THEBright Side™
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Published by Lipsett & Associates, Inc., The Bright Side is a privately owned publication serving the communities of Smyrna, Vinings, Austell, Mableton, and South Cobb.
STAFF Cathy Lipsett, Publisher Allan Lipsett, Publisher |
Allan & Cathy Lipsett, Publishers of The Bright Side Newspapers, Allan and Cathy Lipsett, publishers of The Bright Side Newspapers in Cobb County, have been named the 2007 Small Business Journalists of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The husband and wife team received their Champion Journalism Award from Terri L. Denison, SBA Georgia District Director, in May at an Atlanta luncheon hosted by the Georgia Lenders Quality Circle. They were nominated for the statewide award by the Kennesaw State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The award goes to journalists who make a concerted effort to increase the public’s understanding of the importance of small business to the economy. Voluntary community service by a journalist also plays a part in the award selection. “Community newspapers are all about the people and the stories they have to tell,” said Lydia C. Jones, Director of the Kennesaw Small Business Development Center. “The Lipsetts are continuing a tradition of featuring local business news with their Bright Side publications.” The Lipsetts established Lipsett and Associates Inc. in 1992. Today, it is the parent company of a public relations firm, an advertising agency and two community newspapers, The Bright Side of Smyrna/Vinings, founded in 2005 and The Bright Side of South Cobb, founded in 2006. Both newspapers focus their articles on the services and products of businesses in their local communities with heavy coverage of small business success stories along with the activities of organizations such as the Smyrna Business Association, the Vinings Business Association and the South Cobb Business Association. “The Smyrna/Vinings Bright Side has played a significant role in helping enhance communications between our neighborhoods and the business community,” noted Bill Cooper, President and CEO of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, in a letter supporting the Lipsetts’ nomination. Cathy and Allan Lipsett are both former newspaper editors and publishers with experience in reporting, editing and business management. They worked jointly for 13 years as owners and publishers of The Southeast Georgian, a weekly newspaper in coastal Georgia, before selling the newspaper and returning to Atlanta. They are also former owners of the Forsyth Forum in Cumming, Georgia. In addition to her newspaper career, Cathy Lipsett served on the Marietta City Schools Board of Education for eight years, including chairman in 1992. Prior to her ownership of the Southeast Georgia, she was assistant editor of the Presbyterian Survey magazine and advertising service manager for the Georgia Press Association. Allan Lipsett served six years as press secretary for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Before that, he was an account executive at Knapp Inc. Corporate Communications and metro editor of the Marietta Daily Journal. Prior to ownership of The Southeast Georgian, he was a reporter and editor at the Clayton News/Daily and the Warner Robins Daily Sun. Cathy and Allan Lipsett are both graduates of Georgia State University. | SMYRNA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION NAMES June 2007 Steve Clair presented the annual Smyrna Business Association's businessperson of the year award to Bright Side owners and publishers Allan and Cathy Lipsett at the organization's June meeting. This annual award recognizes a local business owner for their business and civic contributions to the Smyrna community. Nominees were solicited from members, and the winner was chosen by a committee of past award winners. "This year, we are breaking from our traditional award to an individual, in order to recognize two individuals that are truly partners in their business and their life. This husband and wife team actually has two businesses located in Smyrna under the parent company of Lipsett & Associates, Inc.: one is a very successful Public Relations firm, and the other, for which most of us know them, a local newspaper called The Bright Side," said Clair in presenting the award. The Lipsetts established Lipsett and Associates Inc. in 1992. Today, it is the parent company of a public relations firm, an advertising agency and two community newspapers, The Bright Side of Smyrna/Vinings, founded in 2005 and The Bright Side of South Cobb, founded in 2006. Both newspapers focus their articles on the services and products of businesses in their local communities, with heavy coverage of small business success stories along with the activities of organizations such as the Smyrna Business Association. Both Allan and Cathy have been journalists their entire careers as well as actively involved in their community. They jointly published The Southeast Georgian in Camden County and later The Forum in Forsyth County. In addition to her newspaper career, Cathy Lipsett served on the Marietta City Schools Board of Education for eight years. Allan Lipsett served six years as press secretary for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. After selling The Southeast Georgian, he was metro editor of the Marietta Daily Journal. They are both active members of First Presbyterian Church of Marietta. Cathy and Allan are both graduates of Georgia State University with degrees in journalism. The U.S. Small Business Administration recently recognized them as 2007 Small Business Journalists of the Year for the state of Georgia. "Through their publications and community involvement, Cathy and Allan Lipsett seem to easily transfer their positive and upbeat attitude to their stories and everyone around them," said Steve Clair, a former winner of the Smyrna Business Association Award in 2006. |
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Smyrna, GA 30080
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