Week Two Legislative Update January 17-21, 2011 Georgia General Assembly Has Budget Recess Week The second week of every legislative session is reserved for joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings. No legislative days from the 40 day legislative calendar were expended this week. The heads of every department in state government made [...]
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The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its newest member of the 2011 Chairman’s Club: Steve Morgan, Financial Advisor at United Community Advisory Services. Morgan is also the new Chairman of the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. After completion of his Masters Degree in Economics at the University of [...]
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Weekly Legislative Update – brought to your courtesy of the Chamber Government Affairs Committee!!! January 10-14, 2011 / Week One Georgia General Assembly Convenes The first week of the 2011 legislative session, albeit 2 days, is now history. Here are some of the highlights of last week’s activities. New Governor, Constitutional Officers and Legislators [...]
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The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 class of Leadership Douglas. The mission of Leadership Douglas is to identify, encourage and develop leadership abilities so that its participants grow both personally and professionally. Participants in Leadership Douglas benefit from getting to know one another and from the exchange of [...]
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The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its newest member of the 2011 Chairman’s Club: Rosco Sayyar, Partner at Sam & Rosco’s Restaurant and The Centre at Arbor Connection. 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 [...]
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Douglas County Chamber of Commerce 2011 Legislative Agenda 1. We believe a dependable transportation network and reliable mobility are important for our businesses and residents. The Chamber is part of a collaborative effort to complete the GA Hwy 92 Corridor Project as the major north-south corridor between crowded Paulding and Douglas counties. In [...]
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Chamber Member Discount comes with Project Management Professional (PMP) that is available through the WGTC Continuing Education Department’s Professional Education Center (http://coned.westgatech.edu/wconnect/econdev.htm). Please note that the Early Bird Registration Fee is $899 and participants must register at least two weeks prior to the first day of class, the Registration Fee is $999 for those that [...]
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Here are some interesting facts about Georgia regarding small businesses and entrepreneurs courtesy of the Georgia Department of Economic Development! There are approx. 655,552 incorporated businesses in Georgia (SOS: 1/4/11) 97.5% categorized as small by the Federal Gov’t. (< 500 employees) compared to 99.7% nationally 95% employ fewer than 50 87% of all of [...]
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