Friday, March 16, 2012
Paul Bennecke, of Citizens for Transportation Mobility, talked up this summer's transportation tax referendum during the Eggs and Enterprise Breakfast on Friday at Alpharetta's Marriott Hotel.
Both fans and foes of this summer’s referendum to support transportation projects wondered where the advocates have been. At Friday morning’s Business Expo Eggs & Enterprise Breakfast meeting in Alpharetta, advocates of the sales tax to promote transportation showed a first television commercial, which aired the same day. The 30-second commercial simply reminds viewers of the region’s commuter congestion problem. Paul Bennecke, chief consultant for Citizens for Transportation Mobility, aired the commercial and spent an hour outlining the region’s problems and how the transportation sales tax might help. “We have a crisis,” Bennecke explained. The sales tax “will be a jump-start to get us to do something about our congestion problem.” On …
The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce hosts 2012 Business Expo.
From business owners to government officials, thousands of professionals are gathered at the Alpharetta Marriott on Windward Parkway for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce's annual Business Expo. Business Direction, Connections and Inspiration is this year's theme as participants take advantage of business and service resources, growth seminars, networking and samplings from local restaurants. The fun continues this afternoon with a Business After Hours event from 3 to 5.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The men picked to lead the education push to convince voters approving the regional TSPLOST is necessary speak at a chamber breakfast on Friday.
Before Friday's Business Expo even starts, the chamber has an event on the schedule sure to be of interest to all business people–and the rest of Alpharetta and Milton, too. A breakfast meeting with “Georgia Transportation Solutions for the 21st Century” should bring some lively discussion. The talk by leaders of the Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network campaign is part of the North Fulton Chamber's special Expo Eggs & Enterprise Breakfast meeting at the Marriott on Windward. It deals directly with the regional one percent transportation sales tax Georgia voters are being asked to approve this summer. The speakers will be: Every day residents of Atlanta and Georgia sit in traffic losing valuable time at work, with their families and …
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Business Expo also features a seminar on self defense in which business attire is how you should dress.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The 2012 Business Expo is about more than networking and making that deal on the exhibit floor. The 1,200 or so attendees at the Windward Marriott on Friday, March 16 have opportunites to learn smart things about smart phone, and even how to stay safe while on the job. 9:45-10:30 a.m.–Fifteen minutes after the doors open on the exhibit hall, a hand-on workshop will teach you about "Powering your Business with Mobile Computing." Led by T-Mobile's Terence Caston, it's an interactive seminar. So bring your own device, and make sure it's charged. Caston will disucss wireless trends in the workshop, and how devices impact your bottom line. Applications that matter–Line of Business applications–choosing the right mobile operating system for …
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Monday, March 12, 2012
If you don't register by March 13, you'll have to pay $20 to get in the event being hosted at the Marriott in Alpharetta.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
The North Fulton Chamber is gathering 1,200 business people in one space to do business, and you can attend for free. But you've got to register by Tuesday, March 13. Onsite registration will be $20. It's the 2012 North Fulton Business Expo, which offers businesses the chance to share their products and connect with companies and resources that can help their businesses succeed. More than 80 exhibitors, speakers and volunteers will be on hand at the Atlanta Marriott-Alpharetta on Windward Parkway. The hotel's ballroom will be filled, with exhibitors spilling out into the hallways surrounding it. Patch will be one of the many exhibitors. Nine restaurants and caterers wil provide samples for lunch. Speakers will use the smaller conference …
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