Good Morning Gwinnett Podcast

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Dee Bowden founded BCS Solutions, a revenue recovery company, from a personal desire to see small businesses learn to solve cash flow problems. Dee is on a mission to serve them and grow their financial bottom line by sharing her five-step system. Dee has over 10 years of financial recovery experience in which she collected over $10 million for several companies and government agencies. Dee was featured in Black Enterprise Magazine in the article “Sealing the Money Leaks 5 Ways to Secure Your Cash Flow”

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com For the last six years, Jackson EMC has awarded middle school teachers in the counties served by the electric cooperative grants up to $2,000 as part of its Bright Ideas program. In late November, Jackson EMC announced its most recent grant winners, with Gwinnett County Public Schools teachers going to the head of the class.It was announced that 15 Gwinnett County teachers from area middle schools had received $23,557 in Bright Ideas grants to finance innovative classroom projects not funded through general fund dollars.Educators from grades 6 through 8 are eligible for up to $2,000 in grant funds. Five Gwinnett County teachers received $2,000 while four others received grants in excess of $1,850.Of the eight schools whose teachers received grants, Twin Rivers Middle School in Buford had five recipients and Hull Middle School in Duluth had four winners.Here’s a list of the schools and their winners, the amount awarded and the project:SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com#Daily Horoscopes, #DailyPodcast,

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Gwinnett County Board of Voters Registrations and Elections narrowly rejected a bid to challenge the registrations of 15,179 Gwinnett voters on Monday.The elections board voted 3-2 to reject the challenge presented by Georgia Republican Party state officer, and Gwinnett resident, BJ Van Gundy during a virtual meeting. The challenge would have affected voters who try to vote in the Jan. 5 runoff election.The board also voted 3-2 to dismiss a second challenge presented by David Clark after it appeared Clark was not responding to calls for him to present his challenge during the meeting, which was held via WebEx.The two Republican Party representatives on the board, Alice O'Lenick and Ben Satterfield, voted against both rejecting Van Gundy's challenge and dismissing Clark's challenge.Van Gundy said the voters whose registrations he was challenging appeared to have moved out of the county at least temporarily, with at least some of them filing forwarding address cards with the post office.He suggested Gwinnett teens who were attending college out of state could be asked to provide their college identification cards, in addition to their state-issued identification cards, to poll workers to verify they are students.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com It seems like the Senate has finnaly made a decision to extend the stimulus bill. According to reports that are out the bill will included the following;*$600 Stimulus check for the parent who makes under $75k a year and $600 per child.*$300 weekly unemployment benefit for W2 earners *$300 weekly PUA plus an extra $100 if the Gig Worker is also a W2 earner. This bill will expire after 11 weeks.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Trying to fit Kim Beasley into one box is virtually impossible, yet she’s known as“Kimpossible”. Kim holds an MBA in eBusiness and has over 25 years ofprofessional expertise. She is skilled in many areas which include; WordPresswebsites, social media, business branding, project management, databasemanagement, telecommunication, sales, technology, technical trainingdocumentation, and human resources.In 2005, Kim launched Agape3 Business Services (A3BS). As the owner andfounder, Kim enthusiastically provides support to corporate clients worldwide.After incorporating in 2009, Kim moved forward with positioning her company towork with entrepreneurs. As of 2012, she began working with corporations suchas Steelcase and RedHat.In 2015, Kim developed the consulting outreach side of her business andincorporated Kim Beasley Consulting (KBC) into A3BS. KBC has a focus ononline business brand building and social media. It also incorporates onlinetraining and consulting with corporations and entrepreneurs.She enjoys speaking at conferences, giving entrepreneurs and business ownersonline insights, and sharing her knowledge about growing a business online. Sheis also an Amazon published author with 2 books under her actual name and 10published books under her pen name, Brey King.Connect with Kim online.● Company Website: https://agape3.com● Personal Website: https://kimbeasley.com● Training Hub: https://kbctraining.com● Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimbeasley● Facebook: https://facebook.com/kimbeasleyconsulting● Instagram: https://instagram.com/kimbeasley● LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kbeasley● Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/kimabeasley

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett Place Mall has been maligned by residents, business leaders and elected officials in recent years because of its struggles as tenants and shoppers left, but it may be about to turn a corner.At the very least, it will have a new owner — and this one answers to the residents of Gwinnett County.County commissioners, acting in their role as Gwinnett’s Urban Redevelopment Agency, voted to let the county buy 39.06 acres at the mall for $23 million. They then immediately turned around at another meeting right afterward and voted, in their capacity as commissioners, to approve a resolution ratifying the action they took less than an hour earlier as the URA board.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com. Mayor Orr was on a business trip in Knoxville, Tennessee in late October. When he returned home he developed a fever of 104 degrees. He went to the hospital where the ER doctors discovered that he had blood clots in his lungs and that’s when they knew he had contracted COVID. He is recovering now.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett voters will begin going back to the polls for the last time in the 2020 election cycle on Monday.Early voting for the Jan. 5 runoff election begins this week. The election is receiving national and international attention because it features runoffs for both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats, with control of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance. U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., is facing Democrat Jon Ossoff while Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., is facing Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.In addition to those races, there is also a runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission featuring Republican incumbent Bubba McDonald and Democrat Daniel Blackman on the ballot.

