2011 CFO Hiring Trends Survey

August 30th, 2011
Employment

The Intersect Group has released the results of the company’s CFO Hiring Survey. The survey was distributed to 541 Atlanta-based CFOs with 58 respondents.

The survey yielded positive results for the future of the finance and accounting function.

The survey found that:

– 47.4 percent of respondents plan to add staff in the finance and accounting function.

– More than 72 percent of jobs being staffed are being staffed by permanent hire employees.

– More than 50 percent of respondents indicated that they would hire between one and five employees, while 20 percent said they planned to hire more than 25.

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PART 2: Sig Mosley Interview – Lessons from an Atlanta Technology Leader


The name Sig Mosley has long been synonymous with technology investment in Atlanta.  From his early days with Management Science America to his current role at Imlay Investments, Sig has been a tech leader in our community. The MMM team recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Sig to discuss the highlights of his 40+ years in the community, as well as his thoughts on the present and future of technology and investing in Atlanta.

We hope you enjoy Part 2 of the interview.

 

 

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Florida Bioenergy Project Closes $75M Loan

August 23rd, 2011
Clean Tech/Green Energy

INEOS New Planet BioEnergy’s Indian River BioEnergy Center is now the first  large-scale advanced biorefinery facility in U.S. to close financing in latest round of USDA backed financing. The company announced last week that it has closed $75 million in private financing utilizing the USDA loan guarantee program.

The program will use  feedstock-flexible BioEnergy technology, which turns various waste materials into biofuels and renewable energy by using a combination of gasification and fermentation technology.

As part of the government’s goal to replicate the technology, INEOS Bio plans to enter licensing agreements with third parties to build similar commercial bioenergy plants around the

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Sig Mosley Interview: Part 1

The name Sig Mosley has long been synonymous with technology investment in Atlanta.  From his early days with Management Science America to his current role at Imlay Investments, Sig has been a tech leader in our community. The MMM team recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Sig to discuss the highlights of his 40+ years in the community, as well as his thoughts on the present and future of technology and investing in Atlanta.

We hope you enjoy Part 1 of the interview.

 

 

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2011 Data Breach Report Reveals More Vulnerable Targets, But Eases Cloud Security Fears

by Vaughn Morrison

Verizon’s RISK Unit worked with the U.S. Secret Service and the Dutch High Tech Crime Unit to prepare their annual Data Breach Investigation Report. The findings are summarized below.

Less Theft, But More Painful? – According to the study, the total number of records compromised through data breach decreased significantly compared to last year’s numbers. Unfortunately, this decrease is allegedly attributable in large part to a shift in target victims: fewer big companies, which yield larger results but are more difficult

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PART 3: Bill Goodhew Interview – Atlanta Tech Community: Yesterday vs. Today

Bill Goodhew, one of Atlanta’s technology leaders and former CEO of Peachtree Software, is a proud Georgia Tech graduate and has been instrumental in the growth of the software community in Atlanta for decades.  In part 3 of our interview, Bill discusses the Atlanta technology community yesterday vs. today.

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Tech Atlanta History: Bill Goodhew Interview – Part 2

Bill Goodhew, one of Atlanta’s technology leaders and former CEO of Peachtree Software, is a proud Georgia Tech graduate and has been instrumental in the growth of the software community in Atlanta for decades.  In part 2 of our interview, Bill highlights the the development of the Peachtree Software brand.

 

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