January 2016 Features

  • TSYS to Acquire TransFirst in $2.35B Deal

    January 27, 2016

    TSYS announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vista Equity Partners to acquire TransFirst, a Vista portfolio company and leading U.S. merchant solutions provider, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.35 billion.

  • UGA Law Students Gain Valuable Work Experience in the Atlanta Market

    January 25, 2016

    Students at the University of Georgia School of Law can now earn full-time professional experience in the Atlanta market while continuing to work toward a degree from the state’s flagship institution. The Georgia Law Atlanta campus is located at the Terry College of Business Executive Education Center, across from the Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead.

  • 6 Small Business Finance Basics You Must Understand

    January 22, 2016

    Bookkeeping is vital to properly managing your business resources. Additionally you will need these records for tax purposes. Whether you DIY or hire someone to keep track of everything you should understand the importance and the basics of bookkeeping. Here are a few basics that should always be standard practice to keep in your books.

  • Architecture of Purpose, an Interview with Sam Andras of 2WR + Partners

    January 20, 2016

    Last month, founding Principal of 2WR + Partners, Sam Andras discussed architecture’s impact on community. In this month’s article he focuses on architecture of purpose.

  • Georgia Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast” Draws Over 2,000 Business Leaders to World Congress Center

    January 14, 2016

    An agenda featuring Georgia’s senior government officials—U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and House Speaker Dennis Ralston—drew over 2,000 business and community leaders to the annual Georgia Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast on Tuesday.

  • HBS Columbus Office Expands with the Addition of 10 Attorneys from Hatcher Stubbs

    January 08, 2016

    Hall Booth Smith, PC is pleased to announce expansion of the HBS Columbus office with the addition of 10 attorneys from the law firm of Hatcher Stubbs, Columbus, GA. This expansion will result in the total of 16 attorneys in the HBS Columbus office and over 150 attorneys firmwide in 11 offices.

  • SunTrust Financial Planning Helps Clients Weather Market Storms

    January 07, 2016

    When volatility shakes the financial markets, SunTrust Private Wealth Management helps take the panic out of clients’ decision-making. SummitView, a financial planning software introduced by SunTrust in early 2014, turns a financial plan into an always-up-to-date, living document by aggregating financial information in real time from across a client’s portfolio.

  • Classes for Everyone: CSU Continuing Education Unveils Winter Classes Catalog

    January 04, 2016

    What’s your resolution? A new year is the perfect time to make changes, resolve to do things better, and set a positive path for the coming year. Columbus State University Continuing Education, your first choice for learning, presents a Winter 2016 class catalog bursting at the seams with something for everyone.