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I _ FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, Auguet 18,1999
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Something new in the air
Bank of America making presence felt in Forsyth
By Cheryl Vaughn
Features Writer
Internally, they refer to it as “Day One.”
For the management of the new Bank of America,
it was, indeed, a big day. Monday was the day for
officially unveiling the new signage associated with
the Bank of America and Nationsßank merger.
Locally, customers most likely didn’t notice any
changes in service, but the signs are different at the
Bank of America branch office on West Main Street
in Cumming, and at its two in-store offices in the
Krogers at Greens Corner on Bethel view Road and
at Lakeland Plaza.
Created last fall when Nationsßank and
Bank America merged. Bank of America converted
more than 250 banking centers and 559 ATMs in
Georgia and Tennessee to its new brand name late
last week and early this week.
“Except for operating under our striking new logo,
TFG in Cumming hosts
manufacturing seminar
The Cumming office of The Fredrick Group will be the site for
an informational seminar for North Georgia manufacturers Aug.
25.
The office is at 100 Colony Park Drive, Suite 303.
Speakers from the SBA, IBM and the Georgia Department of
Industry, Trade & Tourism will address a variety of topics,
including e-business, international trade and business climate.
The seminar is free, but seating is limited. For more informa
tion and to reserve a space, phone (678) 947-1355.
Survey says vacancies
forcing higher wages,
creative incentives
Atlanta companies are offering
higher salaries and creative incen
tives to lure information technolo
gy professionals to the area as
they struggle to fill vacant posi
tions, according to a survey con
ducted by Romac Information
Technology, a business of Romac
International Inc.
“Remarkable unemployment
rates continue to be the labor
story with IT professionals in
shortest supply. Atlanta leads the
Southeast in the number of high
tech jobs with 131,000 positions,”
says Tom Freeh, vice president of
Romac Information Technology,
Atlanta. “Companies are looking
for Oracle, Visual C++ and data
base administration skills.”
The results from the annual sur
vey are published in the “1999
Salary Survey and Career
Navigator.” Conducted each year
by Romac International—one of
the largest specialty staffing ser
vices companies in the world—
the survey provides a comprehen
sive look at national salaries and
hiring trends in information tech
nology.
Based on an analysis of the cur
rent salaries of professionals from
Romac International’s extensive
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it’s really business as usual for our customers,” said
Michael H. Dulan, president of Bank of America in
Georgia. “Customer accounts and services will
remain the sarrlt. They can continue to use their cur
rent checks, ATM and credit cards in the same famil
iar way.”
With $614 billion in assets, Bank of America is the
largest bank in the United States.
Boasting its claim to national fame as the first
coast-to-coast bank in the United States, Bank of
America officials say the conversion also made nec
essary the largest sign change in the history of cor
porate America.
“More than 400 signs were changed in Georgia and
Tennessee,” said a company spokesman. More than
82 tons of old signage in the two states will be
reclaimed and recycled.
The company projects that more than 45,000 signs
will be changed and recycled across the entire 21-
state franchise.
nationwide database of more than
2 million clients and candidates,
as well as information from sup
plemental resources such as the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
survey tabulates national and
local salaries by position, title and
level of responsibility in both
public and private sector compa
nies. Median salaries are used to
ensure survey results are unaffect
ed by extremes.
The 1999 Career Navigator pro
vides national and regional
employment forecasts, salary
ranges by region and position,
career planning tips and a handy
cost of living “calculator” which
lets readers quickly determine
what they would need to earn in
various cities to enjoy the same
standard of living.
Copies of the 1999 Salary-
Survey and Career Navigator are
free and available by contacting
any Romac Information Techn
ology office nationwide.
Career Navigators also are avail
able for the following industries:
Finance & Accounting; Human
Resources; Healthcare; Nursing;
Legal; Engineering; Scientific;
Pharmaceutical, and Insurance &
Investment.
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Business notes
Business Development
Center forum focuses
on starting a business
The University of Georgia's
Small Business Development
Center will sponsor a seminar
Aug. 19 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on
starting your own business.
The seminar will be in class
room 116/117 of the Gainesville
College Continuing Education
Building, 3820 Mundy Mill Road,
Gainesville.
The course is designed for per
sons who are considering starting
a new business, and will present
information to the prospective
entrepreneur on legal, marketing
and financial issues, and how to
develop a business plan.
Pre-registration is required
because seating is limited. Cost is
$25. For information and registra
tion, phone (770) 531-5681.
White collar crime
topic of September
forum in Atlanta
White-collar crime is a stealthy
enemy that, according to the
National Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners, costs organiza
tions more than S4OO billion
annually.
Because this pervasive crime is
often difficult to detect, fraud
examiners must know how and
where to look for clues.
Once evidence of a crime is dis
covered, they must also know how
to conduct an investigation.
To meet the need for fraud
detection and investigation train
ing, the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners will conduct
their Finding and Investigating
Fraud seminar Sept. 16-17 at the
Four Points Perimeter Hotel in
Atlanta.
The seminar will address the
most common fraud indicators
and schemes, and current and
future methods for battling fraud.
The seminar will run both days
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Bank of America (formerly Nationsßank) has changed its sign on West Main Street in Cumming.
from 8 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. Cost is
$295 for both days. For informa
tion, phone (800) 245-3321. Pre
registration is requested.
SCORE forums target
business planning
and imports/exports
The Service Corps of Retired
Executives will conduct a seminar
on creating and following a suc
cessful business plan on Tuesday,
Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
SCORE headquarters, 270
Peachtree St., Atlanta.
Cost is S3O and the program is
being done in cooperation with
the U.S. Small Business
Administration.
For information and registration,
phone (404) 347-2442.
In addition, SCORE will host a
seminar Aug. 31 on importing and
exporting, one of the most
promising areas of small-business
growth in the metro area. The
seminar is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost is S3O.
SBA accepting nominees
for small-business honors
SBA Georgia District Director
Charles E. Anderson announced
this week that nominations for the
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agency’s Small Business Week
2000 Awards are currently being
accepted.
The deadline is Nov. 12 for all
nominations, including the
Georgia Small-Business Person of
the Year.
“You can be part of next year’s
Small Business Week program by
nominating an outstanding small
business owner or small-business
advocate in your community for a
Georgia SBA award.
A national Small-Business
Person of the Year will be select
ed for the year 2000 from among
our state award winners,”
Anderson said.
“They will be recognized during
the Small-Business Week celebra
tion in Washington. D.C. next
year.”
Guidelines for nominations are
posted on the agency’s web site at
www.sba.gov, under “Small
Business Week 1999."
There is also a nomination form
available through the web site.
A guidelines booklet also is
available at the Georgia District
Office in Atlanta, or you can
obtain a copy by calling Jim
Hightower at (404) 347-4147, ext.
136.
Please leave your name and
address on his voice machine.
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Next year’s celebration will rec
ognize the best and brightest
entrepreneurs in Georgia and from
throughout the nation. Anderson
said.
Awards will include Young
Entrepreneur of the Year, Small-
Business Exporter of the Year,
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Clayton State College
offering business classes
The office of continuing
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State University will provide busi
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other sites in North Fulton
County.
For information, schedules and
costs, phone (770) 961-3550.