Small Business Programming Featured at The Chamber

May is national Small Business month and The Chamber is celebrating by offering a full month of programming concluding with the inaugural SouthTowne Motors Small Business of the Year awards. Programs include:

May 9 - 9:30 - 11:30am, Chamber Office - Learn How to Do Business with New Markets presented by David Smallman, Pathfinder Team Consulting

May 10 - 11am - 1pm UWG Newnan GEC Building, Room 2101 "Maximum Contact" Spring Lecture Series Kicks Off - Presented by:Kyle Hensel

May 15 - 8:30am, Chamber Office - The Five Mistakes We See Most Often at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Presented by: Todd Anduze, Director of the SBDC Carrollton

May 22 - 7:30am, Central Educational Center - SouthTowne Motors Small Business of the Year Anncounced at the New Link Early Bird Forum

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Georgia Education Top Stories

Statement from Georgia Chamber on Georgia General Assembly Adopting Charter School Amendment

March 20th

Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark released the following statement after House Resolution 1162 – proposing a constitutional amendment to restore an alternative route for approving and sustaining charter schools – was adopted Monday by the Geor...

House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones discusses Charter School Amendment

March 15th

The Georgia General Assembly is considering placing a constitutional amendment before voters in the 2012 general election that if adopted would restore an alternative route for approving and sustaining charter schools in Georgia.

Three finalists for Coweta County’s Teacher of the Year announced

April 20, 2012

Three finalists for 2012 Coweta County Teacher of the Year have been chosen. They are:

Larry Burns, a Social Studies teacher from Northgate High School

Dr. Paige Galt, a 6^th-8^th Grade Spanish teacher from Smokey Road Middle School

Tracie Gossett, a 2^nd Grade teacher from Thomas Crossroads Elementary School

Last year’s Coweta County Teachers of the Year chose (more)

Georgia Government Top Stories

Chamber Supports HB 718 - "Invest Georgia" Program

February 13th

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce supports offering incentives to provide additional venture capital targeted to Georgia-based companies and attract more venture capital firms to our state.

Deal Releases Georgia Competitiveness Initiative Report

January 25th

Carnegie Library to Host

"Magic of Newnan"

Join the Carnegie Library and Main Street on April 24th from 11:30 - 1:30 pm for the "Magic of Newnan" in celebration of Georgia Cities Week. Come learn about what Newnan has to offer.

Georgia Cities Week is April 22-28. It gives cities an opportunity to share information about the valuable services cities provide to resident and how cities positively impact their quality of life.

The theme reflects the transformational properties of cities and how they provide quality of life through infrastructure, economic development and essential services.

National Institutes of Health News Releases

NIH-led study finds genetic test results do not trigger increased use of health services

May 17th

People have increasing opportunities to participate in genetic testing that can indicate their range of risk for developing a disease. Receiving these results does not appreciably drive up or diminish test recipients’ demand for potentially costly follow-...

New Piedmont Newnan Hospital on Poplar Road Officially Opens

The new Piedmont Newnan Hospital is light-filled, integrated with nature, and designed for patient and visitor comfort. From interior flow to exterior green space, the atmosphere is meant to promote healing and restoration. With 136 beds, the 362,376 square foot hospital is the tallest structure in the area.

The hospital will be the centerpiece of a comprehensive medical complex to be developed in phases. The beautiful 105-acre site offers ample room for growth as demand requires.

Learn more by visiting http://www.newpiedmontnewnan.org/

Coweta County most affordable in Georgia

Everyone wants to live in the perfect place. That place where everything one needs for a happy life is conveniently located, with not too much traffic, safe and with a great school system. Oh yes, and affordable.

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