herrin, 711 Greenview Ave. The Green ID 22-5200-0537- Monica E. Ambrose to Havenstone Unit 3 ID R5054 Smyrna 30080, Lot 167 Fairway Court, Marietta William Anderson, 1325 Terrace N.E., Atlanta 30308, N.E., Atlanta 30305, Lot 19 035, $615,000. Satyanarayan K. and 515, $630,000. Block B Ivy Walk at Vinings ID 30068, Lot 8 Fairway Court ID Brookhaven Garden Lane Lot 17 Block 1 Glendale Block G Peachtree Park ID 17- Ashton Atlanta Residential Vijayalaxmi Reddy, 2726 F.D. Communities LLC to 17074702090, $655,000. 16104600640, $550,000. N.E., Brookhaven 30319, Lot Terrace Unit 1 ID 14 0048 001 0046-0011-056, $665,000. LLC to David M. and Martha Eudora Trail, Duluth 30097, Munir M. and Shaileena Providence Group of DEKALB COUNTY 8 Brookhaven Village ID 18- 048 3, $1.2 million. Barbara Lynn Schick and C. Jones, 3566 Strath Drive, Lot 680 Block G Sugarloaf Merchant, 1204 Nash Springs 201-14-024, $665,000. Alpharetta 30005, Lot 16 Country Club ID R7159 126, Georgia Custom Homes LLC Heidi E. and Saul J. Karpen Linda Dagle Chmar and Robert Oscar Schick to Circle, Lilburn 30047, Lot to Sindhuja Dhamodaran Kevin R. Steward to Vincent William T. Chmar to Jay Edward and Elizabeth Eastgate ID 21-5500-1179- $875,000. 20 Block A Enclave at Nash to Cherie Monique Caldwell 075-5, $613,850. and Lakshminarasimman and Corinna G. Jones, 1902 George Lubsey Jr., 840 Imperatori, 696 Sherwood Smith, 265 Gold Creek Court, Cathleen A. and Thomas R. Springs ID R6088-392, Sankaran, 3329 Stetson North Akin Drive N.E., Atlanta Lullwater Park Lane, Atlanta Road N.E., Atlanta 30324, Lot Sandy Springs 30350, Lot Donald L. Jr. and Rhys Donaldson to Hee Yang Lee $583,695. Overlook, Smyrna 30080, 30345, Lot 1 Block A Oak 30306, Lot 18 Residences at 21 Block 4 Morningside ID 16 Block B Grogans Bluff Thomas to Charles M. and and Mi Soon Shin Lee, 2775 Pulte Home Corp. to Ritu Lot 76 Highpointe at Vinings Grove Acres Unit 2 ID 18-193- Lullwater ID 15-241-01-157, 17-0051-0007-021-1, $1.17 ID 17-0029-0005-016-2, Lisa C. McCleskey, 9000 Eudora Trail, Duluth 30097, Dhiljith and Dhil Jith, 722 Unit II ID 17-0813-0-004-0, 05-016, $1.36 million. $640,000. million. $659,900. Huntcliff Trace, Sandy Springs Lot 701 Block G Sugarloaf Rio Vista Court, Suwanee $647,932. 30350, Lot 32 Block A Country Club ID R7159 147, Andrew T. and Elizabeth Holly E. Courter to Girum 1065 Midtown Owner Robert A. and Sarita Samad 30024, Lot 27 Reserve at Kelly R. Loudermilk to Mekonnen, 994 Nottingham LLC/1065 Midtown Venture to Milind and Shalini Patel, Huntcliff Unit 1 ID 06-0368- $775,000. Moore Road Unit 1, $579,065. G. Wren to Russell John 0001-0275, $600,000 Jonathan Raffael William Gavron Jr. and Sharon Hand Lane N.E., Brookhaven 30319, LLC/Tribridge Co. Invest. 22 13217 Antler Ridge, Milton Cornerstone Homes at Kenneth R. Morris to Linda Ricketts and Kaitlin Dade Gavron, 2307 Greenglade Lot 5 Nottingham Place ID 18- LLC to Douglas T. and Mary 30009, Lot 17 Evergrace GWINNETT COUNTY Peachtree Reserve LLC Liu Luna and Ruben W. Luna Ricketts, 3264 Dunbery Road N.E., Atlanta 30345, Lot 200-14-076, $635,000. C. Healy, 1065 Peachtree ID 22 4780 0982 141 6, K.R.E. C.C. Carrington to Barry Earl and Brandy Jr., 4112 Yellow Ginger Glen, Chase S.E., Marietta 30067, 28 Oakglade Manor ID 18- James MacDowell and St. N.E., Unit 2801, Atlanta $649,000. Court Owner LLC to W.O.P. Blount, 3875 Scotts Mill Run, Peachtree Corners 30092, Lot 56 Ward Meade Farm 194-01-017, $1.05 million. Unique Homes LLC to Ikechi 30309, Unit 2801 1065 John P. and Lynne W. Carrington Court LLC, 5150 Peachtree Corners 30096, Lot Lot 815 Amberfield Unit 8 ID ID 17-0995-0-067-0, Adana Brumfield and Tracy Midtown ID 17-0106-0005- Faucher to Tandreia Q. East Dublin Granville Road, 12 Block A Peachtree Reserve R6317 376, $575,900. $645,000. William Brackbill and C.L.M. 487-1, $1.08 million. ID R6300 513, $727,535. Investments LLC to Joseph J. Brumfield, 2693 Knox St. Bellamy, 100 Celandine Way, Suite 1, Westerville, Ohio Donald W. and Janice O. C.R.P. E.A.H. I.H. LLC/C.R.P. A. McConnell IV and Karen N.E., Atlanta 30317, Lots Gilbert E. and Jennifer Alpharetta 30022, Lot 311 43081; 3800 Club Drive, Aaron L. and Cheryl D. Crawford to Karen B. and E.A.H. Ventures LLC and Thomas McConnell, 1468 10-11 Block 2 W.B. Disbro T. Mathis to Linda Carter Glen Abbey IIIA ID 11-0160- Duluth 30096, Land Lots Fontinel to Daniel S. Stephen E. Hudson, 290 E.A.H. Operating Member Valley View Road, Dunwoody Lumber Co. ID 15-203-05- Basham, 945 Greyfield 0053-062-9, $642,000. 