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Westin Atlanta Gwinnett Grand Opening VIP Reception

March 21, 2024 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Westin Atlanta Gwinnett Grand Opening VIP Reception

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Westin Atlanta Gwinnett at Gas South District

The brand new, 4-star cutting-edge Westin Atlanta Gwinnett is open on the Gas South District campus in Duluth, GA! The 348-room hotel is a state-of-the-art, full-service meetings and events facility, developed in partnership with Explore Gwinnett, the county’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. The hotel hosted a Grand Opening VIP Reception on March 20, 2024. Business RadioX was broadcasting live from the event and had the opportunity to interview several key players involved with the project.

Kevin McAteer, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Concord Hospitality (Interview begins at 1:45)

Stan Hall, President & CEO, Gas South District and Explore Gwinnett (10:20)

Jennifer Bridwell, Georgia Market President, Georgia Banking Company (15:10)

Mark Kuntz, CEO, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC U.S. (21:35)

Mark Castriota, General Manager, Westin Atlanta Gwinnett (27:10)

About Concord Hospitality

Concord Hospitality is an award-winning hotel development company that will provide you and your hotel the best development and management services possible. Concord is balanced on five cornerstones: Delivering Quality, Living Integrity, Supporting Community, Growing Profitability, and Having Fun. Over the years, those cornerstones have guided Concord through the creation of a portfolio that is split between owned and managed properties. Their portfolio demonstrates the diversity of their strengths. They have the capacity to develop and/or operate hotels across every segment of the industry, creating a multitude of profitable opportunities.

About Gas South District

The Gas South District is a 118-acre campus just minutes outside of Atlanta that can accommodate a variety of events from concerts, performances, meetings, trade shows, conventions, banquets, and celebrations. The multipurpose campus includes an amazing 13,000-seat arena (Gas South Arena), a 708-seat theater (Gas South Theater), 24 versatile meeting rooms, a 90,000-square-foot exhibit hall space, and a 21,600-square-foot grand ballroom (Gas South Convention Center). The campus, operated by the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, distinguishes itself by hosting a diverse range of events including Atlanta Gladiators professional hockey, Georgia Swarm indoor lacrosse, Atlanta Vibe women’s pro volleyball, Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake, JapanFest, Romeo Santos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Strait, Eric Clapton, NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships, Disney On Ice, U2, Paul McCartney, Orange Conference, Beyoncé, and more.

Dreams Come True! Groundbreaking for the New Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett Campus

September 5, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Dreams Come True! Groundbreaking for the New Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett Campus

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Lawrenceville’s Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett has been hoping for a new building to give their students a better environment to learn, and their wishes are coming true.

On August 27, 2019 they broke ground for a historic school expansion. The new facility will be built on its 7-acre property on Davis Road in Lawrenceville.

The school currently operates out of two aging homes and two temporary classroom trailers that have a total maximum capacity of 50 students. The school is currently over capacity with 75 students. The ground-breaking marks the beginning of the second phase of a four-phase development plan.

Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett opened its doors 30 years ago. When it first launched, the school was comprised of a paint closet and four students. It upgraded to its current facility, but again is growing out of its space.

The project will be completed in four phases. The first phase was completed in January 2018, with the construction of a sewer line to replace the existing septic tanks.

The second phase will include the construction of a school building that houses 7 classrooms, two therapy rooms, offices, lunchroom, and lobby/reception area as well as site work, parking, design costs, retention pond expansion, and the renovation of an existing building for a Young Adult program. This phase will increase the school’s capacity to 80 students and is expected to be completed at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.

The school is also planning a third phase of construction that will include the addition of 14 classrooms to increase capacity from 80 to 200 students as well as a lunchroom expansion, two white calming rooms, and covered walkways that will connect the Phase Two buildings to the Phase Three buildings.

Phase Four will include constructing a multipurpose building and activities room that will accommodate therapy treatment, physical education activities, school program activities, and community events.

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, the exclusive provider of Zoned Comfort Solutions and a leading supplier of Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heating and cooling systems, joined the Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett at the official groundbreaking ceremony. Mark Kuntz, CEO for Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, along with several other METUS executives and employees, were on hand.

