In the News

Owners Glenville and Sheryl Calloo opened Island Bar & Grill in 2012 and celebrated their grand opening with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 14th. Island Bar & Grille is located at 6650 Broad Street in Downtown Douglasville. Island Bar and Grille invites their customers to come “feel the vibe”. Island Bar and Grille is…

Google is proud to present ‘Googlefest,’’ a free, half-day conference that will take place in Douglasville on June 24, 2013. This program is formatted for small businesses and educators. There will also be a section on Google Maps for crisis response efforts. The event will run from 8 a.m.– 2 p.m. at the Douglasville Conference…

The Douglas County Chamber announced the recipients of the annual Chamber Foundation Leadership Scholarships and 2013 Founders Award at the GreyStone Power Luncheon on Tuesday, May 21st. 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…

The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce three new members of the 2013 Chairman’s Club: Mark Leeper with Community & Southern Bank, Denise Dotson from Gas South, and Howard Ray from Hughes-Ray Company. The mission of the Chairmans Club is to convene community-minded, senior level business people to be visionaries for the Chamber and…

Owner Ann Marie Alford is excited to announce the opening of a unique new business in Douglasville. Your Fired Creations opened in May and celebrated their Grand Opening with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 6th at their location in Downtown Douglasville, 6716 Broad Street in Downtown Douglasville. Your Fired Creations offers several choices of…

Debra Ledbetter is pleased to announce the opening of their new location for her branch of Country Financial Insurance. Debra, her staff and Chamber members celebrated the occasion with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 4th at their new location – 6488 Spring Street, Suite 203 in Douglasville. Country Financial (formerly Cotton States Insurance) helps…

Thanks to the Department of Economic Development for this quickfacts ENTREPRENEUR & SMALL BUSINESS QUICKFACTS There are 633,636registered businesses in Georgia (SOS: 6/3/13) 99% categorized as small (fewer than 500 employees) (GDOL 6/12) 95% employ fewer than 50 (GDOL 6/12) 76% employ fewer than 10 (GDOL 6/12) 89% employ 5 and under (AEO / US…

Victoria and Reynolds Bidez are pleased to announce the opening of their new business, Victoria Bidez Photography. Victoria and guests celebrated their grand opening with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on May 23rd at the Douglas County Chamber. Victoria is an Atlanta photographer who specializes in lifestyle portraits. Her main focus is newborn, maternity and high…

Owner Dr. Awais Butt and his staff are pleased to announce the relocation of his business, Planet Chiropractic. Dr. Butt and guests celebrated the recent event with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on May 16th at their new location; 2173 Fairburn Road in Douglasville. Planet Chiropractic is a modern facility known for its range of chiropractic…

The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce the graduating students from the 2012-2013 Youth Leadership Douglas (YLD) program. These students are juniors that participated over the past school year from all five Douglas County high schools. Over the past ten months, Youth Leadership Douglas students participated in activities designed to help them acquire and…