202-203 6th District ID Robinson, 2287 Hamilton Nimblecreek Court S.W., LLC to David L. and Debra 30338, Lot 6 Block C Valley 027, $631,445. Place, Atlanta 30328, Lot 5 R6203006, $37 million. Mill Parkway, Dacula Lilburn 30047, Lot 6 Block L. Haselschwerdt, 3918 View ID 18-363-07-043, D. Scott Leslie and Tai Yi Greywalls ID 17-0123-LL- 30019, Lot 4 Block W.W. A Creeklaurel ID R6119 198, Cliffmont Circle, Marietta $1.02 million. Su to Brian J. and Helena 136-9, $990,000. Hamilton Mill ID R3002C221, $550,000. 30068, Lot 3 Fairvue at Indian $695,000. Eric E. and Jill R. Mast to O. Feagans, 13 Exeter Road, Mary Beth Hatcher to Julie Hills Unit 1 ID 16097600070, Avondale Estates 30002, Lot and Michael Wasserfuhr, $643,629. Aubrey M. Bush and Carol Turner Bush, 1491 Emory 28 Block 2 Avondale Estates 4566 Jett Road, Atlanta Alise F. Krickich to Cynthia Road, Atlanta 30306; 1375 Units 1-2 ID 15-248-17-024, 30327, Lot 7 Land Lot 162 and Wesley Paine, 2083 Springdale Road N.E., Atlanta $620,000. 17th District ID 17-0162-LL- Coolidge Way N.W., Acworth 30306, Land Lot 54 18th Yvonne Mohajer Milani to 066-0, $925,000. 30101, Lot 3 Antigua ID District ID 18-054-10-040, Cameron Brown and Hung Ashton Atlanta Residential 20019200630, $643,000. $875,000. D. Nguyen, 2685 Clairmont LLC to Angela D. and John Crystal L. and Paul D. Osman Peter B. Millichap Jr. and Road, Atlanta 30329, Lot 24 K. Nettuno, 5050 Forest to Jimmy J. Jiang and WM&M Partners LLC to Block A Autumn Park ID 18- Circle, Milton 30004, Lot 15 Shuang Qin Zhang, 4038 Jessica L. and Nathan 158-09-013, $615,000. Grove On Birmingham High Defender Drive N.E., Roswell Patrick Artt, 2537 Thompson Carmen L. Westbrook to ID 22-3910-0450-063-0, 30075, Lot 1 Garrison Oaks Road N.E., Brookhaven Mathavi Jothimurugesan $912,034. Unit 1 ID 01-0032-0-067-0, 30319, Lot 15 Block C Grant Strasburger and Richard Michael Joseph and Rhonda $637,000. Estates ID 18-237-07-009, Leroy Strasburger Jr., 1237 Chaloux to Bonnie and Catherine F. and Michael $865,000. Beech Valley Road N.E., Christopher Michael, 16790 L. Burton to Cheryl H. Anita L. and Edwin D. Atlanta 30306, Lot 14 Block J Quayside Drive, Milton 30004, Robertson and Jeremy T. Rumsey to Ethan and Jamie Hylan Estates ID 18-056-03- Lot 64 Kingsley Estates Unit Sternstein, 3024 Moss Stone Ambabo, 196 Lamont Drive, 168, $609,900. 2-C PH 1 ID 22-4360-0239- Lane, Marietta 30064, Lot 7 Decatur 30030, Lot 17 Block Tamara J. Kicera to Bryan 102-7, $895,000. Stonebridge at Mud Creek ID A Clairmont Estates ID 18- H. Dow, 2009 Chrysler Drive Judith P. and Thomas 19002300450, $637,000. 005-02-126, $848,300. N.E., Atlanta 30345, Lot D. Pilsch to Arthur and Providence Group of Michael N. and Natasha 27 Block N Briarcliff Woods Deborah K. Bradley, 1611 DO YOU KNOW THE BEST PLACE Georgia Custom Homes L. Fenili to Gillian L. and Unit 12 ID 18 194 10 029, Doncaster Drive N.E., LLC to Bradford L. II and Michael T. Hale, 273 $599,900. Atlanta 30309, Lot 5 Block Nelsenia McWhorter, 3409 Mathews Ave. N.E., Atlanta Paul S. Gables and G Sherwood Forest Unit 1 TO LOOK FOR SALES LEADS? Bryerstone Circle, Smyrna 30307, Lot 10 D.M. Matthew Sanctuary Development ID 17-0104-0006-023-5, 30080, Lot 31 Highpointe at Property ID 15-211-04-052, Services LLC to Kevin $875,000. Vinings Unit I ID 17-0813-0- $825,000. Moore and Kathleen Jane C. Rebecca B. and Travis 010-0, $636,680. Idris Assad/Black Stone Oneil, 4110 Ashentree Drive, Cresswell to Andrew and YOUR INBOX. L. Dwayne and M. Kathryn Construction of Ga. LLC/ Brookhaven 30341, Lot 1 Leah Green, 2547 Ridgewood Graham to Christopher A. Live Green Communities Block A Parkcrest Unit 1 ID 18 Terrace N.W., Atlanta 30318; and Kathleen A. Carter, LLC et al. to Miao Wang and 332 04 007, $597,500. 3185 Wood Valley Road N.W., 2156 Unity Trail, Marietta Anna Woodbury, 2241 Fisher Ashley ©Jones American Lovett and AtlantaCity 30327, Business Lot 7 Block C Journals - Not for commercial use 30064, Lot 55 Calvary Lake Trail N.E., Atlanta 30345, Lot Stephen Day Lovett to J.J. Williamson and Sons ID 17 Unit II ID 20032901210, 23 Mount Brian Woods Unit I Steven N. Cummings 0157 0006 004 1, $860,000. $625,000. ID 1820404032, $810,000. and Kristin L. Kruse, DMPS Builders LLC and Amy K. and Michael J. Weber Eric Love and Spencer Love 1291 Sunland Drive N.E., Doina Mandache to to Kelly D. Knutson Meyer Homes LLC to Chelsea and Brookhaven 30319, Lot Elisabeth A. Ayres, 555 and Thomas Meyer Jr., Daniel F. 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R ATL DRIVES THE ATLANTA REGION

