THE GAB-RRR JULY 2008

Duluth Merchants Assoc iat ion

PRINTING TRADE COMPANY: 35 years of providing topquality printing and service.

Printing Trade Company wasformed in 1970 by Ted Williams inthe basement of his home. Ted’soriginal mission of providinghigh- quality printing, coupledwith good service, has beenmaintained by this family-runbusiness for 35 years.

If you walk into Printing TradeCompany today, you will findMike or Mark Williams carryingon the traditions of their fatherTed. The company has grown to a14,000 square foot facility justsouth of Duluth. The facility iswell- equipped and capable of

handling all of your printingneeds from the originalconception of a project, todelivering to your customers.

All services are handled in- house; including, design, layout, printing, foil stamping,embossing, stitching, folding,punching, binding, and mailservices.

Contact Mark Williams at 770-441-0945 for moreinformation. We look forward toseeing you!

JULY MEETING: July 1

JULY MEETINGPrinting Trade

CompanyTuesday, July 1

6pm

2790 Simpson Circle Norcross, GA 30071

Phone: (770) 441-0945

For Directions, see Pg 2

2008 OFFICERS

MARION MALOOFPresident

Harold StameyVice President

JOHN MONKTreasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Al Brown 678.858.4207

Tim Thornberry 678.677.4847

Harold Stamey 770.476.1943

Glenn Sarver 770.265.2448

Sunny Ramsay 678.312.6839

Al Watkins 404.388.0492

John Monk 770.495.8900

Vicki Frost 770.476.2775

Dr. David Dudovitz 678.777.7883

Cody Moran404. 790.8175

Mary Roberts 404.895.0406

Suzanne Geske 770.623.6135

The Gab-RRR is a monthly

publication of the Duluth

Merchants Association.

Back issues are available at

www.Duluthmerchants.com

Database, Printing and

Distribution:

Norman Klugman

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678.473.4643nklugman@accentmail.com

Newsletter Design:

Terry Palmer

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DULUTH MERCHANTSASSOCIATIONwww.duluthmerchants.com

Dr. Marion Maloof DMA President 2008

DIRECTIONS:

From Downtown Duluth, go South on BUFORD HWY. Cross over Pleasant Hill Rd.

Turn LEFT onto SIMPSON CIR NW. Go 0.3 miles

Printing Trade Company will be on your left.

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JULYMEETING:Tues. July 1

Welcome New Members

Louise’s World Best Soul Food Tammie Holmes

ManagerA full service restaurant specializing in “soul food”.

Louise’s prides itself upon providing traditionalflavorful cooking at competitive and affordableprices while providing customers with a homely,

inviting environment.

(706) 951-5964 www.louisesatlanta.nethtammie@bellsouth.net

1455 Pleasant Hill Road Ste. 104Lawrenceville

Duluth MulticareJared Wiskind

Family and Sports Chiropractic ServicesNutritional Advising

Message TherapyPhysio Therapy Services Offered Soon

770-497-9700www.DULUTHMULTICARE.COM

drwiskinddc@yahoo.com

3500 Duluth Park Lane Suite, 810Duluth

uluthAround

Join us for Brown Bag Lunches on the Green every Thursday nowthrough the first week of August from Noon-1:30pm. Bring yourbrown bag lunch or buy lunch from the Park Cafe or Steverino's(both located around the Town Green) and enjoy live entertainment.

JUNE 5 Nick Pallas &Medieval TimesJUNE 12 Lovespark JUNE 19 BrittanyBennettJUNE 26 Nick Pallas

JULY 10 AA Juggling(non musical)JULY 17 Duluth FBCChildren's ChoirJULY 24 LovesparkJULY 31 BrittanyBennett

AUGUST 7 Nick Pallas

Every Thursday Noon-1:30

June 28 Rockin’ Through the DecadesJuly to September – Dog Days (www.dogdaysofduluth.com)

July 3 Duluth Celebrates AmericaJuly 12 Market of TreasuresJuly 19 Star 94 MovieJuly 25 The Bee Movie August 2 USO ShowAugust 16 The Water HorseSeptember 13 Surf’s Up

Consider Being a Duluth Fall Festival Sponsor!By now, you should have received the 2008 Duluth Fall Festival sponsor brochure in yourmail. (Thank you Accent Mail for working with us in designing & mailing these!) We hopethat you will look this over carefully and consider being a Festival sponsor this year.

