Archive for May 2012

Metro Bank President and CEO, Ken Barber, and his staff celebrated the recent opening of their new main branch and corporate office on Friday with a Grand Opening celebration complete with a DC Chamber. Metro Bank recently relocated their main branch and corporate office to 9340 The Landing Drive in Douglasville. Metro Bank is a…

The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the City of Douglasville, Douglas County Board of Commissioners and Douglas County School System will be celebrating the designation of Douglas County as a Certified Work Ready Community with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on May 17, 2012.  The designation signifies that the Douglas County community is…

The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its newest member of the 2012 Chairmans Club: Jason Wellman, Manager at Google’s Douglas County data center. 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.…

Interstate All Battery Center Hiram celebrated its recent grand opening with a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on May 4. Interstate All Battery Center is located at 5886 Wendy Bagwell Pkwy Ste. 106 in Hiram. Rated one of the top 100 places to work by the Dallas Morning News, Interstate All Battery Centers sell over 16,000…

The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its newest member of the 2012 Chairman’s Club: Lorie Bomar, Owner of Atlanta’s Finest Catering. 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. Lorie Bomar…

Douglas Discount Drugs, owned by Layton Adeoti, celebrated its recent grand opening with a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on May 17.  Douglas Discount Drugs is located at 8480 Hospital Drive in Douglasville. Their location is conveniently located half a mile from WellStar Douglas Hospital and directly across the street from Kroger. Douglas Discount Drugs is…

PJC Home Improvements, owned by Paul Crawford, celebrated its joining of the Chamber with a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on May 10.  The ribbon cutting was held immediately following the Georgia Power Coffee Card Exchange on O’Neal Plaza in Downtown Douglasville. PJC Home Improvements is a family owned and operated small business.  Established in 2005,…

Thank you to Fisher & Phillips for the content! Employers today are faced with the ever increasing cost of workers’ compensation insurance. An aging workforce, double digit inflation of medical costs, prescription costs that are approaching 15% of the total cost of a claim, and courts that are consistently expanding the definition of what constitutes…

THANKS TO DOUGLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR PROVIDING THE CONTENT! “When I was a child, every little girl wanted to be a princess, and every little boy wanted to be either a cowboy or a fireman. At that very wonderful time of life, it seems that anything is possible. Childhood is a time for make believe,…

Close on the heels of the recent Douglas County School System Accreditation, Brighten Academy has been recommended by AdvancED for independent SACS/CASI accreditation. Lisa McDonald, Brighten’s Director stated, “We felt that independent accreditation from the district was important. We wanted to demonstrate our effectiveness in operating autonomously, which is a hallmark of charter schools. We…