R Moves 250,000 passengers and 2,000 metric tons of freight daily R Serves 100 million passengers a year R 64,000 jobs R Contributes $32.5 billion to region’s economy R 180,000 people employed within the Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance area SOURCE: ATLANTA AEROTROPOLIS ALLIANCE

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RENDERING/SPECIAL Hapeville project a sign developers are ‘turning south’ BY LAURA RAINES said ©McDowell, American who representsCity Business the Air- Journalsintroductions - Not to people,”for commercial said McDowell. use up a master plan, the Council for Quality Contributing Writer port West CID “Th e development community is ﬁ nally Growth has formed a South Metro Advi- (2014) and Airport turning south.” sory Committee, and airport cities are hen Gerald McDowell became South CID (2015) “And the timing is near perfect,” he talking about a transit feasibility study. executive director of the Aero- on the board of the said, given the infrastructure improve- “We’re planning for growth — so we don’t W tropolis Atlanta Community Atlanta Aerotropo- ments underway, the private/public col- have the congestion of the Northside in 20 Improvement Districts in January 2015, lis Alliance. laboration by the Atlanta Aerotropo- years,” he said. he occasionally heard from developers “They come to lis Alliance, the $6 billion investment Air commerce expert John Kazarda’s looking at property near Hartsfield-Jack- us because of the planned for the airport, an abundance idea of ‘aerotropolis,’ a thriving busi- son Atlanta International Airport. “In the relationships we’ve of affordable land, and municipality ness, residential and retail community last six months, I’m getting those devel- Gerald formed. Th ey need and county development incentives and oper calls and having meetings weekly,” McDowell information and opportunity zones. Th e CIDs are drawing CONTINUED ON PAGE 11B

