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Legislative Update – Week 9
2025 Week 9 Legislative Update After gaveling out for Crossover Day last Thursday night, House and Senate members were back in session this week Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 29 through 31, and Wednesday served as a committee work day for legislators. The several legislative days immediately following Crossover Day are typically much…
How Tariffs on Imports Affect Small Businesses
MIDNIGHT OIL EDITION 294 RESOURCES & TIPS What to know about tariffs impacting small businesses We talked to small businesses around the country to hear their thoughts on impending tariffs on imported goods. Business owners say tariffs will impact their ability to grow and hire and are already making them less profitable. Find out how business owners…
Legislative Update – Crossover Day 2025
2025 Crossover Day Report This week legislators were in session Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 26 through 28. Thursday was Crossover Day, which is the deadline for a bill to successfully move out of its chamber of origin to stay alive this session. Any bill that did not make it out of at…
Legislative Update – Week 7
2025 Week 7 Legislative Update Legislators were in session every day except Tuesday this week for Legislative Days 22 through 25, and Tuesday served as a Committee Work Day. The countdown is on for House and Senate members seeking to get their bills passed during the 2025 Legislative Session—Legislative Day 28, which is Crossover Day,…
Legislative Update – Week 6
2025 Week 6 Legislative Update After being out for Presidents’ Day on Monday, legislators were in session Tuesday through Friday this week for Legislative Days 18 through 21. Dozens of bills were introduced this week, and dozens more were considered and debated in committee. This week legislators considered everything from Governor Kemp’s tort reform…
Small business financing tips and best practices
RESOURCES & TIPS How to establish and grow your company’s credit rating A good business credit rating unlocks opportunities for securing loans, attracting investors, and negotiating insurance rates. Whether starting, scaling, or seeking investors, here’s a roadmap to help you build a strong company credit rating. Flo-Magic Playbook: From YouTube Viral…
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WorkSource Georgia
WorkSource Georgia is the state's federal-funded employment and training system, working to connect talent with opportunity. At the local level, Douglas County works with the Atlanta Region Workforce Investment Board to utilize WIOA funds. WIOA funds are allotted to dislocated workers, low-income adults and youth and administered specifically through services geared toward helping disadvantaged citizens obtain meaningful employment.
Career Ready Training Program
The Career Ready Training Program is geared towards adults who are seeking to upskill or reskill to meet the demands on industry in Douglas County. Following the graduation ceremony, the graduates are immediately participated in interviews with ten employer partners.
The program is funded through a grant from Atlanta CareerRise, and the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA). Participants committed to a six-week training program focused on critical technical and soft skills identified by local employers. The participants earned certifications in Forklift Operation and Power Tools, as well as OSHA-10. The Career Ready Training Program is part of the Cultivate Talent Pillar in the Community Economic and Strategic Plan. The program is part of the goal to engage local businesses in workforce development and education initiatives as well as provide
employment and education assistance to underserved areas of Douglas County.
For more information about the Career Ready Training Program, contact Breezy Straton at 678.838.3665.
Work-Based Learning
The Work-Based Learning (WBL) program is designed to provide experiences and activities that support a school to career transition. This simply means that students are allowed to work off campus in the business community in order to learn more about a chosen career. Once a student has met all requirements of WBL, the WBL Coordinator will determine the correct WBL placement for the student. The students will earn one unit of credit for each completed WBL course.
Douglas Jobs
DouglasJobs.com is the leading job search engine in Douglas County and receives over 5,000 hits per month. Posting jobs on DouglasJobs.com is free for Chamber Members.
Looking to hire a new employee? Post your job opening on our job website, www.douglasjobs.com! Log into the Member Information Center to post a job today!
- Access the Member Information Center - www.chamberlogin.com
- Enter your login name and password. If you need your login and password sent to you, contact the Chamber at 770.942.5022.
- Click Job Postings in the left-hand menu
- Click Add a Job Posting
- Complete the fields in the Add a Job Posting screen
- Click Submit for Approval
- Upon approval, your Job Posting will appear on DouglasJobs.com
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2026 Legislative Update Week 12
2026 Week 11 Legislative Update The House and Senate gaveled out Sine Die in the early hours of Friday morning. Both chambers wrapped up their work for the 2026 Legislative Session around 1:00 AM. Legislators voted on dozens of bills and special actions in the final two days of the session. The hundreds of bills that successfully made it all…
2026 Legislative Update Week 11
2026 Week 11 Legislative Update This week the legislature was in session Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for Legislative Days 36 through 38. Tuesday and Thursday served as committee work days. With the legislative session drawing to a close, both chambers spent long hours on the floor this week debating and voting on bills. The Senate is scheduled to vote on…
2026 Legislative Update Week 10
2026 Week 10 Legislative Update Legislators were back under the Gold Dome this week Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for Legislative Days 32 through 35, and Tuesday served as a committee work day. Lawmakers are quickly running out of time to get their bills across the finish line. Next week the legislature is back in session Monday, Wednesday,…
2026 Legislative Update Week 9
2026 Week 9 Legislative Update Legislators were in session this week Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 29 through 31, and Wednesday served as a committee work day. The several legislative days immediately following Crossover Day are typically significantly slower than the days leading up to it. While committees convened throughout the week to consider the…
2026 Crossover Day Legislative Update
2026 Crossover Day Legislative Update Legislators were in session Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday for Legislative Days 26 through 28 last week. Friday was Crossover Day, which is the deadline for a bill to successfully move out of its chamber of origin to stay alive this session. Any bill that did not make it out of at least one chamber…
2026 Week 7 Legislative Update
2026 Week 7 Legislative Update This week legislators were in session Tuesday through Thursday for Legislative Days 23 through 25, with Monday serving as the first Committee Work Day of the session. With only one week left until the Crossover Day deadline, dozens of committees and subcommittees met throughout the week to consider legislation. Any bill that is…
2026 Week 6 Legislative Update
2026 Week 6 Legislative Update The legislature was in session this week Tuesday through Friday for Legislative Days 19 through 22, with Wednesday serving as the halfway point in the 40-day session. House and Senate committees saw a great deal of activity this week because legislators now have just two weeks to get their bills…
2026 Week 5 Legislative Update
2026 Week 5 Legislative Update Legislators were in session Monday through Thursday this week for Legislative Days 15 through 18. While most bills are still making their way through the committee process at this point in the session, the House and Senate took floor votes on approximately two dozen pieces of legislation this week, as well…
2026 Week 4 Legislative Update
2026 Week 4 Legislative Update House and Senate members were back under the Gold Dome this week Monday through Friday for Legislative Days 10 through 14. The heavy influx of newly introduced bills continued this week, with over 100 pieces of new pieces of legislation being dropped into the House and Senate hoppers. Committee action also picked up considerably this week,…
2026 Week 3 Legislative Update
2026 Week 3 Legislative Update The General Assembly was in session Monday through Thursday this week for Legislative Days 6 through 9. The House and Senate will be back under the Gold Dome Monday through Friday next week for Legislative Days 10 through 14. Over 100 new bills were introduced this week for legislators to consider this session. They…