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As part of your Chamber’s continuing effort to provide savings to local member business owners, we have joined forces with Purchasing Alliance Solutions and their Healthy Business Alliance™ program to announce new savings on employee benefits products through Companion Life Insurance Company. If a Chamber business member moves their coverage to Companion Life, a special…

The Leadership Douglas Class of 2012 celebrated the completion of their service project with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on April 25. The class raised funds, renovated, and designed a Puppy Room for the Douglas County Animal Shelter. Leadership Douglas is a program of the Douglas County Chamber Foundation. It selects diverse and qualified individuals to…

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 May 10, 2012 at all Douglas County Schools. “Teacher 4 a Day” is a program adopted by DC School Superintendent, Dr. Gordon Pritz and…

Distinctive OPS Services, celebrated their recent joining of the Chamber with a    Chamber Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening celebration on March 29th at the DC Chamber. Owner, Rita Fasina-Thomas was present to provide some information about what Distinctive Ops Services does. Distinctive OPS Services specializes in impactful operations consultation, stimulating classroom workshops, and human resources…

The United Way in Douglas County celebrated the relocation of their Douglasville office with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting yesterday. Their new office, located at 8595 Club Drive, is the former 911 Center Building which moved into their new facility last fall. The United Way’s mission is to engage all segments of our community to drive…

On average, commuters in the 20-county region spend 127 hours traveling to work each year, which translates into more than three work-weeks. This Regional Snapshot explores county-level travel trends from the American Community Survey to show in which areas of the region commuters spend the most time traveling to work. It also looks at small…

DOUGLASVILLE, GA (March 28, 2012) – The American Cancer Society will offer Look Good…Feel Better classes at Deer Lick Park in Douglasville on the third Wednesday each month. Classes will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Look Good…Feel Better provides tips to women who are undergoing cancer treatment to help them improve their…

As you know, the EEOC enforces several of the federal laws related to discrimination.  Those laws apply to employers with 15 or more employees. Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA.  The EEOC’s view is that employers are missing the boat regarding what their obligation is and what is and is not an undue hardship.  In our…

Week Five – Feb 10 Legislation to repeal and replace TIA introduced Rep. Setzler (R-Cobb County) and two co-sponsors, introduced legislation this week to repeal the requirements of the existing Transportation Investment Act (TIA). The legislation, HB 938 and HR 1350, repeals the existing TIA law and calls for an amendment to the Georgia Constitution…

Legislation on Jobs Tax Credits introduced as part of Governor’s Competitive Initiative Legislation that was a portion of Governor Deal’s “Competitive Initiative” efforts was introduced this week in the House.  HB 868 makes many significant improvements to the qualifying factors and value of jobs tax credits for new and expanded businesses throughout Georgia and should…