THE AIRPORT ENGINE DRIVING IT FORWARD MAKING MORE ROOMS Tuning up its Logistics ops Why hotel economic power surging in South development Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance Location, land and e-commerce is thriving readying its blueprint. all drive growth, Chris Brown says. Airport-driven expansions push PEDRO CHERRY, 2B hospitality needs. RANDY SOUTHERLAND, 2B H.M. CAULEY, 4B 2B ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE JULY 22-28, 2016 MARKET REPORT VIEWPOINT Aerotropolis Atlanta leading the way to world-class airport community artsfi eld-Jackson Atlanta Pedro Ch erry the world become economic drivers, the entire Atlanta region. International Airport is is chairman much like the shipping ports of old. Taking into account the abundance H responsible for putting more of the board In many places, a large portion of the of developable land around Hartsfi eld- metro Atlantans to work than any single of the Atlanta aerotropolis land is controlled by the Jackson, the Blueprint proposes uses for employer in the region, claiming direct Aerotropolis airport or by one governmental jurisdic- certain areas. For example, it envisions responsibility for more than 64,000 Alliance and tion, making it easier to plan develop- a “corporate crescent” stretching across jobs. And it contributes $32 billion to senior vice ment. But in Aerotropolis Atlanta, land the north side of the airport property, the economy every year. president, Metro can be found in any number of cities including Porsche Cars North America As chairman of the Aerotropolis Atlanta Region, and counties, as well as within the air- and Delta Air Lines. Th e airport prop- Atlanta Alliance, I like to think of Harts- Georgia Power. port property. erty would also be bookended by an fi eld-Jackson as more than that, though. Today, all of these jurisdictions sit “International Gateway” of commercial I think of it as the front door for metro offi ce, warehouse and commercial space at our table, working collaboratively to and restaurant properties located oppo- Atlanta, or even for the Southeast. It is planned at Fort Gillem, at Fort McPher- improve the Aerotropolis community. site the proposed Airport City. our fi rst impression to millions of visi- son, and all around, the Aerotropolis Th ey understand that a win for one is a With corporations like Porsche, tors every year. community is ready to take off . And it’s win for all. Delta, Chick-fi l-A, SunTrust and Geor- I also think of it as the driving force bringing south metro with it. During its fi rst two years, the Alli- gia Power joined on its board by every behind the Atlanta region’s next hot However, that success can only be ance has already made signifi cant prog- local city, county and chamber of com- market. With plenty of available land sustained if it’s well planned and has ress. It collaborated with the founders merce, as well as the Annie E. Casey for development, the presence of major the support of local governments, non of two new community improvement Foundation and other nonprofi ts and corporations and access to three criti- -profi ts, academia, and business part- districts that will function as one body, educational institutions, the Alliance cal interstates, the south side of metro ners. Th at’s where the Aerotropolis called the Aerotropolis CIDs. It hosted is about more than just development. Atlanta is defi nitely on the rise. Atlanta Alliance comes in. North America’s fi rst SMART Air- It also has several eff orts underway to Just looking at the area we call Aero- After meeting informally for a few ports and Regions Conference in 2015 meet the workforce needs for a wide tropolis Atlanta, one can fi nd: Fortune years, we offi cially chartered in 2014. By with 600 attendees from 16 countries. range of employers. 500 companies, Georgia’s second-larg- the end of 2015, we had 28 public, pri- It participated in two trade missions, As you can see, there is a vision and est convention center, fi ve MARTA sta- vate and nonprofi t investors and part- developed new branding and contin- there is a plan. Now we are focused on tions, three community improvement ners who raised more than $400,000 to ues to develop its Aerotropolis Atlanta working with our partners to make it a districts and three fi lm studios, for lay the foundation for broader economic Blueprint. reality. More investors and more voices starters. development in the area . Scheduled for adoption later this are always welcome as we work to make With the Airport area’s cluster of We believe the aerotropolis concept year, the Blueprint aims to provide a the Aerotropolis Atlanta community, existing hotels, two four-star hotels on will work because we see coordinated vision and strategy for a world-class, and all of the Atlanta region, a better the way, and millions of square feet of development helping airports around airport-centric community that benefi ts place for everyone. Location, land help fuel Southside logistics industry BY RANDY SOUTHERLAND Districts. “Th en you look to Union City you can go from Henry County to the port R TRANSPORTATION AND Contributing Writer where the amount of distribution, logis- and back in a legal day’s truck drive.” WAREHOUSING tics and warehousing that they have seen Th e willingness of developers to put up Atlanta’s Southside has long been a hub over the last fi ve years is astronomical. I R Jobs in Atlanta MSA increased 6.9% spec space has helped push more compa- for warehousing and distribution thanks was recently talking to some industrial 27,941 (2004) to 136,831 (2014) nies to locate in the area, according to Al to its proximity to interstate highways, real estate developers and they were R Jobs on Southside increased 128.9% Nash, executive director of the Develop- rail lines and of course Hartsfi eld-Jack- telling me that right around the airport 30,027 (2004) to 62,495 (2014) ment Authority of Fulton County. son Atlanta International Airport. Now they’re starting to run out of land to build SOUTHSIDE HAS 45.7% “We’re on the tip of the iceberg of OF MSA LOGISTICS JOBS the ecommerce trend and an improv- these types of buildings, so they’re start- this e-commerce (business). It’s not just ing economy is heating up real estate ing to look further south.” business-to-consumer, but it’s busi- demands and generating jobs at levels Berry noted that transportation and and the population center of Atlanta.” ness-to-business. It’s how they get their unseen in recent years. logistics “jobs have more than doubled Atlanta, which was founded in 1837 goods to their facility. Manufacturers are “It’s been very healthy for the last 10 to since© American 2004.” City Business Journalsat the -intersection Not for commercial of two railroad uselines, having to rethink that whole process,” 15 years,” said Chris Brown, senior vice In fact, the Southside region contains has thrived largely because of its ability said Nash. president South- 160 million square feet of industrial real to move goods. The upsurge in demand for space east region, Duke estate, the second largest inventory in “On the Southside, we’re getting a lot in Southside has pushed rents up and Realty. “Really the metro Atlanta, and is currently leading more development in the past 10 or 15 prompted some companies to move fur- only slowdown the market for industrial absorption at years in part because the Northside got ther south where space can be had at a was related to the 56 percent. Vacancy has been trending built out a little more quickly than it did,” lower rate. Th ose companies that need to recession.” downward and lease rates — currently said Daniel Studdard, principal planner, be closer in to handle faster deliveries are That healthy about $3.36 per square foot — have risen Transportation Access And Mobility Divi- paying the higher rents, while others are market prompted substantially over the last two years, sion, Atlanta Regional Commission. locating in Clayton and Henry counties. Duke Realty’s according to Berry. A greater availability of land for build- Municipalities such as Union City and Chris Atlanta office Factors driving the Southside logistics ings has made the region particularly East Point have benefi ted from the logis- Brown announced plans industry include an improving economy attractive. Henry County just south of tics industry growth. Property Solutions to develop a and an upsurge in ecommerce sales. Both the airport has attracted a large number Group is building a new 500,000-square- 614,880-square-foot speculative ware- Amazon and Walmart have large dedicated of distribution centers. In recent years, foot facility on Lawrence Avenue in East house in Camp Creek Business Center — a logistics operations, and Kroger, Th e Home it’s become a destination point for goods Point. 400-acre industrial park near the airport. Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Green being shipped by truck from the Port of Th e new development in one of the “Other companies such as McDon- Mountain Coff ee have opened logistics and Savannah. city’s older industrial areas is “going to ald Development are looking to do addi- distribution operations in the area. “Our location and the number of inter- be a game-changer,” said Maceo Rogers, tional spec building — anywhere from “Th ere’s also proximity to the interstate changes along the 75 corridor give us good East Point’s director of economic devel- 300,000 to 500,000 square feet,” said system and the airport and the intermodal access,” said Charlie Moseley, executive opment “For us that’s big because it’s Kirsten Berry, program director, Atlanta yards,” said Brown. “So you basically have director, Henry County Development really just on the north end of our down- Aerotropolis Community Improvement a combination of infrastructure, logistics Authority. “Being south of the city means town area.” SOUTH FULTON NOW