As it has for the last 25 years, all of our proceeds go back into Downtown Duluth. We are veryproud of all that we have been able to accomplish there but have a lot of other projects thatwe hope to do as well, so could really use your help. Mike DeVries and Alana Moss areleading us this year and would also appreciate your commitment.

Celebration at Taylor Memorial Park

Mathias Corporation/Street Smarts TopOut New Building in Downtown Duluth.The American Flag waved proudly over the event at Taylor Memorial Park marking theTopping Out of the Mathias Corporation/Street Smarts, Inc. building in DowntownDuluth.

Company presidents, Dave Heydinger and Marsha Anderson Bomar celebrated at agathering of more than 200 well wishers, including City of Duluth staff, GwinnettChamber members, city and county leaders, and staff from both companies.

"This event marks a milestone in both the construction of our new headquarters andthe redevelopment of our Downtown area," said, Dave Heydinger. "I am so glad tosee so many of you here with your families", said Ms. Anderson Bomar. "Family andcommunity are important to all of us so it is most appropriate to be celebratingtogether."

This phase of the Duluth Downtown development, located adjacent to the TownGreen, will include more than 40,000 square feet of office and retail space. Thebuilding is scheduled to be completed in the late Fall of this year. For moreinformation on the available space, call 770.476.2277.

Mathias Corporation is a privately heldconstruction firm based in Duluth,Georgia. For over 12 years, Mathias hasdemonstrated an unparalleled attentionto detail with executive involvement onall projects, as well as an unblemishedrecord of on-time completion.Responsible for many notable projectsthroughout Gwinnett County andmetropolitan Atlanta, Mathias isparticularly known for its key role in theconstruction of projects in the Duluthdowntown area, including the new DuluthCity Hall. For more information pleasevisit their website atwww.mathiascorp.com.

Street Smarts is a privately heldtransportation planning, design andengineering consulting firm headquartered inDuluth, Georgia, with offices in Orlando andTallahassee, Florida and Dallas, Texas.Celebrating 18 years this month, Street Smartsmade a name for itself as a woman-ownedbusiness excelling in traffic engineering, civiland site engineering, transportation planningand landscape architecture and design andsupport services such as land surveying andsub-surface utility engineering. Founder andPresident Marsha Anderson Bomar is arecognized industry expert who has receivedcountless awards and recognition as anengineer and entrepreneur. Currently, Ms.Bomar serves on the Duluth City Council.Street Smarts has received local and nationalrecognition for Employer of the Year and is aproud sponsor of Partnership Gwinnett. Formore information please visit our website atwww.streetsmarts.us.

IS YOUR COMPANY MAKINGNEWS?If it is, we want to spotlight youin the DMA Gab-RRR. If you haveany significant news about yourbusiness: awards, big wins, newexpansions, relocating, please e-mail them to Terry Palmer atgabrrr@ duluthmerchants.com

HOST A MEETING!We want to showcase our DMA

members in our meetings. If youwould like to host a meetingplease call call Marion Maloof770.923.1111

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please contact NormanKlugman at nklugman@accentmail.comor 678.473.4643

THE NETWORK TABLE ISAVAILABLE!Yes, we want to invite all of youto bring your literature (in smallquantities) about your productsand services to our DMAmeetings so fellow members canlearn more about you. BUT, FAIRWARNING: at the end of theevening, you must take your literature with you, or it will bethrown away.

GPCID Welcomes GwinnettTech Campus To DistrictCID played lead role in joining mall owners with college officials

The Gwinnett Place CID is welcoming Gwinnett Technical College’s expansioninto the District.

Gwinnett Tech plans to offer continuing education courses in new classroomspace inside Gwinnett Place Mall.

The Gwinnett Place CID played a facilitating role by bringing together leadersfrom Gwinnett Tech and Simon Property Group to complete the unique project.

“We are pleased we could work together with Gwinnett Tech and GwinnettPlace to bring this opportunity to area residents and businesses,” said Joe Allen,Gwinnett Place CID Executive Director. “The more quality of life and businessenhancements that come to the greater Gwinnett Place area, the more resilientour community becomes for the next generation.”

According to a recent media release from Gwinnett Tech, “the college willoccupy 32,600 square feet at Simon Property Group's Gwinnett Place Mall,opening in mid-September with classes starting in early October 2008.”

Gwinnett Tech will use the Gwinnett Place space for such instruction as Englishas a Second Language (ESL), OSHA training, real estate learning and other tradeor skills-based programs.

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