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www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com One of Gwinnett County's newly elected incoming officials has contracted COVID-19.Gwinnett Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor announced Tuesday night that he and an unspecified staff member tested positive for the coronavirus disease on Monday. Taylor said he has contacted people he has been in contact with and that family members of himself and the staff member had been tested.The family members have tested negative."Currently, I am in quarantine and have decided, in a preponderance of caution, to postpone my swearing-in ceremony and all subsequent engagements," Taylor said in a statement posted on his Facebook page. "In the words of Dr. (Anthony) Fauci, we must allow the virus to establish the timeline.SOURCE: www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com With temperatures below freezing expected Tuesday night, HomeFirst Gwinnett announced it will open a warming shelter to protect homeless residents from the cold.The organization said the overnight warming station will be open from 6 p.m. on Tuesday until 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday at its Norcross Assessment Center, which is located at 5320 Jimmy Carter Boulevard. The National Weather Service is forecasting a low of about 29 degrees Tuesday night."The warming station will have capacity to give 20 individuals protection from the cold weather and will be available to single men, single women and families who may be in need," HomeFirst Gwinnett said in an announcement."Guests will receive access to food, beverages and snacks while at the station and be assessed for eligibility for further homeless services."

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Peachtree Corners recently handed out more than $2.5 million to help more than 100 small businesses in the city that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of $2.66 million, which came from CARES Act funding, was distributed in the form of grants to 118 qualified local businesses to help with relief. Restaurants, retail stores, hair and nail salons and fitness centers were targeted to receive the grants although other businesses, such as daycares and medical offices, that did not fall in those categories also received grants if they met criteria laid out by Peachtree Corners, city officials said.“We all depend on the many small businesses in our city,” Peachtree Corners Mayor Mike Mason said. “We are very pleased that the city has the opportunity to help our small business community. These grants will also certainly go a long way in helping our city’s long-term economic recovery.”The grants ranged in size from $1,000 to $50,000 and can be used to pay rent, payroll, utilities and inventory costs. The breakdown on how funds were distributed was 50% for restaurants, 9% to nail and hair salons, 5% to retail stores, 4% to fitness centers and 25% to local businesses that did not fall in one of the target categories.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Even though Melissa M. Proctor never played basketball, her dream asa child was to be the first female coach in the NBA. Your heart will sinkand soar as you live through Melissa's trials and triumphs. Throughincredible experiences like surviving Hurricane Andrew, moving toLondon and becoming the first "ball girl" for the NBA's Miami Heat, herunconventional path has taken a number of twists and turns that hasled to earning the position of Executive Vice President and ChiefMarketing Officer for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena.However, some would be surprised to learn that even at this stage ofher career, Melissa still doesn't know what she wants to be when shegrows up...and that's exactly how she wants it.From Ball Girl to CMO includes relevant themes of hope, persistence,empowerment, and courage to help readers navigate everythingfrom the personal to the professional. Throughout the pages, Melissashares lessons learned, guiding principles, and a means of comfortfor those not quite sure what to do next. She presents a powerfulframework for defining "Guiding Principles" that anyone can use tohelp direct life decisions. With her laid-back style and down to earthattitude, Melissa offers the option of acceptance at a time whenmany are confused and hope when uncertainty distorts the light atthe end of the tunnel. From Ball Girl to CMO urges us to look atourselves, reflect on where we've been and be open to the possibilitiesof what's to come.Melissa M. Proctor is the Executive Vice President and ChiefMarketing Officer of the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena. Herprofessional achievements earned her recognition from amultitude of publications throughout her career, including beingselected to the Sports Business Journal's 2020 class of 40 under40, the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2017 class of 40 Under 40,Rolling Out Magazine's list of the Top 25 Women in Atlanta, TheAtlanta Voice's 50 under 50, London's Leaders in Sports: LeadersUnder 40, and earning a mention on Inc.'s 2017 list of 17 InspiringWomen to Watch. Part of the NBA since high school, Melissa wasthe first team attendant/ ball girl for the Miami Heatorganization, and in later years, returned to work for the Heat inthe basketball operations division. She serves on the board forThe Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, The Children's Museum ofAtlanta and 48 in 48. She holds a bachelor's degree incommunication from Wake Forest University and a master'sdegree in design studies & brand strategy from Central SaintMartins College of Art and Design at The London Institute. Anative of Miami, FL, Melissa now resides in Atlanta, GA with hersuper dope daughter, Marley

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com It’s becoming clearer who might receive the first coronavirus vaccines in Georgia, but county health departments are still working out the logistics of when the vaccines will arrive and how many can get it.Georgia is expected to receive about 400,000 doses once emergency use authorizations are granted to vaccines developed by pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer, said Dr. Audrey Arona, health director for the Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale County Health Departments. Arona met virtually with Gwinnett legislators Tuesday night to update them about the pandemic.Health care workers, long-term care facility residents and at-risk seniors are expected to be the first in Georgia to receive vaccines, Arona said. The state will determine how the vaccines are distributed to local health departments, and those departments will carry out the bulk of the initial vaccination effort, she said.SOURCE: www.AJC.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Lawrenceville Police Department is once again offering a $20 Firearms Safety Class 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5 at Lawrenceville police headquarters, 300 Jackson St.This course is designed for those who have very little or no experience with firearms. Topics will include basics safety rules, weapon familiarization and safe storage.The class is hosted by the Lawrenceville Police Department and the LPD Citizens.SOURCE: www.AJC.com