https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2018-09-21/deal-appoints-25-boards
Executives comment on local business climate at chamber forum
DeKalb Champion – 9/26/13
As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce hosted a business forum at which four leaders in the business community discussed their thoughts on the business climate in Georgia and specifically in DeKalb County. Moderated by United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Yvette Cook, the panel included Craig Lesser, founder of Pendleton Group and former Georgia commissioner of economic development.
Pendleton Executives comment on local business climate at chamber forum
An interview with Bill Floyd
We Are DeKalb Magazine – 10/4/13
Former Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd lead the city of Decatur for 15 years – becoming one of metro Atlanta’s longest serving mayors. As he embarks on the next phase of his career with Pendleton group, he sat down with WAD to discuss his experiences in politics and how he’s applying them to business.
AdvancED taps Jacobs to head trustees
Jacques Couret – Atlanta Business ChronicleAdvancED named Phil Jacobs chairman of its board of trustees.Jacobs is a founding partner for Atlanta-based The Pendleton Consulting Group, an economic development consulting business. He also spent 34 years working for BellSouth/AT&T Inc. in various roles such as corporate officer, president of operations for BellSouth-Georgia, president of business services for AT&T Southeast and president of BellSouth business services.
AdvancED is the parent of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. SACS several years ago forced Clayton County’s public schools and the Atlanta Public Schools high schools to shape up, or risk losing their accreditation. Then last December, it placed DeKalb County’s schools on probation through 2013.
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Ex-mayor bringing skills to private sector
Atlanta Business Chronicle – Jun 21, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/06/21/ex-mayor-bringing-skills-to-private.html
Bill Floyd really liked being mayor of Decatur. So much so that he did it for 15 years, part of a 21-year stint on the city commission. But a couple of years ago, he started thinking about doing something different and began putting out feelers.What he found was The Pendleton Group, an Atlanta consulting firm that matched both his skill set and personality…