The Times wants to know about new management hires and promotions, major awards and other newsworthy accomplishments involving local businesses. We'll publish the information each Sunday on the Business page and gainesvilletimes.com. Send information, including photos and contact information, to news@gainesvilletimes.com; please put Newsmakers in the subject line. You also may use regular mail at Newsmakers, The Times, P.O. Box 838, Gainesville, GA 30503.
Business speaker series is set for this fall at North Georgia
North Georgia College & State University and The Mike Cottrell School of Business have scheduled a business speaker series with top executives.
All sessions are free and open to the public from 12:45-1:45 p.m. in the second-floor banquet room of the new dining hall at the corner of West Main Street and Sunset Drive in Dahlonega.
The series begins Sept. 8 with Stuart Kronauge, senior vice president of marketing for Coca-Cola Trademark Brands. She will discuss "Connecting Coca-Cola, a 125-year-old icon, with today's teens."
Later session dates and speakers will be:
• Sept. 22, John Allison, distinguished professor of practice, Wake Forest University, and retired chairman and chief executive officer of BB&T Bank.
• Oct. 4: Carla Cooper, president and chief executive officer, Daymon Worldwide.
• Oct. 13: Mike Higley, managing director, U.S. International, FedEx Express.
• Oct. 20: John Trautwein, president and chief operating officer, Source Support Services, and co-founder of The Will to Life Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives and the "Will to Live" of teenagers everywhere.
For more information about the series, contact Dr. Max Burns, dean of the Mike Cottrell School of Business, at 706-864-1610 or at mburns@northgeorgia.edu.