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A former Comfort Inn is being revived as a Four Points by Sheraton hotel and conference center in East Point. And joint venture of H.J. Russell & Co. and Air Realty LLC will bring an Aloft hotel to Th e Pad on Harvard, a transit-oriented development going up on Harvard Avenue near the College Park MARTA station. Ask industry experts what’s fuel- JOANN VITELLI ing these projects, and the answer often comes with a “doh.” R AIRPORT HOTEL PROJECTS “It’s the airport,” said Paul Breslin, A rendering of managing director of Horwath HTL, a R Four Points by Sheraton, a brand the Four Points by global hotel consulting company. “When from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Sheraton hotel. someone asks me what really made Worldwide Inc.: 190 rooms Atlanta, I tell them it was the airport. R Aloft Hotel, to the Pad on Harvard: Th e impact that Hartsfi eld-Jackson has, 136 rooms made Atlanta, and it’s not just good; it’s R Renaissance Hotel at Gateway amazing.” Center: 204 rooms Breslin points to last month’s report R Solís Hotel at Porsche Cars North that airport traffi c was up 6 percent. “We America in Hapeville: About 220 rooms are the busiest airport in the world, and that’s an economic development engine for multiple counties. Th ey’re building At the same time, a lot of companies manufacturing, assembly and distribution eyeing the airport didn’t relish the thought centers right near it. Th e airport is a trans- of competing against their own brand in portation hub, port and a city all in one.” the market. But giving consumers more Horst Schulze, founder of the Capella options is a positive step, said Artie Jones Hotel Group and the fi rm behind the Solís III, College Park’s economic development project, agrees with Breslin’s reasoning director, even for the airport’s existing RENDERING/SPECIAL behind the area’s hotel© American market. City Business Journals - Not for commercial use surging growth. “A lot of times, they think new hotels ago, and now it’s very vibrant,” said Joe attention to the area. “I believed an “It’s the air- will take their market share,” said Jones. Reardon, senior vice president of market- upgraded hotel in that area will give us a port,” said Schulze. “But that’s not so here. We have high occu- ing and business development for Hotel lot of business; it’s a no-brainer. Porsche “But I was always pancy rates and off er a nice variety for Equities, the fi rm helping create an old has reawakened things; you’re going to fascinated by why individuals coming into the airport. New Comfort Suites see more hotels and businesses, more fl y there weren’t more hotels will also directly help College Park into a Sheraton -in, fl y-out meetings. You’ll even see more significant hotels to develop; we have about 350 acres across Four Points with business from weddings; people stay at there. Why is this from the airport that we’re looking to 5,000 square feet of an airport hotel before fl ying out for their Horst just happening develop in the next fi ve years. And they’ll meeting space. “But honeymoon. And look at the movie stu- Schulze now?” help the area. 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Visitors want they can walk to new restaurants. But this parts of the metro area as well. “I think town Atlanta was very accessible then fi rst-class facilities close-by so they can fl y area was underserved by nicer and larger you’re going to see that supply/demand because traffi c was not as traumatic as it in, attend a meeting or conference, and fl y hotels with meeting space.” cross in a few years, but this is a time is now,” said Schulze. “At one time, you out with as few detours as possible. Schulze agrees that the arrival of the for growth with new construction and could be downtown in 12 minutes; that’s “With that terminal, we saw the Porsche Experience Center near the airport repositions.” not true anymore.” airport market opening up a few years has been a factor in drawing development ( ȋ Ȍ ϐ Ǥ &'&'%" (& #' .('&%$#%'#(' ŽƵƌƚǇĂƌĚDĂƌƌŝŽƩƚůĂŶƚĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ^ŽƵƚŚ Ǥ *& ""# % -' "'%$#%'#(' ( '* "" #' #"%""'% ǡǡ %'#"' "'%$#%' #' ϐǦ %!".#, Ǥ & '% &'' #" ) #$!"' ) #$!"' 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JOANN VITELLI Southside leads in fi lm production sites BY JANET JONES KENDALL into the state’s new fi lm center through Contributing Writer Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, said Craig Miller, executive pro- Five years ago when POPfilms associate ducer of Craig Miller Productions and producer Lynn Hylden was off ered a job chair of the Georgia Film, Music and Dig- in Atlanta, her ini- ital Entertainment Advisory Council. tial reaction was, “Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Interna- “No way.” tional Airport is responsible for a huge “He kept sweet- percentage of the fi lm production that has ening the deal until moved to Atlanta,” Miller said. “Th e qual- I caved in and said ity of life in Georgia exceeds most movie okay,” Hylden said. people’s wildest dreams.” “I was actually in Th e airport has allowed the state to con- You’re best at your business Washington, D.C., tinue to reap more rewards as its eff orts to Lynn and fl ew to Atlanta draw just this type of growth in the fi lm when you enjoy where you are. Visit the GICC Hylden the next day, and industry are beginning to pay off , said Al and see for yourself why business people from around then returned to Nash, the executive director of the Devel- L.A. over a long weekend to get my stuff opment Authority of Fulton County. the world choose the GICC for meetings and ship my car out to Atlanta.” “It all adds in to building on the seeds and trade events. Hylden intended to be in Atlanta — spe- that were planted and have all of the sud- cifi cally at POPfi lms’ studios on Marietta den now started bringing in crops and Street — for the duration of a three-month expansion,” Nash said. “Th e core issue is show. Five years later, she continues to lead certainly that Hartsfi eld is viewed around production work in Atlanta, has earned the world as a global airport. What we fi nd an MBA from Emory University, has pur- is that a lot of people featured in the fi lm — GICC SPECS chased a house here and considers herself not just the stars but the crews and every- a “permanent Georgia resident now.” one involved — can get here quickly.” 400,000 total square feet More and more people involved in the Atlanta Metro Studios’ location in 150,000 sq. ft. exhibit hall country’s fi lm industry are beginning to Union City is one of the key reasons for its 40,000 sq. ft. ballroom say that as the state’s 30 percent tax incen- success, co-founders Ed Richardson and © American City Business Journalstive program - Not forfor fi lm, commercial television and use video Brian Livesay believe. 32 meeting rooms game production continues to draw jobs “We take great pride in having devel- 3 executive board rooms to Atlanta and specifi cally to its south side. oped and built a fi lm and television com- 90,000 sq. ft. of pre- One of the nation’s most popular tele- munity inside the existing, thriving com- function space vision shows – AMC’s “Th e Walking Dead” munity of Union City,” Richardson said. 17 covered loading docks — is filmed in Senoia. Pinewood Stu- “We have great support from Mayor Vince dios, which already has 11 sound stages Williams and his team and are able to 2,000 surface parking spaces on 700 acres in Fayetteville, plans to add off er our clients signifi cant local benefi ts 8,500 hotel rooms in vicinity six more. Atlanta Metro Studios is now in the form of hotels, banks, restaurants Hotels directly on campus open with three buildings that include a and retail just walking distance of our front 120,000-square-foot sound stage in Union gate — all within a song from Hartsfi eld- 2-minute ride from the airport City on the site of the former Shannon Jackson Atlanta International Airport. It’s Mall. Film mogul Tyler Perry is redevelop- a total package that allows us to provide ing 330 acres of Fort McPherson into a pro- world-class service to our global clientele.” duction complex that could have up to 16 And there are other factors sweetening sound stages, and Hylden’s POPfi lms has the pot, Hylden said. a fi ve-year lease on a former warehouse “I think that the growing investment Enjoy your meeting. building on Fulton Industrial Boulevard in infrastructure in terms of production in south Fulton County. stages, crew, available gear and technol- But it’s certainly not just the tax credit ogy, and the reputation of Atlanta as being www.gicc.com that’s drawing in fi lm industry business. a friendly and overall great place to bring Like Hylden did fi ve years ago, many of these newcomers are whisking straight CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 7B MARKET REPORT

