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Thursday, January 29 was the eighth legislative day of the 2015 40-day session. They plan to be in session three days this week, meeting on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The calendar has been set through Thursday, February 12, which will be the fifteenth legislative day. The major issues last week were the passage of the…
The General Assembly was in recess last week both to observe the MLK holiday and to conduct joint House and Senate budget hearings. Agency heads presented their budgets to the joint committees and answered questions from committee members regarding their spending plans. Last Thursday, the Governor addressed the joint committees to highlight budget issues of importance…
The Georgia General Assembly kicked off the 2015 session on Monday, January 12. It was a busy week with Governor Deal, Lt. Governor Cagle and the other Constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly being sworn in on Monday. On Tuesday Governor Deal, Lt. Governor Cagle and Speaker Ralston addressed over 2,000 attendees of…
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, recently recognized Denine Rogers, RDN, LD as a Fellow. This designation recognizes Denine Rogers, RDN, LD commitment to the field of dietetics and celebrates her professional accomplishments and pursuit of life-long learning. A Fellow signifies that a member has lived…
Owner Buddy Stoops, Sales Manager Jason Buckle and their team celebrated their new Chamber membership and the beginning of their 36th year in business by holding a Ribbon Cutting on January 15th. Douglasville Winnelson is a plumbing wholesale company located at 6480 Bankhead Highway in Douglasville. Douglasville Winnelson provides plumbing products and services to…
Partners Steven Taff and Brad Wilson in addition to Board member Geoff Jumper celebrated their new Chamber membership by holding a Ribbon Cutting on January 12th. CrossFit Sweetwater is a personal fitness training facility located at 8305 Cherokee Boulevard, Suite A in Douglasville. Everyone has a starting point for fitness and CrossFit Sweetwater has…
For Immediate Release: Media Contact: January 13, 2015 Valerie Crow (770) 514-3109 Valerie.Crow@dph.ga.gov Students were inspired to get involved in the “Be the Wall” campaign following the October 2014 annual Power in Truth conference for Douglas County middle and high schools, with more than 500 students influenced by the campaign to reduce the risk of…
Owner Shonda Hall celebrated the grand opening of her new business, Curvy Bodies Fitness, by holding a Ribbon Cutting on January 8th. Curvy Bodies Fitness is a personal fitness gym located at 351 Thornton Road, Ste 106 inside WellSpa Suites in Lithia Springs. Shonda Hall is a Certified Personal Trainer, Level One Kettlebell Kickboxing™…
Custom Plastics and More owners Gail and Ed Moore celebrated ten years in business with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on December 11th. Customs Plastics and More is located at 2625 Jason Industrial Parkway in Winston. Custom Plastics and More (also known as Joyce Fabrication), is a certified woman owned small business that has been…
Financial Advisor Robinson celebrated the grand opening of his new office by holding a Ribbon Cutting on December 4th. Edward Jones is a financial consulting firm located at 8687 Hospital Drive Suite 104 in Douglasville. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and through its affiliate, in Canada. Every…