Small businesses facing maturity of commercial mortgages or balloon payments before Dec. 31, 2012, may be able to refinance their mortgage debt with a 504 loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration under a new, temporary program announced today. The new refinancing loan is structured like SBA’s traditional 504, with borrowers committing at least 10 [...]
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The Pantry in Douglasville is pleased to announce their participation in the Chick-fil-A Leadercast on May 6th, 2011. This even is hosted by The Pantry and The Church at Chapel Hill is a one-day leadership event featuring 11 of the world’s most influential voices speaking on issues that affect you on a daily basis. Leadercast [...]
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This week the House of Representatives passed the amended fiscal year 2011 budget and sent it to the Senate for consideration. The House Appropriations Committee will now begin work on the fiscal year 2012 budget, sometimes called the “Big” budget. In the transportation funding area, changes were made to the funding of the Georgia Regional [...]
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As the 2010 Campaign Chair for United Way in Douglas County, let me be the first to say how pleased and delighted I am to be a part of a community that cares so deeply about its residents. Numerous businesses and individuals have stepped up and given generously to support our 2010 campaign and we [...]
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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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As our new year starts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) is offering a lower cost product through the MemberCare Alliance program, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, that offers lower prices for qualifying business members! The products, called Blue Essentials, provide solutions for employers struggling with health insurance affordability. These lower cost alternatives [...]
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As the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s Thirteenth Congressional District, I would like to extend an invitation to your member companies and organizations to participate in my 8th Annual Jobs Fair, which will be held on Friday, April 29, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center. As a small business [...]
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General Assembly Committees Begin Work While there was little activity this week in moving legislation forward, most committees used this week to assign subcommittee membership, leadership positions and begin hearings on newly introduced legislation. Almost every bill that is introduced in the House is sent to a subcommittee of the full committee. The House subcommittees [...]
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