For Forward Systems: 12 North Georgia offices we would write to first, each with the public record that flagged it. Two are worked in full on the Accounts tab. Offices whose window has not opened yet are timed and held, not listed. Every record was opened on 19 Oct 2026.
A building permit for a new office build-out
5 businesses
01Jennings Executive Search Alpharetta worked on the Accounts tab
Record City of Alpharetta commercial permit BC260294, Commercial Interior Finish/Remodel, 2325 Lakeview Parkway Suite 275 14 Oct 2026
What it shows The city issued an interior finish permit on October 14 for a suite named for the firm; its own site still gives 211 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, as the office, so this reads as a move north.
What it does not prove It does not show the move-in date, who is cabling the suite, or that the firm is choosing an IT provider.
Who would decide Verified: Jon Jennings, Founder and Managing Partner (team page)
02Paulson Mitchell Wise Alpharetta (from Roswell)
Record City of Alpharetta commercial permit BC260184, Commercial Interior Finish/Remodel, 1125 Sanctuary Parkway Suite 310 25 Aug 2026
What it shows The city issued an interior finish permit on August 25 for a suite named for this civil engineering firm; its own site still gives 85-A Mill Street, Roswell, as the office, so this reads as a move; the team page lists 21 people.
What it does not prove It does not show the move-in date or who is wiring the suite; 55 days past issue, the network and phone decisions may already be made.
Who would decide Verified: John Wise, Partner; Daniel Mitchell, Vice President (team page)
03Vayman & Teitelbaum, P.C. Alpharetta
Record City of Alpharetta commercial permit BC260223, Commercial Interior Finish/Remodel, 4550 North Point Parkway Suite 300 8 Oct 2026
What it shows The city issued an interior finish permit on October 8 for a suite named for this family-law firm, applied for July 23; directories list the firm today at 12735 Morris Road Extension.
What it does not prove The firm's site refused a read, so headcount and the current office are not confirmed from its own pages; the firm lists several satellite offices.
Who would decide Findable: managing attorney or firm administrator
04Heritage Closing Firm (with Sanders Real Estate) Duluth (firm based in Alpharetta)
Record Gwinnett County permits issued 9/14 to 9/18/2026, case COMBLD2026-01564, interior finish, 700 Satellite Place Suite 125, $295,718 17 Sep 2026
What it shows Gwinnett issued a $295,718 interior finish permit on September 17 for a shared Sanders Real Estate and Heritage Closing office; Heritage's own site lists Duluth as coming soon and twelve people across its offices.
What it does not prove The tenant line names Sanders Real Estate, and Heritage's own site lists its coming-soon Duluth office at 3097 Satellite Boulevard Suite 150, a different address, so the permitted suite may be a closing room inside the brokerage; which firm runs its network is unknown.
Who would decide Verified: Paul Yacu, Esq., Owner (about page)
05Harrington Group (HGI) Duluth
Record Gwinnett County permits issued 8/3 to 8/7/2026, case COMBLD2026-01298, interior finish, 3237 Satellite Boulevard Building 300 Suite 525, $198,011 3 Aug 2026
What it shows Gwinnett issued a $198,011 interior finish permit on August 3 for this fire-protection engineering firm's own suite; the firm's site gives the same suite as its office, so this is a renovation in place.
What it does not prove A renovation in place may not change the network or phones; the firm also has a Charlotte office and routes mail through a Mimecast gateway, which hints at an existing IT provider.
Who would decide Verified: Dale Hansen, P.E., President (leadership page)
A public filing for a new licence or line of business that adds compliance obligations
7 businesses
06Legacy Partners Financial Group Woodstock worked on the Accounts tab
Record SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, CRD 137025: SEC registration effective 9/29/2026 (Georgia registration since 2/22/2021) 29 Sep 2026
What it shows A Georgia-registered adviser became SEC-registered on September 29; Form ADV filed September 30 reports 10 employees at 123 Mill Street, Woodstock, and the site names Jason P. Flurry, CFP, President and Founder.
