Published Sunday, February 07, 2010
Business briefs
The Newnan Times-Herald
A representative from Sen. Johnny Isakson's office will be the guest speaker at the Feb. 9 meeting of the Job Network Ministry at Newnan First United Methodist Church.
Also at the meeting will be representatives from the Georgia Department of Labor to discuss immediate job openings. The monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall, 33 Greenville St.
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A Volunteer Income Tax Assist Bus will be at the Newnan BB&T from Feb. 18-20 to offer free tax advice. VITA will also help individuals who make less than $49,000 file their income taxes for free.
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Star Salon is celebrating Valentine's Day with champagne and chocolates Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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Two Sisters Knitting Nook is closing. The shop at 15 Greenville St. will be closing on March 15.
"We have been open for almost a year now and the economy hasn't been our friend," Ashley Murray of Two Sisters said to her customers and students. "I cannot express in words how much I have enjoyed meeting all of you and how much I appreciate all of your support and encouragement.
"I have made a lot of new friends that I hope will last me a lifetime. I wish the economy had been our friend and we had the money to keep the shop going but we just don't."
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Buying a cup of coffee at RaceTrac Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will help the people of Haiti. RaceTrac stores will donate all profits from coffee sales, at all 270 locations, to Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
The families of more than 45 RaceTrac employees were directly affected by the earthquake, bringing the tragedy home to RaceTrac's Cobb County headquarters.
Coffee is the company's most purchased item, so it was decided to leverage the beverage's popularity with consumers.
"Though the earthquake hit three weeks ago, we want to remind RaceTrac guests that there is still so much we can do for the people of Haiti," said Allison Moran, senior vice president. Hopes are that the program will raise more than $100,000, which will be donated to the American Red Cross.
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Sears stores nationwide are participating in "Operation Blanket," a blanket drive to collect new and gently used blankets for homeless veterans. For each blanket donation, customers will receive a coupon for 20 percent of any home fashion or home decor item, or 10 percent off housewares, luggage or furniture.
The blanket drive runs through Feb. 18.
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The Children's Miracle Network and IHOP restaurants are partnering for National Pancake Day. This is IHOP's fifth year of celebrating National Pancake Day, and the goal has set a goal to raise $1.75 million this year. On Feb. 23, IHOP will give guests one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. In return, customers are asked to make a voluntary donation to support local children's hospitals through Children's Miracle Network and other local charities.
You can request a wake-up call from a celebrity at www.ihoppancakeday.com. The "stacks for good acts" online contest invites good Samaritans to submit a 250-word-or-less story at www.ihoppancakeday.com about a good deed they or someone they know did in 2009. One grand prize winner will receive free pancakes for a year. The deadline is Feb. 19 at 11:59 p.m.
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ClearWater Academy of Tyrone announces a partnership with Dr. Lynda Boucugnani-Whitehead, Ph.D., as consulting neuropsychologist. Dr. Boucugnani-Whitehead is also CEO of Strategic learning Connections, Inc., which specializes in assistance strategies for learning, and developing effective techniques and strategies to enhance learning based on the most recent advances in neuroscience.
ClearWater Academy is a private school for children with learning differences. The school currently serves children ages 6 to 10 and plans to expand to the eight grade next year.
The school focuses on students with processing delays, ADD/ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, mild autism, PDD/NOS, sensory integration disorder, and non-verbal learning disability diagnoses.
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Insurance company J. Smith Lanier & Co. will match up to $25,000 of employee donations for relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
Employees have contributed $25,097 to the relief effort. Most of the money will be donated to the American Red Cross. The remaining $12,218 will be donated to the Haitian American Friendship Foundation, Americares, UMCOR, Hope for Haiti, and various other charities.
The West Point, Ga.-based company donated more than $130,300 to charitable organizations in fiscal year 2009.
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Georgian Place Senior Living Community is hosting a Sweets for the Sweet dessert buffet Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
All area seniors and their families are invited. Special memento photos will be taken, and there will be a special prize drawing for couples married more than 50 years.
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BB&T Investment Services Inc. has hired Aiyisha Adams of Newnan as an investment consultant serving BB&T financial centers in Newnan, LaGrange, and Griffin. She is based at 295 Bullsboro Drive.
Adams holds Series 7, Series 63, Series 24 and Series 4 security licenses and has experience in equity compensation.
Adams is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and a volunteer through her church at the Atlanta Union Mission.
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Three Trees Ranch Inc. of Sharpsburg owns 28 bulls listed in the Spring 2010 Sire Evaluation Report published by the American Angus Association. The new report features the latest performance information available on 4,607 sires, currently accessible at www.angus.org
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Several agents with Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty recently completed the requirements for the Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialist certification.
"This certification training is the most comprehensive, up-to-the-minute training in the short sale and foreclosure area from the National Association of Realtors," said Linda Mitchell, managing broker.
The agents are: Cheryl Reed, Linda Scott, Linda Mitchell, Marian Hynson and Marcy Bucci.
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Charter Financial Corporation has released its first-quarter earnings report.
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The Newnan location of Kirkland's Home in the Target-anchored Newnan Crossing West center has closed.
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Saia, Inc. has been named the 2009 Outbound Carrier of the Year by the Oregon Distribution Center of Beauty Systems Group, a division of Sally Beautify Holdings Inc.
