"Opportunities have come along that wouldn’t have come along," GGC President Dr. Daniel Kaufman told Lawrenceville Patch as he reflects on his tenure at the college and his decision to take the position of President and CEO of the Gwinnett Chamber.
"Opportunities have come along that wouldn’t have come along," GGC President Dr. Daniel Kaufman told Lawrenceville Patch as he reflects on his tenure at the college and his decision to take the position of President and CEO of the Gwinnett Chamber.
The news is still new to Georgia Gwinnett College and the Lawrenceville community. GGC’s charter president, Dr. Daniel Kaufman, announced late Thursday afternoon he is stepping down. His last day will be June 30th. On July 1st, Kaufman begins his new role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Lawrenceville Patch spoke with Kaufman via phone Friday morning about his decision to leave GGC before he left on a pre-planned trip. Kaufman said it was by no means an easy decision to make. “Opportunities have come along that wouldn’t have come along. As the opportunity at the Chamber became known to me, I thought ‘well, would I be interested?’ and I said ‘no,’” said Kaufman thinking about the educational …
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Dr. Daniel Kaufman, the Lawrenceville school's charter President, has accepted the position as the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce's next President and CEO.
He welcomed the first students to Georgia Gwinnett College, but on Thursday afternoon, GGC President Dr. Daniel Kaufman announced he is stepping down. Kaufmann accepted the position of President and CEO of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Kaufman began his tenure as President of the Lawrenceville college in 2005. His last day on the job will be June 30th. “President Kaufman was the right choice to lead Georgia Gwinnett College at its founding," said Hank Huckaby, chancellor of the University System of Georgia in a release. “Under his leadership, the college opened and has lived up to expectations at the state and local level to provide access and to create a new model for higher education in the 21st century. On behalf of the University …
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Gwinnett Chamber recognizes new, relocated and expanded companies at reception.
Several Lawrenceville companies and organizations, including Georgia Gwinnett College and NovoLogic were welcomed by Partnership Gwinnett and Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development at a reception for new, relocated and expanded businesses in Gwinnett County for 2012. More than 80 business leaders and representatives of 18 new and expanding Gwinnett companies attended the Feb. 20 reception. Besides Lawrenceville, the companies are located in Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Norcross, Peachtree Corners, Snellville, Stone Mountain, Sugar Hill, and Suwanee. “We welcome each of these companies to Gwinnett County and are excited they have chosen to grow their businesses here,” stated Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash, in a press release…
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The firing of the arresting Suwanee officer means the Gwinnett solicitor does not have enough evidence to proceed with the case.
A Gwinnett prosecutor has decided to drop the driving under the influence charge against Gwinnett Chamber VP Nick Masino, due to lack of evidence. The case came apart because of the dismissal of the arresting Suwanee police officer. Masino, a Suwanee resident and former mayor of Suwanee, was arrested last August on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road after his vehicle was observed swerving between lanes. Initially, an off-duty officer spotted Masino's vehicle swerving on I-85, and phoned Suwanee police. Masino did not finish a field sobriety test and subsequently was booked into the Gwinnett Detention Center. He also was charged with texting while driving and improper lane change. Those charges also have been dismissed. Masino told the arresting …
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Masino, a former Suwanee mayor, has matter moved from Suwanee Municipal Court
Gwinnett Chamber VP Nick Masino has had his DUI arrest case moved to Gwinnett State Court in Lawrenceville, according to officials. Masino, a former mayor of Suwanee, was arrested in August by Suwanee Police after his vehicle was spotted swerving on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. Suwanee Police were alerted by an off-duty Suwanee police officer who spotted Masino's vehicle swerving on I-85 as he exited, according to the arrest record. Masino was jailed briefly after refusing to finish a field sobriety test. A spokesperson for the Gwinnett County Solicitor's Office, which acts as a prosecutor in such cases, said no court date is set for Masino, and that there is no timetable for handling the case. The matter initally was in Suwanee Municipal …
Survey results crucial to second phase of community and economic development initiative.
Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development is seeking input on the future direction of community and economic development in the county. The chamber announced Friday (June 24) it is about to enter the second strategic planning phase of the Partnership Gwinnett community and economic development initiative, and the survey is a crucial part of the process. With more than 200 relocations and expansions yielding more than 10,000 jobs since the launch of the first phase in 2007, the goal of “Partnership Gwinnett 2.0” is to take the success of the past five years to the next level. The survey will ask residents their opinions on topics like business climate, education and workforce development, and quality of life issues. The survey should only take …
Carolyn Hinton
3:15 am on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Spotted by an officer from Gwinnett County and then stopped by City of Suwanee Police. What more evidence do you need? A young family member was sited driving in a well lighted parking light and had yet turned her lights on and was stopped in Duluth. Her alcohol was over the limit but she was in no way impaired. she spent the night in jail, hired an attorney who charged a fortune, went to the … more ›