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The Award Winning Monthly E-Newsletter of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce
August 2013
Chamber News
Join us in welcoming new University of West Geor-gia president, Dr. Kyle Marerro, who will be our keynote speaker at the fall membership breakfast. —online registration details on page 12.
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CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER
2013 Executive Committee
Chairman Gary Leftwich Southwire
Chairman-Elect Kathy Yates Georgia Power
Vice Chairman Ben Butler Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic
Treasurer Gary Hewitt Southland Insurance
Past Chairman Leonard Woolsey Times-Georgian
2013 Board of Directors
Carroll Chamber News Next Ad Deadline
August 24th !!
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CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
200 Northside Drive, Carrollton, Georgia 30117 Phone: 770-832-2446 Fax: (770) 832-1300
www.carroll-ga.org
“Growing business in our community.”
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Kenneth Blizzard Regions Bank Ben Butler Carrollton Orthopedic Clinic Kirby Butler United Community Bank Greg Camp Culpepper Construction Casey Coleman City of Carrollton Mayor Jay Collins City of Villa Rica City Dr. Bill Estes University of West Georgia Ann Fazio Garrett, Thomas & Fazio PC Mayor Rick Ford City of Temple Merrell Folsom AgSouth Farm Credit Lucy Gamble City of Whitesburg Chris Gammon Printpack Tom Hall Southern Sales Dr. Jason Harden Carroll County Animal Hospital April Harris The Squire Shop Lisa Herndon Associated Credit Union Mark Herring Times-Georgian Tammy Hughes BB & T Andy Johnson Systems & Methods Inc. Wayne Johnson ESW Investment Jimmy Meigs City of Bowdon Kelly Meigs Tanner Medical Center Trent North Carroll County Commissioners Sam Price Price, Pyles, Dangle, Parmer Ryan Roenigk Roenigk Digital Craft Mayor Randy Simms City of Mt. Zion Brad Smith Sustainable Recycling Michael Stone Milestone Investment Dr. Skip Sullivan West GA Technical College Matt Windom Carroll County Water Authority Larry Wood City of Villa Rica
Daniel Jackson ♦ President & CEO [email protected]
Donna Armstrong Lackey ♦ Vice President, Business Development & Community Relations [email protected]
Brian Dill ♦ Vice President, Economic Development & Global Commerce [email protected]
Suzy Montalto ♦ Director, Accounting & Administrative Services [email protected]
Suzy McCorkel ♦ Director, Programs & Events [email protected]
Cara Welch Herzog ♦ Director, Member Services [email protected]
Kenny Edwards ♦ Director, Workforce Development [email protected]
Joan Finch ♦ Information Specialist & Drugs Don’t Work Coordinator [email protected]
Kathy Walker Rupp ♦ Administrative Assistant, The Burson Center [email protected]
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Your Chamber/Carroll Tomorrow Staff
The mid-year reporting for Carroll County’s eco-nomic development activity could be summarized super busy, off the chart, a flurry of activity, wide open, or just plain encouraging. Carroll Tomorrow’s strategic plan calls for staff to be active, engaged, and aggressive and that was in fact the case. Describe it as you like, the important thing is when it comes to economic and community development activity, the mid-year 2013 reflects good activity and progress. Prospect activity is abundant with leads and visits from several interested and impressive prospects. Press releases are being drafted to share good news and announcements soon. Green field sites and ex-isting buildings are both an attraction for new pro-spects. The other good news is the activity was dis-tributed around the county. Existing industry expansions and business expan-sions continue to occur in throughout the county. We participated in numerous ribbon cuttings in the 2nd quarter. Some were for new businesses, some for relocations or expansions and some for milestone events for companies, such as Belk’s 125 anniver-sary celebration. We are helping sell land, we are inquiring about land, we are having land tested, and we’re evaluating more land throughout the county for development. Workforce –Education continues to be a big focus and the work of the Blue Ribbon Task Force is out-standing. We are working with national leadership training groups and discussing training opportunities for our community. We continue to support our citi-
Development activity up in the county— Daniel Jackson, President zens and employers by partnering with the Georgia DOL with seminars and a career fair. We always expect spring to be busy and it was. More
importantly, it was very productive!
Jackson becomes GACCE officer
The Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (GACCE) has added Daniel Jackson, President/CEO of the Carroll County Chamber as sec-ond Vice Chair/Treasurer of its 2013-14 Board of Di-rectors. Jackson began a four year term as part of the GACCE executive committee on July 1, 2013. GACCE is the professional society of Chamber exec-utives and staff in the state of Georgia. The mission of GACCE is to educate, engage, and empower Cham-ber professionals.
Platinum
Thank you 2013 Forward Carroll Sponsors !!
