United Bank announced this week that William Conoly has joined the bank as vice-president and commercial lender in Newnan.
Conoly has more than five years of experience in community banking, most previously with the Bank of Coweta where he worked as a commercial banker. Conoly earned his MBA from Georgia College and State University and his BBA from the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business.
He serves the Newnan-Coweta community as an advisory board member of the United Way, a member of the Coweta Community Foundation Board and as a member of the Friends of Scouting Fund Raising Committee. A recent graduate of Leadership Coweta, he lives in Newnan with his wife, Meredith, and his 11-month-old son, Griffin. The family attends the First Methodist Church of Newnan.
Steve Stripling, president of United Bank, said, "Will is one of the most talented young bankers in Coweta County. He builds strong relationships and works hard to meet the varied needs of his customers. His addition to our team will be one of the keys to making United Bank a market leader in our community."
United Bank recently acquired the former offices of First Coweta Bank in Newnan, Hogansville and Whitesburg. The bank's assets are more than $900 million with 22 bank offices in Zebulon, Barnesville, Griffin, Thomaston, Madison, Covington, Jackson and Newnan.
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At the 2009 PACE Awards this week the Clean Air Campaign honored Pete Cuiry of Newnan as one of only four people in the metro area who personally reduced more than 50,000 pounds of pollution by clean commuting instead of driving alone -- naming him one of the first Clean Air Commuter Champions to reach the milestone.
Cuiry has been riding the Xpress bus into downtown Atlanta since January 2006. By sharing his ride with other Newnan commuters he has reduced nearly 80 pounds of pollution a day by keeping his car off the road.
"This has been a challenging year for employers," said Kevin Green, executive director of The Clean Air Campaign. "The recession has forced companies to do more with less, but the field of contenders for this year's PACE Awards was as strong as ever. That's a signal that the business community is succeeding at using commute-options programs as a cost-effective way to increase employee productivity and morale, even in a down economy."
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CeloNova, a local bio-science company, announced this week that its science and product development teams have identified and rigorously tested a new syringe for Embozene Color-Advanced Microspheres.
The syringe "has extraordinary performance characteristics," that blend the best features of glass and polycarbonate syringes, the company states.
Regulatory approval for this technology has been received, and the new product will be placed into production immediately.
The features of the new syringe include excellent transparency and purity and superior barrier properties to that of polycarbonate.
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The Georgia State Board of Podiatry met on Oct. 30.
The board voted to license Courtney Winston of Sharpsburg.
The Georgia State Board of Podiatry will hold its next meeting Jan. 29, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Professional Licensing Boards Division office in Macon.
