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A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation WASHINGTON, D.C.— Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Sara Ray, IOM, Director of Communications and Community Affairs of the Douglas County Chamber, has graduated from the program and has…

Words in Motion Acting Classes owner Kelly Young Lively, her friends and students celebrated her new Chamber membership by holding a ribbon cutting on June 25th. Words in Motion is located at 210 A W Montgomery Street in downtown Villa Rica. “Words in Motion” is a project based acting studio. Kelly began teaching acting classes…

Manager Tina Killam and her staff celebrated the recent opening of Pirate Staffing with by holding a ribbon cutting on June 26th. Pirate Staffing is located at 6690 South Sweetwater Road in Lithia Springs. Pirate Staffing is your locally owned and operated staffing agency. From light industrial and construction work to hospitality they are a…

Bilijack Bell celebrated the recent new membership with the DC Chamber for his business, Industrial Solutions Group, by holding a ribbon cutting on June 16th. Industrial Solutions Group is a commercial real estate business that has multiple listings in Douglas County and surrounding areas. Industrial Solutions Group focuses on the development of world class institutional…

Members of the Gable family as well as friends, customers and Chamber representatives gathered to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their business being in operation with a DC Chamber ribbon cutting on June 18th. Gable Sporting Goods is located at 6250 Fairburn Road in Douglasville Founded by brothers Jimmy and Clark Gable, Gable’s has been…

The Workforce Development Committee, a committee of the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce and Chaired by Breezy Straton of the Douglas County Economic Development Authority recently awarded six college scholarships to deserving Douglas County School System high school seniors who will be pursuing college programs in STEAM² related fields (STEAM² stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering,…

The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce the selection of 53 students from the community to serve as the Youth Leadership Douglas (YLD) students for the 2015-2016 school year. These students are juniors in local Douglas County high schools and private schools. Youth Leadership Douglas will give the students the opportunity to acquire and…

Executive Consultant Danielle Doyle and her team celebrated their new membership with the DC Chamber by holding a ribbon cutting on June 11th. Rodan + Fields is a national company and Danielle is a consultant in the Douglasville and surrounding areas. At Rodan + Fields® their team is committed to connecting clients with the products,…

Regional Manager Jesiah Mauck and General Manager Katie Meredith and staff celebrated the official grand opening of Hooters in Douglasville by holding a DC Chamber ribbon cutting at their new location on June 4th. Hooters new location is 6855 Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville. Hooters of America, LLC is the Atlanta-based operator and franchiser of over…

The Douglas County Chamber announced the recipients of the annual Chamber Foundation Leadership Scholarships and 2015 Founders Award at the GreyStone Power Luncheon last month. The Chamber Foundation coordinates community education and leadership programs including Leadership Douglas, Youth Leadership Douglas and our Annual Chamber Leadership Scholarship. The Chamber Foundation Leadership Scholarship was funded this year…