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE the warehouse fl oor and quickly transform experienced almost a decade of failed LLC, and a mem- this space into our magical fantasy sets,” plans to ignite investment and job cre- ber of the board of production to, is really helping sell Georgia she said. ation,” Weyandt said. “Th e resulting per- directors of Atlanta to the studios and big decision-makers in Th e fi lm industry could fi nally be the ception of the area is a challenge to over- Aerotropolis Alli- Los Angeles,” she said. thing that brings revitalization to the come. Th e reality is that the McPherson and ance. Proximity to Her company has produced three southwest Atlanta area, said Tom Wey- Oakland City areas are realizing unprece- Hartsfi eld-Jackson television series and two movies in its andt, a former deputy chief operating dented investment with the arrival of Tyler airport, land prices 100,000-square-foot warehouse, which offi cer for the city of Atlanta who is now Perry Studios and the commencement of and a welcoming used to be a Staples distribution center. a board member for the Fort McPherson construction of the Atlanta Beltline West attitude are some “It’s great because we can utilize the Implementing Local Redevelopment Side Trail. We are poised to build on that Michael reasons for the space as we need, and the roll-up bay Authority , overseeing the redevelopment momentum.” Hightower growth, he said. doors have become almost invaluable as of the former Army base where Perry’s Th e Southside has led the Atlanta region With continued our trucks can pull right up to them and new facility is located. in terms of growth in the fi lm and movie fi lm/movie growth, new retail and single unload the electrical rigging or camera “Southwest Atlanta has a history of industry, said Michael Hightower, man- family residential development will occur trucks or even large set pieces directly onto signifi cant economic challenge, having aging partner, The Collaborative Firm in the south metro, Hightower predicted.

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VIEWPOINT South Fulton: Grow, invest, create now ow is t he time to see South and government summer 2017. Th e City of Fairburn will “In the last two years, the Fulton. Th e region has a relations — Con- house a new luxury apartment com- Nmultitude of assets that nect South Ful- plex, the Oakley Apartments, which area has attracted more complement various business sectors ton is Atlan- will be the fi rst multi-family develop- and industries. Based on its availability ta’s gateway to ment to be built in more than a decade. than $597 million in of developable land, highly qualifi ed opportunity.” Palmetto has a strong manufacturing workforce, and proximity to major Develop- base and continues to focus on attract- investments ... ” transportation networks, South Fulton ers are investing new developments. Chattahoochee is poised for further growth. ing now. In the Hills’ focus on maintaining 70 percent Th e brand names that now have last two years, of its land for green space and capitaliz- presence in the region. Now with the made an investment in the region are the area has ing on its unique development plan will infl ux of fi lm and television production Al Nash is exe cutive joining the likes of Chick-fi l-A and attracted more continue to attract entrepreneurs and in the South, the entertainment indus- director of the Delta. As the area retains businesses, than $597 mil- new residents alike. try is booming with the addition of sev- Development the likes of Google, Porsche, and Wal- lion in invest- All of these communities have capi- eral new large and independent produc- Authority of Fulton mart.com have increased their presence ments via new talized on the power of Hartsfi eld-Jack- tion studios. Th ese industries’ economic County. in South Fulton, investing in the growth development son Atlanta International Airport. Th e ancillaries bring additional business to possibilities that are only available in and expansions, cities house the largest amount of avail- local sectors including caterers, hotels, this region. Each city — Hapeville, East with each city contributing a unique able land near an international airport. and retail. Point, College Park, Union City, Pal- element to the region’s economic mix. Th e region is home to South Fulton Now is the time for the South Fulton metto, Fairburn, and Chattahoochee Union City’s strategic revitalization of Parkway and the Aerotropolis project. region to focus on transportation alter- Hills — and the unincorporated area Shannon Mall with a mixed-use devel- “Th e creation of the Georgia Aerotrop- natives and reduction of traffi c conges- off er a dynamic real estate market, an opment housing Atlanta Metro Stu- olis Corridor will strengthen inter-gen- tion. To increase the ease of develop- authentic downtown experience, grow- dios and distribution space transforms erational equity in our region and fuel ment and accessibility, transportation ing communities, and a positive eco- this aging parcel into a destination for both global and local development proj- must be swift and aff ordable to attract nomic outlook. emerging industries and e-commerce ects in the area,” according to Union all socioeconomic groups. With this in Th e visionary leadership in South businesses. College Park is expanding City Mayor Williams. mind, MARTA plays a strong role and Fulton’s cities believes this is the time its downtown TOD (or transportation Companies are choosing South Ful- presents itself as a collaborative partner. to invest in development of a regional oriented district), which includes 300 ton for relocations and expansions. We know that MARTA is working dili- branding eff ort, Connect South Fulton. units of multi-family residential units, South Fulton’s key industries are trans- gently to expand throughout the metro “Th is collaboration is the key factor in an Aloft Hotel, retail, restaurants, and portation and logistics, which deliver area, and we see South Fulton as one of the movement to strategically develop the Pad on Harvard, a new mixed-use goods for the region’s large e-commerce its greatest opportunities. recognition of South Fulton County, development. East Point has a strong fulfi llment centers yielding high num- As companies and residents continue creating an overall better economically Main Street program to support small bers of jobs and investments. Compa- to choose South Fulton, Select Fulton equipped Fulton County,” says Mayor businesses and is exploring mixed-used nies seek out South Fulton because it is your economic development partner Vince Williams of Union City. “By unify- developments to strengthen its down- connects people and goods within two and, together with the cities of South ing the South Fulton sister cities under town corridor. Hapeville continues to hours of 80 percent of the U.S. popula- Fulton, we will work to ensure your one marketing brand and intentional capitalize on the strength of the Por- tion via air. Manufacturing companies, business has access to the resources and focus on four pillars — business recruit- sche brand with the development of the like Miller Zell, are now expanding and expertise at our disposal to help relo- ment, business expansion, marketing, new Solis Hotel scheduled to open in food manufacturers are sustaining their cate, grow, and enhance your business. Top employers in some Southside counties HENRY COUNTY CLAYTON COUNTY

