Eastman Chemical Recognized as World-Class Performer In Finance by The Hackett ...

23.07.10

, A global strategic advisory firm.

The award is based on the results of an in-depth benchmark performed by The Hackett Group in early 2010. It recognizes Eastman's status as an organization demonstrating top quartile efficiency and effectiveness in corporate finance operations. The company's performance across more than a hundred metrics was compared with results from over 200 recent finance benchmarks performed with Global 1000 companies, state and federal government organizations, and academic institutions. Eastman, headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, is a chemicals, fibers, and plastics company with 2009 sales of $5 billion.

According to The Hackett Group Principal Bryan Hall, "Eastman has maintained a concerted focus on improving the performance of the finance organization, by not just targeting efficiency, but by also making business engagement a priority. As an organization, they have held themselves to a high standard, and it is clear with their results in this latest benchmark, that the efforts of their team have delivered against that vision."

Source: MarketWatch (press release)

Companies Relocating to Atlanta | Metro Atlanta Chamber of ...

by Carol M. Flammer

Thinking of Relocating to Atlanta?

Thinking of relocating to Atlanta?  Seems you aren’t the only one! Hans Gant, Senior Vice President of Economic Development for the Metro Atlanta Chamber spoke to the Atlanta SMC tonight giving lots of facts and figures on the corporations looking to relocate to the Atlanta area.  When you consider the impact of the Hartsfield International Atlanta airport alone, Atlanta’s growth is quite impressive. In the 1950s Atlanta was the same size as Birmingham. Today it is the nation’s 8th largest city, and Hartsfield International is second only to JFK in terms of numbers of International flights.

This year-to-date Atlanta has

How about that list of 41 companies?  Well, here is part of it. I will update it when I get the rest from the Chamber:

FieldTurf First Date General Mills Gentiva Health Services IQ Business Group Inc. ISTS Worldwide J.M. Smucker, Co. J.W.Pepper Kemira KMC Atlanta, Inc. Lennox Industries Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Mandarin Oriental International Meyn NCR Corp Noliac North America NTT America, Inc. OSUSA, Inc. Pantech Wireless PricewaterhouseCoopers Quick Trip (QT) Kitchen Remesas Quisqueyana, Inc. Room & Board Scanmarket Sightmind SOCAPS S.A. Toyoko Inn Development Trane Vayu Media Viatek Solutions Vital Healthcare Group YesVideo

If you are looking for more information on moving to Atlanta, visit Know Atlanta – Atlanta’s favorite source for relocation information.

Source: Companies Relocating to Atlanta | Metro Atlanta Chamber of ...

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