Cory Sekine-Pettite

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The Defined Leader: What Do You Want?

Vicki Abelson
By Vicki Abelson, MBA PCC We were sitting in our Rabbi’s office for pre-marital counseling. “What do you want,” she asked us. Without skipping a...

Cobb Young Professionals Names 2025 Next Generation Award Winners

Adam Ross and Natalie DeLancey
Cobb Young Professionals (CYP), the Cobb Chamber’s networking and development group for professionals in their 20s and 30s, has named the winners of the...

Universal Technical Institute Announces New Campus in Cobb County

UTI student
Universal Technical Institute (UTI), a national leader in workforce education for the skilled trades, energy, electrical, and transportation industries, is expected to open a...

Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta Reveals New Home Design...

Habitat House in Powder Springs
Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta recently revealed a modern Habitat house design in Powder Springs and cut the ribbon to celebrate the...

Connected By Vision

L-R: Town Center CID’s Director of Community Engagement, Jennifer Hogan; Executive Director, Tracy Styf; and Director of Projects and Planning, Alisha Smith.
An inside look at the progress of Town Center CID. By Michael J. Pallerino If you asked Cobb residents in 1997 to describe Town Center, they...

Battling Mosquitoes

Mosquito repellent. Woman using insect repellent spray outdoors. High quality photo
By Cory Sekine-Pettite According to a recent report, Georgia ranks as one of the worst states when it comes to mosquito populations and the health...

20 West Intermodal Facility Opens In Powder Springs

L-R: Ren Henry, Manager Sales DPWagner; Councilwoman Patricia Wisdom; Councilwoman Doris Dawkins; Mayor Al Thurman; DP Wagner General Manager Jeff Hope; Councilman Dwight McMutry; and Mark Parrott, Manager Operations DPWagner.
The new logistics center marks the largest single investment in the city’s history. By Cory Sekine-Pettite Intermodal : involving two or more different modes of transportation...

How Walkability and Movability Can Impact People, Place, and Prosperity in...

Two friends exercising along a city waterfront. The young woman in the wheelchair has spina bifida. Her friend jogging beside her and talking is a mid adult Hispanic woman in her 30s.
By Karma E. Edwards, MSPH NACDD Public Health Consultant Editor’s note: This article is updated from the Jul/Aug 2023 issue. Headquartered in neighboring Decatur, Georgia, the...

Promoting Literacy In Cobb

Recently, Cobb Collaborative was named one of six recipients of the Todd H. Bol Award for Outstanding Achievement by the Little Free Library (LFL) nonprofit organization.
By Irene Barton, Executive Director of Cobb Collaborative Editor’s note: This article is updated and reprinted from the Jul-Aug 2023 issue of Cobb In Focus. As...

A Good Sport

Life University prepares professionals for futures in Sport Health Science By Ken Abramczyk When it comes to sports, today’s colleges do not just offer exhilarating spectator...