EMPLOYER NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES EMPLOYER NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

Henry County Schools © American 6,000 City Business JournalsClayton - Not County for commercialPublic Schools use 7,100

Henry County Government 1,566 Delta Tech Ops 6,000

Piedmont Henry Hospital 1,281 Southern Regional Medical Center 2,100

Fresh Express Inc. 1,100 PVH Corp. 813

Southern Co. 766 Federal Aviation Administration 800 Clayton State University 750 Georgia Power Customer Care Center 544 FedEx Ground 750 Southern States LLC 420 Saia Motor Freight Line 500 Luxottica Retail Group 370 R&L Carriers 430 TSYS 325 TOTO USA 425 Ken’s Foods Inc. 323 Avis Rent A Car 400 SOURCE: HENRY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, WWW.CHOOSEHENRY.COM SOURCE: CLAYTON COUNTY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WWW.INVESTCLAYTON.COM JULY 22-28, 2016 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE 9B MARKET REPORT Southside Atlanta by the numbers Th e Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance study percent of the population has at least a area includes portions of south Fulton The flyover ramp high school diploma. County, the majority of Clayton County between I-675 & South (north, west and central) and small parts Metro Express Lanes. HOUSING of DeKalb and Henry counties. Here are R Th e housing stock in the Aerotropolis some statistics from the Atlanta Aero- Study Area is a mixture of single- tropolis CIDs: family detached, townhouses, and multi-family residential; refl ective of DEMOGRAPHICS the age and incomes of the population. R Th e Aerotropolis Study Area is Over 27 percent of the housing stock growing. Th e study area has added was built in the 2000s, representing over 47,000 new residents since the most active year of residential 2000, an increase of 13.4 percent. construction. Residential building Although most of the increase was permits remain less than 50 percent of concentrated in residents between 55 pre-recession levels. and 74 (commonly referred to as baby boomers), the age grouping with the EMPLOYMENT most representation are young adults R Th e Aerotropolis Study Area is an aged 25 to 34. important job center. It hosted nearly Th e study area population is getting 207,000 jobs in 2014, 8.9 percent older. Th e increase in baby boomer of the regional total. Jobs in 2004 residents has resulted in the median SPECIAL totaled 164,420, making 2014’s fi gure resident age increasing from 30.6 in a net increase of 25.9 percent in 2000 to 33.2 in 2016. However, the household income of $38,305 in the area residents have their primary employment. large segment of young adults has held Aerotropolis Study Area has grown jobs close to home. Nearly two-thirds Transportation and warehousing jobs the median resident age lower when modestly since 2000. Slow income of the residents are employed in have more than doubled in the last compared to the surrounding region growth can be attributed the increase white-collar occupations; however decade and represent nearly 90 percent (35.8). in baby boomer population, many of transportation, manufacturing, and of the total increase. Over 80 percent whom are reaching retirement age and retail services jobs are also common. of study-area jobs are fi lled by people INCOMES relying on fi xed incomes. Although the study area has a living elsewhere in the region; roughly R Median income levels have increased R Many study area residents work comparatively lower share of residents one-third of the commuters travel slower than the region. Th e median nearby. Over 38,000 employed study with secondary degrees, it has high more than 25 miles to study-area jobs. labor force participation. More than 80 The City of East Point... WHERE OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND

Approximately 2.3 million square feet of offi ce, warehouse and distribution space, including Class - A commercial space, is located within the City’s commercial and industrial areas. Th e City boasts two Tax Allocation Districts (TAD’s), an Opportunity Zone (OZ), a 100% Freeport Tax Exemption on manufacturing inventory, a Hub Zone, Less Developed Census Tracts qualifying for increased state job tax credits, no impact fees on development, has its own very competitive water and power rates and has the Business and Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) that off ers bond fi nancing for eligible projects. In addition, the City is proud to be a part of the Airport West Community Improvement District and the© Aerotropolis American Alliance. City Business Journals - Not for commercial use

