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F’ville eyes economy class for Chamber trip

It may be a needed trip to get ideas for economic development, but Fayetteville City Manager Joe Morton said Aug. 16 that in today’s economy the trip to Franklin, Tenn., should be limited to two members of the City Council and one city staff member. The council agreed and will send a total of three people on the October visit. Read More»

F’ville’s Trident Medical Imaging first in Georgia to provide new imaging test to identify early Alzheimer’s disease

AmyvidTM PET scan performed at Trident Medical Imaging – Fayette accurately identifies the presence of Alzheimer’s-causing plaques in the brain.

Fayetteville’s Trident Medical Imaging announced in July that it has performed a specialized PET scan on a patient to determine the presence of the amyloid plaques that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

This test — known as AmyvidTM (Florbetapir F-18) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan — is the first performed in Georgia since the FDA announced the approval of AmyvidTM in April. Read More»

PTC gets hip to food trucks

Council open to changing rules to allow new dining options

Peachtree City staff will begin researching rules that will allow for the creation of a food truck parking lot.

The city council gave unanimous approval to a staff request to begin drafting such rules to allow food trucks, which are currently banned by the city’s outdoor display ordinance.

Jimmy Daniel, owner of the Grazing Here food truck seen at the Peachtree City Farmer’s Market, said the idea is to create a place for local residents to enjoy food trucks on an occasional basis, but not seven days a week. Read More»

Cancer Treatment Centers of America opens in Newnan

Nurses Amanda Woodward, (L), a Brooks resident, and Melissa Runyon, of Newnan, were just two of the large number of staff ready to accept first day patients Aug. 15 at the new Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital located at Ashley Park in Newnan. Photo/Ben Nelms.

The day finally arrived on Wednesday for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital at Ashley Park in Newnan to accept its first patients. And as they began to arrive from across the Southeastern United States, patients and their families entered a state-of-the-art facility that looks more like a luxury hotel. Read More»

Britt moves from Fayette Senior Services to new slot at Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Debbie Britt. Photo/Special.

Debbie Britt is the new executive director of community and public relations for Piedmont Fayette Hospital.

Britt, who will assume her new role in mid-September, will serve as the community relations liaison between the hospital, the physician network and the community.

With primary responsibility for public relations, communications and community outreach, Britt also will oversee the hospital’s auxiliary volunteer program as well as Piedmont Fayette’s Sixty Plus Older Adult Services. Read More»

PTC’s Sany America gets new chairman

Sany America's new chairman, Tim Frank. Photo/Sany America.

Tim Frank, a construction equipment executive with extensive global experience in sales, marketing, operations and product development, has been named chairman of Sany America Inc, headquartered in Peachtree City.

In this newly created position, Frank has overall responsibility for manufacturing, sales, marketing and support for all Sany equipment products in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America. The appointment is effective immediately. Read More»

Home sales, prices inch up in Coweta

So far so good for home sales in Coweta County for the first six months of 2012. The first half of the year saw small increases in the number of homes sold and in the average sales price compared to figures from 2011.

Multiple Listing Service figures supplied by Leslie Edwards Real Estate, Inc. for the months of January through June showed 874 homes sold. The average list price was $273,802 while the average sale price was $159,614. Read More»

Big companies choosing PTC

Announcements expected by end of the year

Up to three significant companies are on the verge of announcing their moves to Peachtree City, the city council was told Thursday night.

The largest company is in final site negotiations for a three-phase project that will include some production and a significant training component that will bring its employees to Peachtree City for short periods of time, said Matt Forshee, president and CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority. Read More»

F’ville square adds culinary twist — rooftop dining at Twisted Taco

Signing the lease for the old Travis Hardware building are (L-R) Fayetteville Community Development Director Brian Wismer, Fayetteville Downtown Development Authority Chairman Sarah Murphy, Twisted Taco franchise holder for Fayetteville Gavin Abadi and Twisted Taco president Paul Gibbs. Photo/Special.

The old Travis Hardware building on Glynn Street in downtown Fayetteville will soon undergo a transformation. With the opening anticipated in late 2012, the historic structure will become the home of the first “Twisted Taco” restaurant on Atlanta’s south side.

Beyond its signature Tex-Mex cuisine, the new restaurant will feature unexpected twist — Fayette County’s only roof-top dining.

Fayetteville Community Development Director Brian Wismer said that the Fayetteville Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has reached an agreement with Twisted Taco, the Atlanta-based Tex-Mex restaurant. Read More»

Jobless numbers jump in Coweta, Fayette

Unemployment rates in Fayette and Coweta counties remain among the lowest in west central Georgia. But that did not stop the jobless rate from taking a pretty big step in the wrong direction in June.

Data supplied by the Ga. Dept. of Labor showed the unemployment rate for Coweta increasing by nearly a full percentage point in June while in Fayette the rate increased more than half a percentage point. Read More»