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The 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…
Read MoreA grant that enables certain technical education students in Georgia to receive free tuition now has a name that better reflects the grant’s goals. The HOPE Career Grant, formerly known as the Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant, is available to HOPE Grant-qualified students who enroll in select majors specifically aligned with one of 12 industries…
Read MoreOn June 29, 2017, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that three schools in Douglas County were awarded Innovation Fund Tiny Grants from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. Thirty-nine schools in Georgia were recipients of the grants which involve applied learning with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. Arbor Station Elementary…
Read MoreOn June 29, 2017, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that three schools in Douglas County were awarded Innovation Fund Tiny Grants from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. Thirty-nine schools in Georgia were recipients of the grants which involve applied learning with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. Arbor Station Elementary…
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