To learn more about advantages and opportunities in East Point’s business district, contact: Maceo Rogers, 404.270.7217, [email protected] 10B ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE JULY 22-28, 2016 MARKET REPORT VIEWPOINT South Metro Express Lanes set to open in 2017 ver th e course of my 13 years a solution is on Similar managed lanes systems around McDonough Road) to exit 228 (SR 138/ of service on the Georgia its way with the the country have proven successful. Th is Stockbridge Hwy). Th e Express Lanes ODepartment of Transportation new I-75 South past spring I had the opportunity to join will operate northbound in the morn- State Transportation Board, I have Metro Express more than 100 metro Atlanta leaders in ing, moving toward the City of Atlanta, seen a vast amount of growth in Lanes, provid- Dallas, Texas, to get a fi rsthand look at and southbound in the evening. South Metro region. As I think back ing an alterna- how they are addressing many of the In May, GDOT announced the comple- to when the stretch of Interstate 75 tive commute same issues we face here in the Atlanta tion of the Mount Carmel Bridge replace- spanning through Henry and Clayton option that will region. With a population of about 7 mil- ment in McDonough, Ga. Th e new, wider counties fi rst opened, I remember significantly lion, the Dallas-Fort Worth area also faces bridge was constructed to accommo- the combined population was around improve mobil- signifi cant traffi c congestion challenges. date the Express Lanes that travel under 120,000 residents. Th e new interstate ity and quality of Th e Texas Department of Transporta- the bridge, and was completed ahead of Dana L. Lemon system made traveling to Atlanta life for residents. tion opened a similar system to our I-75 schedule. serv es on the State easier, unlocking new opportunities Designed to South Metro Express Lanes project last Th e Governor’s Offi ce and the State Transportation and making it an attractive area to off er commuters year. Since then, the 13-mile LBJ Express Road and Tollway Authority in June Board and move to for families and businesses. another, more Lanes system has carried more than 6 mil- awarded $3.5 million to Henry County to represents the 13th New housing developments, schools, reliable trans- lion vehicles while maintaining a mini- go toward the construction of a park-and- Congressional shopping centers and other amenities portation option mum 50 mph speed of travel 92 percent of ride lot near the intersection of Jonesboro District. were built to accommodate the growth, south of down- the time, and reduced congestion time by Road and Interstate 75. Vanpools and creating jobs and improved quality of town Atlanta, more than 25 percent in the general pur- Xpress buses will have access to the new life. the I-75 South Metro Express Lanes are pose lanes. Th ese results are promising as I-75 South Metro Express Lanes . In 2015, these two counties boasted reversible managed toll lanes built within we prepare to open the I-75 South Metro Th is $226 million investment provides a population of approximately 480,000 the existing highway. Th e new lanes add Express Lanes in early 2017, and move 12 miles of new Express Lanes in Clayton according to recent U.S. Census esti- additional capacity to accommodate forward with other projects to expand the and Henry counties. Th e value is unde- mates. Henry and Clayton counties, and more travelers while leveraging innova- Georgia Express Lanes system. niable. As the area continues to grow, the entire metro region for that matter, tive technologies to manage traffi c fl ow. I’m excited to see the I-75 South Metro improved transportation options will are at the epicenter of a population boom By charging a variable rate based on the Express Lanes project bring similar ben- lead to expanded economic development in the Southeast. While there are many level of traffi c, the managed lane system efi ts to our communities in Clayton and opportunities in the region, stimulating upsides to the continued growth, it also will provide motorists the option to use Henry counties. Th is project is adding job growth and attracting new invest- presents a signifi cant challenge for our the Express Lanes and travel at an average two reversible managed lanes extending ment along the I-75 corridor . transportation infrastructure. However, speed of 45 miles per hour. 12 miles along I-75, from exit 216 (SR 155/

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B lack of quality offi ce space in this area, A FedEx site becomes but we’re going to see more class A devel- surrounding an airport in the 21st cen- off ices at 1 Clay Place. opments and new corporations in the tury, has fi nally taken root in Atlanta. future. People are starting to pay atten- Porsche Cars North America planting tion to this area,” said Phillip Hight, its headquarters in the aerotropolis area, owner, Hight Property Group. and recently adding the city’s fi rst Solís Th anks to the alliance and CIDs, land Hotel, was a powerful catalyst. In 2014, prices are rising, the area’s limited offi ce the Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance formed space is mostly fi lled, and old percep- to promote economic development and tions are changing, said Austin McDon- create a blueprint for growth. New CIDs ald, CEO of McDonald Development. “By began addressing transportation, safety taxing themselves through CIDs, compa- and beautifi cation issues and purposeful nies are leveraging private dollars to gain development has followed. SPECIAL public funds to improve infrastructure Main Street Partner Group LLC’s O’Brien, project manager, Main Street premium on being near the airport will and safety in the area,” said McDonald. $100-150 million town center mixed- Partner Group LLC. be interested,” he said. Adding popula- “What’s happening is very positive. use project in Hapeville is signifi cant. He assembled 62 parcels and struck a tion density, tax revenues, jobs, and ame- We’re at the beginning of a great run for “As we’ve been shown by Porsche, the deal with Golden to form Main Street Part- nities, the project validates the airport as the airport area — more businesses and airport is a tremendous place to locate,” ner Group to plan a dynamic new town a true submarket tied to Atlanta’s greatest better jobs,” said Chris Brown, senior vice said Neal Golden, CEO of Main Street center for Hapeville. Th e 30 acres along economic engine, he added. president with Duke Realty. and vice chairman at Newmark Grubb Porsche Avenue, the Airport Loop Road Hartsfi eld-Jackson has its own mixed- Natalie Tyler-Martin, assistant vice Knight Frank. “Th ere’s been a growing and between Interstate 75 and I-85 will use development planned on 26.5 acres president property manager at Duke trend for airports to attract surrounding include a class A offi ce building, 50,000 on the HJIA campus, near the main ter- Realty and alliance board member, vibrant, live-work-play communities. We to 60,000 square feet of retail, restaurants minal and MARTA. ‘Airport City’ includes agreed. “The alliance rebranding and see it in New York, Washington, D.C., and and a boutique grocer in phase 1. Apart- a hotel, possible retail and class A offi ce planning is addressing old perceptions Miami. Th ere is no reason why Atlanta’s ments and townhouses are already add- space. about crime, noise and the challenges of major airport shouldn’t be at the cen- ing needed residents to the area. College Park has a new deluxe apart- developing across multiple jurisdictions ter of important growth for the city and “We’ll likely announce the master ment complex underway in Th ePad, a — all things that impeded growth before.” region.” developer later this summer,” said Brad $41 million mixed-use development with She’s seen logistics company Kuehne & Bill O’Brien saw Hapeville’s worn Jancik, senior managing director, New- retail and hotel planned near its MARTA Nagel and Amazon locate in Duke’s Camp downtown as a prime location 10 to 12 mark Grubb Knight Frank. “Th e seven- station. Creek Business Center, and Dick’s Sport- years ago. It was close to Atlanta, the air- or eight-story offi ce building will over- Hight Property Group LLC and SG ing Goods expand. port and all interstates. “Th e city offi cials look the Porsche test track on one side Property Services are renovating a for- “Th is area has no lack of resources — had vision and this project is a true exam- and an airport runway on the other, so it’s mer Fed-Ex facility in Hapeville into 100 railroads, the airport, interstates, land, ple of public/private partnership,” said an exciting setting. Tenants who place a offi ces, as 1 Clay Place. “Th ere’s been a and a spirit of cooperation .”

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