Spring & Winter 2007 Executive Moves
May
Hank Boughner joined H.I.G. Ventures as managing director.
The Cobb Community Bank named John Scherer as local market president.
Rita Carson Guest President and Director of Design at Carson Guest Inc. has been appointed as Georgia’s first registered interior designer and the first interior designer appointed to serve on the Georgia Board of Architects and Interior Designers.
The following appointments have been made at Jones Day: Bryan E. Davis, Partner, as well as John R. White as of counsel and Bruce G. Luna II and Patricia J. Luna as associates from the Charlotte, N.C., office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Read more
CxO Spotlight: Eric Hartz CEO, RentBureau, LLC
Eric Hartz President & CEO, RentBureau, LLC
1. Based on your experience as a seasoned entrepreneur, what do you see as the greatest challenge for entrepreneurs today?
Given all the media channels with which businesses can create “noise” about how their existing offerings are just like your new idea (whether they are or not), the key is getting your targets to understand your superior value proposition – benefit v. price – and act on it. For the start-up, the challenge is proving it before the money runs out. Read more
ATDC celebrates One Billion Mark
Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center to Celebrate One Billion Dollars in Venture Capital
Since 1999, companies from Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) have raised one billion dollars in venture capital. In 2006, 10 of the top 25 largest venture capital deals – including the two largest – went to ATDC companies. In recognition of this milestone, the ATDC will host its annual Entrepreneurs Showcase and Celebration on Thursday, May 10, from 2 until 4:30 p.m. Read more
Construction Costs-The Quiet Deal Killer: GVA Advantis
Construction Costs: The Quiet Deal Killer
By: Gannon Shepherd, Associate, and Dan Granot, Executive Director, GVA Advantis
How to avoid the pitfalls of escalating construction costs in your next real estate deal
The Issue: Like the heartburn that American consumers are experiencing at the gas pump, the global economy is giving many Atlanta companies sticker shock over the cost of constructing tenant improvements in their leased office space. Commercial construction costs in the United States have reached historical highs over the past three years and there is no indication that this price inflation will subside in the near future. Read more
SOX for Private Companies: King & Spalding LLP
SOX for Private Companies
By: Lynn S. Scott, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Today when we talk or read about “SOX” it usually isn’t the White Sox or even the Red Sox. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) resulted from the highly publicized scandals at ENRON and WorldCom, among others, that caused massive market and employee pension savings losses. Ineffective audits, boards unwilling to question management activities, questionable related party transactions, too much focus on short-term value and the know nothing defenses of highly paid CEOs and CFOs focused Congress on taking action to restore confidence in American markets. Read more
