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Published Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Local

Local Business Briefs: Mitchum re-elected as NALS director

By SARAH FAY CAMPBELL

business@newnan.com

Lisa J. Mitchum, PLS, was recently elected to a second term as Regional 4 direct for NALS, the association for legal professionals.

Mitchum, a legal assistant in the Atlanta firm of Smiley Bishop and Porter, was installed as Regional 4 director at the annual NALS Professional Development and Education Conference in Tulsa, OK.

Region 4 covers Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina.

A Coweta resident, Mitchum became a member of NALS in 2006.

Mitchum attained her Professional Legal Secretary certification in 2008. She received the NALS of Atlanta Award of Excellence, the most prestigious award given by the local association, in 2009.

Mitchum was named NALS of Atlanta member of the year in 2007 and 2009. She has held numerous offices and chairmanships on the local and national levels of NALS, including but not limited to serving on the NALS Membership Committee in 2009-10.

• GEORGIA RETINA OPENS OFFICE IN PEACHTREE CITY

Georgia Retina, the state’s largest retina-only private practice, recently opened a new office in Peachtree City to serve patients in Fayette and Coweta counties, as an extension of the current Riverdale office.

“The new satellite office will allow us to continue our commitment to serving our patients in their communities,” said Dr. Mark J. Rivellese. One of two doctors who will see patients in Peachtree City, Rivellese is a board-certified ophthalmologist whose particular areas of interest include the medical and surgical treatment of diabetic retinopathy, the diagnosis and treatment of ocular tumors, and retinopathy of prematurity.

Dr. John J. Miller, a board-certified ophthalmologist, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists, will also see patients at the new office.

The office will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and every other Friday.

The Peachtree City office is the eight location for Georgia Retina.

• LINDSEY'S HAS MILLION DOLLAR CLUB MEMBERS

Lindsey’s Inc. Realtors announces its members of the 2010 Newnan-Coweta Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club.

Members are Chip Barron, Frank Barron, Tom Barron, Tom Leiby, Kim Ivery, Angie Hogsed, Inez Gardner, Cam Carden, and Riese Carden.

Of special note this year were Chip and Frank Barron, who were awarded the first ever local Crystal Phoenix Awards, signifying over 20 consecutive years of membership in the Million Dollar Club.

• GRANNIE FANNIE'S TO OPEN IN DOWNTOWN NEWNAN

Grannie Fannie’s, offering antiques and gifts as well as furniture repair and restoration services, is opening in downtown Newnan.

The store will open April 20 and will have an open house during the April 21 Taste of Newnan.

The store is operated by partners Carol Jackson Glover and June Taylor Hocum, and associates Susan Hyde, Brenda Mitchell and Martha Rider VanDrew.

They are “combined local collectors with years of experience in restoring and preserving family heirloom furniture and collectibles, much gathered from the estate sales of prominent local families,” Glover said. “We love it all, but we can’t keep it all,” she said.

Grannie Fannie’s will offer an eclectic mix of period pieces and styles.

• RIBBON CUTTING HELD FOR SOUTHWIRE CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

Southwire Company and West Georgia Technical College held a ribbon-cutting March 30 to mark the opening of the new Southwire Center for Manufacturing Excellence on the college’s Carroll County Campus.

“This is an exciting time for us,” said West Georgia Technical College President Dr. Skip Sullivan.

“We could not be more proud of this partnership, and we are grateful for Southwire’s investment in our college.”

The Southwire Center for Manufacturing Excellence, which is funded by a $1 million gift by the company, will be staffed by a full-time faculty member serving as a liaison between Southwire and West Georgia Technical College.

The center will build upon the skills possessed by the company’s current manufacturing and maintenance employees, while creating a pool of talent for Southwire and the west Georgia area.

“This partnership will help current and future employees of Southwire,” said Gary Pasley, Southwire Company Utility Products Plant maintenance manager. “This new center will give students the tools they need to be able to hit the ground running.”

The state-of-the-art center is equipped with electronics work benches and stations for industrial safety and mechanics.

The curriculum for the center will include online course work, instructor-led courses and on-the-job assignments. West Georgia Technical College student Nick Smith spoke at the ceremony and said he is looking forward to the new opportunities and the creation of jobs the center will provide for students like him.

“I express my sincere gratitude to Southwire for their generous investment,” Smith said. “I wish the alliance many successes in the years ahead.”

In his remarks, Southwire President and CEO Stu Thorn said he believes partnership is the key to success for both Southwire and West Georgia Technical College.

“Southwire is dedicated to applying partnership ideas to technical education,” Thorn said.

“Why stop with having a partnership with our customers? Why not bring that partnership into the community?”

“Workforce development is a team sport,” Sullivan said. “We can’t do it by ourselves.”

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