In March of this year, Peter Heintzelman took over the helm of Cobb EMC as the Marietta-based electric cooperative’s new president and CEO. He…
Brian Albrecht, president and CEO of Credit Union of Georgia, grew up in Woodstock and attended Woodstock High School. After graduation, he mo…
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Mike Bartlett grew up in Orlando, Florida, and graduated from Lyman High School in 1980. He started his career in construction as an on-site e…
Dave Hamilton, 63, is a McDonald’s owner who has been with the company for close to 50 years. He currently serves as president of the Greater …
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