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The West Georgia Technical College Foundation has awarded more than 60 scholarships for the Fall Semester, with nearly a quarter of those scholarships coming from new sources. Four new scholarships have been established by the Foundation: the Coweta-Fayette EMC Scholarship, the GreyStone Power Capstone Scholarship, the J. Randy Jackson Legacy Scholarship and the Manufacturers Education…
Read MoreHope for the Journey executive director Rosie Holley, friends, and Chamber representatives gathered and held a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on August 17th. Hope for the Journey serves women all throughout the West Georgia area. They were established in 2009, and since then they have assisted 300 women. Hope for the Journey, Inc. is a…
Read MoreComfort Inn managers Yogesh and Reena Bhakta, staff, and Chamber representatives celebrated their newly renovated space by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on August 16th. The hotel completed the renovations over the past year. Comfort Inn is located at 5487 Westmoreland Plaza in Douglasville. Comfort Inn is conveniently located off Interstate 20 and State…
Read MoreThe Douglas County Chamber’s Young Professionals Connection (YPC) was pleased to award the recipients of the annual YPC Continuing Education Scholarship at the GreyStone Power Luncheon on August 15th. Recipients were Mahdi Al-Husseini with TEDx Douglasville, and Douglas County School System employee Abby Robbins, a teacher at Factory Shoals Elementary School. The YPC Continuing Education…
Read MoreKali Boatright, President & CEO of the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, was presented with GACCE’s top award today – the GACCE Legacy Award. The announcement was made at the 2017 GACCE Executive Leadership Conference held at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. For more than twenty years, the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives…
Read MoreA chamber membership is an investment in your business. As an investment, you undoubtedly expect a return. While it’s easy to look at what you paid for membership and how many new customers were sent you way through the chamber and calculate your return that way, there’s more to it than just that. For instance,…
Read MoreIsaac and Henrietta Essel, founders of Serenity Empire, staff, friends and Chamber representatives celebrated two years of business by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on July 12th. Serenity Empire is located at 2460 Greythorne Commons in Douglasville. Serenity Empire is a family owned personal care home that provides care for loved ones in their…
Read MoreDouglas County Festival of Trees is excited to hold its 5th annual festival this year. This year’s festival will feature a mix of miniature Christmas trees, full-size Christmas trees, and Christmas wreaths. The festival will begin November 6, 2017. The festival will culminate in a silent auction, held December 4th – Noon on December 8th,…
Read MoreFive area students are currently working as summer interns at the Douglas County Courthouse through a program designed to help find talented individuals who have the potential to meet future employment needs of the County. The interns are Brianna Butler, a senior at Georgia Southern University; Anaya Gibson, a sophomore at the University of Georgia;…
Read MoreRed Road Construction & Remodeling, LLC owner, Heather Pruig, family, and Chamber representatives celebrated their grand opening by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 29th. Red Road Construction & Remodeling, LLC is located at 7274 Bankhead Highway in Douglasville. Red Road Construction & Remodeling, LLC is a family owned and operated business. They…
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