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Arbor Place Beverage, located at 7455 Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville celebrated their recent joining of the DC Chamber on March 6. Owner Nam Kim, officiated the occasion with a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting. Arbor Place Beverage Depot is one of the largest package stores in the area. It has a warehouse atmosphere, offering a very [...]
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While the national unemployment rate has been dropping in recent months, many communities are still feeling the pain and pressure of the ongoing recession. Nowhere is this more evident than in communities like Douglasville, Ga., a town outside of Atlanta. The local economy will get a boost from Medline Industries, Inc., who today announced the [...]
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By Cassius Butts, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration As Regional Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, I travel throughout Georgia and meet with small business owners. Recently, I heard from Nathan McNeal, at McNeal Professional Services, who took advantage of some of the newly authorized federal tax cuts. Unfortunately, not all small businesses [...]
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As you know, the EEOC enforces several of the federal laws related to discrimination. Those laws apply to employers with 15 or more employees. Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA. The EEOC’s view is that employers are missing the boat regarding what their obligation is and what is and is not an undue hardship. In our [...]
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Week Five – Feb 10 Legislation to repeal and replace TIA introduced Rep. Setzler (R-Cobb County) and two co-sponsors, introduced legislation this week to repeal the requirements of the existing Transportation Investment Act (TIA). The legislation, HB 938 and HR 1350, repeals the existing TIA law and calls for an amendment to the Georgia Constitution [...]
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Legislation on Jobs Tax Credits introduced as part of Governor’s Competitive Initiative Legislation that was a portion of Governor Deal’s “Competitive Initiative” efforts was introduced this week in the House. HB 868 makes many significant improvements to the qualifying factors and value of jobs tax credits for new and expanded businesses throughout Georgia and should [...]
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www.dca.ga.gov/economic/financing/programs/SSBCI.asp The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (the “Act”) created the State Small Business Credit Initiative, funded with $1.5 billion to strengthen state lending programs that support small businesses and manufacturers. Of that total amount allocated, Georgia was allocated $47,808,507 in December of 2011. Any approved program must ultimately generate $10 in private leverage [...]
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S’More BBQ, located at 6855 Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville celebrated their grand opening on January 26. Owner and manager Tina Cowley celebrated the occasion with a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting. With more than 60 combined years of hospitality industry experience between the owners, their vision for S’More BBQ is centered around a shared love of [...]
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Ameriprise Financial Relocates Office Douglasville, GA – Ameriprise Financial, located at 3133 Golf Ridge Blvd, Suite 201 in Douglasville celebrated their relocation and kick off to 2012 on January 10. Proprieter and Financial Advisor, Patti Puckett; Associate Financial Advisor, Guy Moore; and Client Services Manager Susanne Spruill, officiated the occasion with a DC Chamber Ribbon [...]
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The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce Foundation presents the Chamber Leadership Scholarships annually to two High School Seniors from the Douglas County School System who have demonstrated their leadership in the community. The first place scholarship is $1,000.00 and the second place scholarship is $500.00. The applicants must have a cumulative 3.5 grade point average [...]
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