Water Reservoir Bill Passes House Governmental Affairs Committee SB 122, which provides local governments with the ability to plan, finance, construct, acquire, operate or maintain water reservoirs, facilities and systems passed the House Governmental Affairs Committee this week with minor technical amendments. The legislation passed with no anti-interbasin water transfer (IBT) amendments. The legislation now [...]
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Check out this link provided by Chamber Member Rhonda Silvis! See her comments below. http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/what-you-need-to-know-to-sell-to-small-business-john-jantsch My favorite three parts: 1) Time is the most limited resource Cost is an issue when it comes to buying your products and services, but time is a much bigger issue. Will you save me time? Will the time [...]
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No Inter-basin Transfer of Water Legislation passed by Cross-over Date With roughly a dozen water regulation bills introduced this year, legislation establishing a Joint Committee on Water Supply and legislation to consider how to fund expansion or construction of new water reservoirs has passed either legislative body. Both of these bills will have a positive [...]
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Applications available for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships JONEBSORO, GA—Congressman David Scott (D-GA) announced today that applications for the 2011 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships are available online at www.cbcfinc.org/scholarships. “I am pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for deserving 13th District students,” said Congressman Scott. “These scholarships present a wonderful opportunity [...]
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Transit Governance Efforts Slowed by Study Committee Chairwoman During a meeting this week of the Transit Governance Study Commission, Chairwoman Representative Donna Sheldon (R-Dacula) indicated her desire to cautiously and carefully proceed towards addressing the transit governance issue in the Metro Atlanta region, and in particular legislation being proposed by the ARC’s Regional Transit Committee [...]
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The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce’s youth leadership program, Youth Leadership Douglas(YLD), is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 program. This program is for high school juniors in public and private schools in Douglas County. Youth Leadership Douglas gives high school students the opportunity to acquire and broaden their knowledge of not only social & [...]
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Illegal Immigration Legislation Moving in House and Senate Legislation to address illegal immigration continued to progress in both legislative bodies this week. HB 87 passed the House on Thursday and SB 40 has passed a Senate committee. The RBC, and other business organizations, continue to monitor the legislation for any over-burdensome business restrictions. Ethics Commission [...]
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Douglas County Day at the Capitol and RBC “Friend of Business” Awards A delegation of 20 from the Douglas Chamber met with elected officials under the gold dome on Feb 24. Senators Bill Hamrick and Donzella James and Representatives Hembree, Bruce and Brooks all attended the breakfast meeting with Chamber members. While there, we presented [...]
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