“We’re beyond thrilled to witness a new beginning for the Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett,” said Kuntz. “We’ve been huge supporters for quite some time and are pleased to help the organization move into an all-new facility that will better support the needs of the students and the dedicated staff that serve them.”

To learn more about Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett, watch this video about the school and its expansion, or visit www.specialneedsschools.org.

For more information on Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, visit www.metahvac.com.

(Thanks to Gwinnett Magazine for providing some of the copy to this story.)

Mark Kuntz of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC speaks at groundbreaking ceremony

Amanda Pearch of Business RadioX interviewing the school’s Director and Principal Brendy Tall

Amanda Pearch of Business RadioX interviewing Steve O’Bien with Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC

Board members, administrators and students with Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT – 2018 IMPACT Regional Business Award Winners (Part 3 of 3)

July 20, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - 2018 IMPACT Regional Business Award Winners (Part 3 of 3)

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Seth Seagraves, Mark Kuntz, Brooke Waters, Chris Braun, Rob Marbury

Designed to be reflective of Gwinnett and the metro Atlanta area, the Gwinnett Chamber IMPACT Regional Business Awards recognize leading organizations in top industries that are driving economic development and job creation, while enhancing the area’s quality of life. This event is truly one of a kind as it brings together leaders from the AEC, higher education, healthcare, hospitality, information technology, international business, nonprofit, service, and small business industries.

Chris Braun/Renasant Bank (Awards Sponsor)

Headquartered in Tupelo, MS, Renasant Bank is a $10 Billion bank with a presence in five Southeastern states including Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. In the North Georgia market, the bank has 18 retail branches from Jasper to Gwinnett. In March of 2018, Renasant Bank announced a merger with Brand Group Holdings. After this merger, the total bank assets will be approximately $13 Billion and Renasant will increase its presence in North Georgia and in Gwinnett particularly. Renasant Bank is a full-service community bank that meets the banking needs of both businesses and individuals.

Mark Kuntz/Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC (International winner)

Since 1980 Mitsubishi Electric and the newly formed Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS) have been a leading provider of ductless and VRF systems in the United States and Latin America. The company provides innovative cooling and heating products, systems and solutions for application from a home to a large commercial building.

METUS is a leading marketer of Zoned Comfort Solutions and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air-conditioning and heating technology. Systems sold by METUS include a wide variety of technologically advanced products designed to deliver superior efficiency, comfort and control.

The family of brands supported by METUS includes Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating; Trane/Mitsubishi Electric, and American Standard/Mitsubishi Electric. More information is available at www.metahvac.com.

Brooke Waters/Leadership Gwinnett (Non-Profit winner)

Leadership Gwinnett is the region’s most trusted resource for leadership development and civic engagement. For 32 years, the learning and network offered has enabled thousands to change anything, from themselves to the world.

At the very core, their vision is to develop and sustain a network of effective leaders who will address current and future challenges and opportunities in Gwinnett and the region. Aligned with that is their mission which allows them to educate, equip, and engage existing and emerging leaders through a diversity of people, thoughts, and experiences that will lead Gwinnett to a better future. They do this through leadership programs, events and programming that is designed to inspire, challenge, and connect people at all levels of leadership development.

Seth Seagraves/Halski Systems (Information Technology winner)

Services provided by Halski Systems are scalable to the client’s needs. Halski offers services that include, but are not limited to, around-the-clock managed IT services, co-managed IT services, staff augmentation, IT project leadership and/or support, SMB set up and management, selecting the most appropriate vendor services, building contracts and facilitating agreements for long-lasting and beneficial relationships with external providers, cloud-based services, and infrastructures and expert technology consultation.

Halski has a straightforward process of assessing the needs of enterprises and using the results to strategically plan for and provide IT service needs. Through this method, Halski has become a leader among Information Technology Services providers. They enjoy and value relationships with their clients whether their IT needs are large or small throughout the southeastern United States and across the country.

Rob Marbury/Marbury Creative Group (Service Industry winner)

Marbury Creative Group is a creative studio that supercharges brands through unique creative approaches and campaigns across digital, print, and broadcast. Their strategically-driven creative helps companies build awareness and revenue. Their 10 full-time creative professionals are located in downtown Duluth. If you have a story to tell, they’re ready to help you “Tell it Better!”.