Webb holds

a bachelor of arts degree from Vanderbilt University and is a 1993 graduate

of The Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

The American

Bankers Association published his thesis, "Inventory as a Source

of Cash Flow."

He is married

with three children and lives in Fayette County.

Heritage Bank

expects to open a second Fayetteville office at Towne Center within the

next two weeks. This addition will be the firm's fifth office in south

metro Atlanta.

F Peachtree

Brokerage Group, a division of Pathway Communities, is welcoming one of

the South's leading economic development specialists, Pat Murphy ,

as its new director of office and industrial development.

Murphy will

be responsible for working closely with statewide economic development

officials from Georgia Power, Oglethorpe Power, the Georgia Department

of Industry, Trade and Tourism and the real estate brokerage and developer

community to keep The Fayette County Development Authority in conjunction

with the Fayette County Board of Education has put together a program

where local industries can participate with local schools to train the

county's young residents.

To get the

program started, a tour of three schools has been scheduled for industry

members, who visited an elementary, a middle and a high school Oct. 10.

The next event

will be today, when several teachers will tour two local industries and

the Fayette County Hospital.

The authority

also is looking for someone to participate as a host to the teachers.

The event will encompass a tour of the facility and a brief synopsis of

what the company looks for in a candidate for employment. The idea is

to help teachers better understand what it is local industries need from

the emerging work force, said a spokesman.

Peachtree City

on the top of the list for companies looking to relocate to Georgia.

Once a business

has chosen Peachtree City, Murphy will work with local officials to help

make the company's move an easy one.

A veteran of

the economic development industry, Murphy spent 20 years with Georgia

Power and the last 12 in its economic development division.

Pat Heaberg,

vice president of Peachtree Brokerage Group, calls Murphy "a professional

who has proven he can make things happen on a very large scale."

"Murphy

shares our vision for multifaceted business recruitment," said Heaberg,

"and he also has a firm grasp on the selection process, making sure

each prospective company's product, capacity and distribution system are

compatible with what Peachtree City needs."

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