Getting to know your Chairman’s Club members

We recently welcomed two new members to our Chairman’s Club. Steve Guy from Entertainment Design Group and Trey Ragsdale with Kaiser Permanente. The mission of the Chairman’s Club is to convene community-minded, senior level business people to be visionaries for the Chamber and a voice for business in our community. Steve Guy serves as President [...]

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Weekly Legislative Update – Week Thirteen – April 5-9, 2010

This weekly legislative update is brought to you by the Douglas County Chamber Government Affairs Committee through their affiliation with the Regional Business Coalition. Transportation Funding Conference Committee Has First Meeting With the legislature in recess during the week of April 5-9, little legislative activity took place.  In fact, only the Senate Appropriations committee held [...]

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Transportation Call to Action!

Did you know? Georgia is next-to-last in state transportation spending per capita. Georgia is one of only nine states, and the only one of the 10 largest, that provides no state support for transit operations. Low state spending means fewer federal matching funds for road or rail. Inadequate transportation means fewer jobs, a smaller economy, [...]

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Guest Blog: Jones-Wynn Funeral Home

What Kind Of Funeral Do You Want? Every family is different and these differences reflect the type of tribute service they desire.  Differences that impact the type of services families may choose are religious and cultural traditions, costs, personal preferences, location and distance among relatives.  These differences determine areas such as if the family requests [...]

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Spring is in the air!

Last week the publishers of our Community Guide came to photograph the area and while out and about this image of spring in Douglas County was just too good not to share.  Happy Spring!  What is your favorite place or part about spring in Douglasville? Visit our Picasa site for more pictures!

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