What it does not prove It does not show the firm's current IT arrangements or any plan to change them; Woodstock is Cherokee County, about 30 minutes from Alpharetta.
Who would decide Verified: Jason P. Flurry, CFP, President and Founder (home page)
07Stribling-Whalen Financial Group Gainesville
Record SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, CRD 343346: SEC registration effective 9/30/2026 (120-Day Approval) 30 Sep 2026
What it shows A new adviser registered with the SEC on September 30; its principal's Raymond James registration ended October 7 after eleven years, and Form ADV reports 7 employees.
What it does not prove It does not show what systems the team took from Raymond James or who supports them; no stand-alone website was found, and Gainesville sits at the edge of the drive band.
Who would decide Verified on the filing: Brian Whalen, Principal (Form ADV Schedule A)
08Terminus Capital Partners (TCP Management) Atlanta (Buckhead)
Record SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, CRD 319179: exempt-reporting status withdrawn 6/24/2026, SEC registration effective 7/21/2026 21 Jul 2026
What it shows A private-equity adviser gave up exempt-reporting status in June and became a fully registered SEC adviser on July 21; Form ADV reports 12 employees at 3060 Peachtree Road.
What it does not prove It does not show the fund office's IT set-up; the firm's operating partners may include technology operators for its portfolio companies.
Who would decide Verified: Alex Western, Founder and Managing Partner (team page)
09Wright Wealth Atlanta (The Battery, Cobb County)
Record SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, CRD 321215: SEC registration effective 6/4/2026; Georgia registration terminated 6/16/2026 4 Jun 2026
What it shows A state-registered adviser moved to SEC registration on June 4 and ended five state registrations in June; Form ADV reports 7 employees, and the site links eight team pages.
What it does not prove It does not show whether the firm has built its incident-response programme or who supports its IT; the domain publishes no DMARC record, which is a gap, not evidence of a problem.
Who would decide Verified on the filing: Jeffery Wright, Partner and CEO (Form ADV Schedule A)
10Northstar Investment Partners (Stoehr Advice LLC) Alpharetta
Record SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, CRD 340596: Georgia registration effective 5/1/2026 (new successor entity) 1 May 2026
What it shows A new adviser entity doing business as Northstar Investment Partners was approved by Georgia on May 1 at 3255 North Point Parkway Suite 103, the older Northstar firm's suite; Form ADV filed June 2 reports 6 employees.
What it does not prove It does not show whether the older firm's systems carried over or who supports them; the record is 171 days old.
Who would decide Verified on the filing: Alexander Stoehr, CEO (Form ADV Schedule A; website)
11Overlay Capital (Overlay Management) Alpharetta
Record SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, CRD 324401: SEC registration effective 5/1/2026; Georgia registration terminated 5/28/2026 1 May 2026
What it shows A Georgia-registered investment firm moved to SEC registration on May 1 and ended its Georgia registration on May 28; Form ADV reports 16 employees at 3000 Northwinds Parkway Suite 150.
What it does not prove It does not show the firm's IT arrangements; an infrastructure investor may have technical staff, and the owner is not named on a reachable filing page.
Who would decide Findable: managing partner (the public ADV omits Schedule A)
12JEDCO Supply Suwanee
Record FMCSA motor carrier census, USDOT 9648052, added 2026-09-21, private property carrier, 5 power units, 2 drivers 21 Sep 2026
What it shows An HVAC parts distributor took a USDOT number on September 21 to haul its own goods, which brings driver qualification files, vehicle maintenance records and hours-of-service records; its site says the team includes 22 sales professionals.
What it does not prove It does not show office headcount or IT arrangements; with warehouse and fabrication staff the company may exceed 50 people.
Who would decide Named on the federal record: Trevor Sams (FMCSA census officer field, title not stated)
Each row names one public record and what it shows. A record ranks research priority. It does not prove the office is unhappy with its IT provider, has a budget, or is choosing a vendor now. Records were opened on 19 Oct 2026; reopen before calling.