Before they turn their tassels on May 10, Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) spring graduates of the Class of 2025 will hear words of encouragement and inspiration from keynote speaker David Still, mayor of the city of Lawrenceville.
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GGC’s May 10 commencement will be held at the college’s new Convocation Center, located on campus. There will be two ceremonies, with the first at 10 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m.
Before being elected mayor of Lawrenceville in 2019 and 2023, and to the city council in 2015, Still was appointed to the Lawrenceville Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in 2012.
Still is a board member of the Northeast Georgia Community Foundation and the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation, which supports the Northside Hospital Gwinnett System.
Still is the founder, designated merger and acquisition advisor and lead business appraiser of Capital Endeavors, Inc. Located in Lawrenceville, the company focuses on the merger and acquisition, advisor and business appraisal industry sector.
He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He is a Merger and Acquisition Master Intermediary and Certified Business Intermediary.
Born and raised in Lawrenceville, Still has lived in Lawrenceville his entire life. He was co-owner and publisher of the Gwinnett Post-Tribune before establishing Capital Endeavors, Inc. in 1995. Still and his wife, Vicki, a Gwinnett County Public Schools speech/language pathologist, have been married 41 years and are proud parents and grandparents.
Ride Gwinnett to be part of Link Authority Xpress
Gwinnett Commissioners voted recently to approve the transition of Ride Gwinnett’s commuter service to the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority’s (ATL) Xpress system, a regional move that aims to improve service efficiency, reduce costs for riders and eliminate the County’s need to replace aging commuter buses.
The change, set to take effect June 16, follows Gwinnett’s participation in a 2023 regional planning study conducted by the ATL, which recommended consolidating overlapping commuter services along the I-85 corridor. The transition will result in fare savings for riders and remove the burden of rehabilitating or replacing 30 commuter buses that have reached the end of their useful life.
Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson says: “This is a fiscally responsible move that expands access and aligns us with a more integrated regional transit system. It’s about making transit work better for the people who rely on it every day.”
Gwinnett Transportation Director Lewis Cooksey says: “This transition represents the strength of regional collaboration. It also allows us to reinvest in other critical transportation priorities while continuing to meet the needs of our riders.”Gwinnett County will now work to finalize an agreement with ATL Xpress for formal consideration by the Board in May.
Gateway85 CID re-elects Hoyt and Le to board
Gateway85 Community Improvement District (CID has re-elected two current board members to serve another three year term on the board.
Ryan Hoyt, executive managing director with JLL, was re-elected to Post 4 and will continue his role as vice chairman. Hoyt leads JLL Atlanta’s industrial group and is responsible for the strategic development and growth of industrial transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, leases, site selection and build-to-suit projects.
Tim Le, broker and owner of Atlanta Maxim Realty International, was re-elected to Post 1 and will continue to serve as secretary of the board. Le is an entrepreneur with a focus on real estate development and project management and is actively involved with professional boards and community organizations, including the Asian Real Estate Association of America – Greater Atlanta Chapter (Past President) and the Georgia Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce.
Gateway 85 is a self-taxing district that uses additional property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements and economic development over its 14-square mile district along the I-85 corridor in Gwinnett County.
Under the leadership of its board, Gateway85 CID continues to deliver impactful improvements to the district. In the past year, the CID has celebrated the launch of a new microtransit program, installed upgraded traffic signals along Jimmy Carter Boulevard and supported significant corridor beautification efforts — all aimed at improving mobility, safety and quality of life for businesses and residents.
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