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Gwinnett Medical Center Nationally Recognized for Cardiac Patient Care

June 27, 2014

GMC is the first hospital in Georgia to receive Gold Plus recognition

Lawrenceville, Ga. – Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) was recognized with an American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes GMC’s success in implementing the highest standard of care for heart attack patients. And GMC is the first hospital in Georgia to receive the Gold Plus performance distinction.

Leadership Gwinnett announces new foundation board member

June 27, 2014

Leadership Gwinnett has announced that Dr. Shenila Hill-Rodriguez, Director, Program Management of Fiserv, Inc. was appointed to the organization’s foundation board of directors.

SBA Office of Advocacy Releases the Georgia Small Business Profile Georgia is home to 950,532 small businesses

June 24, 2014

SBA Office of Advocacy Releases the Georgia Small Business Profile Georgia is home to 950,532 small businesses

Recently the Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the Small Business Administration, released a report entitled Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories, an annual analysis of each state’s small business activities.

Snellville looking for ghost story scribes

June 24, 2014

Snellville looking for ghost story scribes

Snellville – If you can tell a hair-raising ghost story then the city has a contest for you.

Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Premieres Pledge-a-Palooza to Inspire Environmental Stewardship

June 24, 2014

Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Premieres Pledge-a-Palooza to Inspire Environmental Stewardship
Environmentally-Focused Non-Profit Organization to Award $100 Prizes to 20 Lucky Participants Who Take the Pledge and Submit Photos of Their Good Works to Keep Gwinnett County Clean and Beautiful Between Now and July 1

Duluth, GA – June 24 – The environmentally-focused, community-based non-profit organization – Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful – is excited to kick off another promotion geared toward motivating local citizens, small businesses, and groups to become environmental stewards.

Braselton names decorated Army retiree, Womack, as parade grand marshal

June 24, 2014

Braselton names decorated Army retiree, Womack, as parade grand marshal

(Braselton) The Town of Braselton salutes all armed forces, active and retired, in selecting Command Sergeant Major Bart Womack as the grand marshal in the July 4th parade downtown.

Knights of Columbus blood drive

June 24, 2014

Knights of Columbus blood drive

St. Oliver Plunkett’s Knights of Columbus Council 13440 will host a Red Cross sponsored blood drive on July 13th at St. Oliver’s, 3200 Brooks Drive, Snellville, GA from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Gwinnett names three principals for new school year

June 20, 2014

Ivy Creek ES, Lanier MS, and Sweetwater MS:

During its monthly meeting in June, the Gwinnett County Board of Education approved the following educational leaders as principals at schools.

Drunk drivers to be targeted through Fourth of July holiday

June 20, 2014

Georgia Launching Summer Zero Tolerance DUI Campaign