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21 million of the 27+ million businesses in the USA have just one employee, the business owner. These entrepreneurs are the ones who take the risks to start a business and deliver the goods and services that the consumers throughout the country enjoy. We need to honor these individuals for making our economy work for…

Fourth Legislative Week    House Passes Amended Budget for Fiscal Year ending June 2013 The House passed a $19 billion 2013 amended fiscal year budget on Friday.  While the States portion of funding the annual budget was just under $20 billion, the actual total state budget, including federal funds, is almost $40 billion.  The legislation now…

The Douglas County Chamber Foundation presents the Chamber Leadership Scholarships annually to two High School Seniors from the Douglas County School System who have demonstrated their leadership in the community. The first place scholarship is $1,000.00 and the second place scholarship is $500.00. The applicants must have a cumulative 3.5 grade point average or higher,…

The Douglas County Chamber’s 68th Annual Awards Banquet was held on Saturday, February 2nd at The Centre at Arbor Connection.  The Chamber’s “Lucky ‘13” Annual Awards Banquet sold out with over 400 people gathered for an evening filled with good fortune.  The Chamber Awards Banquet honored local businesses and individuals for community excellence. While the…

The Douglas County School System is pleased to announce its newest program in partnership with the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, “Teacher 4 a Day.” This program will take place on February 28, 2013 at all Douglas County Schools. “Teacher 4 a Day” is a program adopted by DC School Superintendent, Dr. Gordon Pritz and…

Legislature Gets Back to Work   The Georgia General Assembly returned to their legislative activities full time last week.  To date, with only 9 legislative days having transpired, almost 600 bills and resolutions have been introduced.   House subcommittee Holds Hearing on House Ethics Reform Legislation   A subcommittee of the House Rules Committee met…

Holiday Shortened Budget Hearings Week   Due to Monday’s MLK Birthday holiday this week’s legislative committee activity was limited to only four days.  And because the legislature was in recess, these days were not considered legislative days.  Only the Joint House-Senate budget committee held hearings during the week.   As noted in last week’s RBC…

2013 General Assembly is Underway The 2013 session of the Georgia General Assembly convened on Monday, January 14 at 10:00 a.m.  All state representatives and state senators were sworn in during ceremonies in each chamber.  The legislative session will last 40 legislative days that are determined by the leaders in both legislative bodies.  In recent…

Thank you to the RBC (Regional Business Coalition) for providing! Significant Number of New Legislators Headed to State Capitol With the constitutional requirement that all legislative districts be reapportioned every 10 years, both House and Senate legislative districts had significant turnover in 2012. About 15% of Georgia senators are newly elected and about 20% of…

The Douglas County Chamber is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 class of Leadership Douglas. The mission of Leadership Douglas is to identify, encourage and develop leadership abilities so that its participants grow both personally and professionally. Participants in Leadership Douglas benefit from getting to know one another and from the exchange of ideas and…