Gold
Advantage Office Solutions AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA/AgSouth Mortgages
Carrollton Club Congregate Community MetroBank
University of West Georgia West Georgia Technical College
Silver
Carroll County Animal Hospital Milestone Investment Management, LLC
Prater & York, LLC
Bronze Cottage Landing Assisted & Independent Living
Fairfield Plantation Property Owners Assoc. First Baptist Church, Carrollton
Garrett, Thomas & Fazio PC Grant $$$$ for You/Sandra Morris
Green Sense Recycling Southland Insurance Agency
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Upcoming Events Cong. Lynn Westmoreland’s Small Business Workshop Wed., August 14—8:30am @ The Burson Center Agri-business Committee Thurs., August 15—8:30am @ Chamber Workforce Education Committee Wed., August 21—8:30am @ Chamber Business Success Luncheon Understanding Impact of Healthcare Reform on your Business Wed., August 21—11:30am @ The Burson Center Business Development Committee Tues., August 27—8:30am @ Chamber
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Business of the Month Tues., August 27—TBA Fall Membership Breakfast with UWG President, Dr. Kyle Marrero Thurs., August 29—7:30am @ The Burson Center Annual Membership BBQ Presenting Small Business Person of the Year and Silver Beautification Awards Tues., September 10—6:00pm @ The Burson Center Business Success Luncheon Your Business & ‘The Cloud’ Wed., Sept. 18 —11:30am @ The Burson Center Shop Carroll Expo Thurs., Oct. 24 @ Tabernacle Baptist Church
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Small Business Workshop
hosted by
In cooperation with
Congressman
Lynn Westmoreland
You are cordially invited!
Who is presenting: Congressman Lynn Westmoreland Small Business Development Center: Small Business Loans United States Department of Agriculture: USDA Loan Programs Georgia Department of Economic Development: Georgia’s Resources
General Service Administration: Business & the federal government Georgia Tech’s Procurement Assistance Center: Doing business with the federal government Carroll Tomorrow & The Burson Center: The Burson Center is a regional business resource center and incubator Georgia Department of Labor: Tax credits for hiring veterans & UI changes during this year’s session
When: August 14, 2013 8:30am-1:00pm
Where: The Burson Center 500 Old Bremen Rd, Carrollton, Georgia 30117
Cost: None, but Reservations are Required
RSVP: Go online to reserve your seat at www.carroll-ga.org or call 678-890-2333.
Complimentary Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided
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Business of the Month
Congratulations to Off-Road Innovations, Inc. (ORI) as our August Business of the Month! ORI, an industry leader in Bowdon, specializes in the manufacture of strut systems for off-road vehicles. Thank you for being a Chamber member ORI!
Air Life Georgia celebrated its grand opening at its headquarters on Regional Airport Rd., Carrollton.
Chamber Members Need Chamber Mem-
bers . . .
Shop with a Chamber Member
TODAY!
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Walgreens- Villa Rica Jessica Keese, Manager 684 W. Bankhead Hwy. Villa Rica, GA 30180 Phone: 770-459-9344 Email: [email protected] Website: www.walgreens.com Category: Pharmacy Jerry’s Country Kitchen Brock Eady 328 Bankhead Hwy. Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 770-834-3400 Email: [email protected] Category: Restaurant
Atlanta Guerrilla Marketing Kevin Prater 2460 Mirror Lake Blvd. Ste. 600 Villa Rica, GA 30180 Phone: 877-656-9531 Email: [email protected] Website: www.atlantaguerrillamarketing.com Category: Advertising, Marketing
Patricia Berry Whitesburg, GA 30185 Phone: 678-314-2856 Email: [email protected] Category: Individual
Top’s Services, Inc Tolly Brumbelow 28 Clock Rd. Carrollton, GA 30116 Phone: 770-832-8033 Email: [email protected] Website: www.topsservicesgc.com Category: General Construction
The Carrollton Menu, LLC Jonathan Dockery P.O. Box 1936 Carrollton, GA 30112 Phone: 678-592-7009 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thecarrolltonmenu.com Category: Advertising, Marketing Phat Phil’s, LLC Phillip Young 8901 Hwy 120 Temple, GA 30179 Phone: 770-562-0604 Email: [email protected] Category: Restaurant & Catering
Welcome New Members!
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MKC Machine & Fab, Inc. Mike Smith 102 Battey St. Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 770-834-8685 Email: [email protected] Category: Machine and Die S. Garrett and Company Susan Garrett 321 Old Bremen Rd. Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 770-838-9973 Email: [email protected] Category: General Construction Michael East 40 County Rd. 636 Heflin, AL 36264 Phone: 256-589-0642 Category: Individual Member West Georgia Rape Crisis Center Jan Gibbs 128 West Center St. Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 770-834-8905 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.westga.edu/~crcc/ Category: Non Profit SweetKakes Brandi Shirey P.O. Box 217 Roopville, GA 30170 Phone: 770-315-5507 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.mysweetkakes.com Category: Catering and Food Service Velasquez Law Group, LLC Amy Velasquez 500 Old Bremen Rd. Ste. 124 Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 678-890-2337 Email: [email protected] Website: www.velasquezlawgroup.com Category: Legal Services CrossFit Infinity 1504 Leigh Ann North 1560 S. Hwy 27 Ste. B3 Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 678-664-1156 Email: [email protected] Website: www.crossfitinfinity1504.com Category: Health & Fitness Center
William Garrett
382 Roy North Rd.
Carrollton, GA 30117
Phone: 678-524-4649
Category: Individual
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Thanks Renewing Members! 3-D Concrete Inc. Advanced Massage Therapies Benchmark Enterprises, Inc. Border Bar Grill, The Buck's Electric, Inc. Bug House Pest Control Carroll County Casa, Inc. Carroll County Training Center Carroll Co. DFACS Carroll EMC Carrollton Civic Woman's Club CharterBank Cole, Woody Contemporary Catering, Inc. Cottage Landing Dawnbreakers Rotary Club Deese, Norman Edwards, Eleanor El Ranchito Five Star Food Service Hester, Kelly Hitchcock, Blake Horizon Bay Senior Communities Joanie Lowe, LLC. CPA
Loco Mex Downtown Martin Jr., Dr. T.M. McConahy, Diane Minit Mart Nielson, Ward, & Associates Papa Johns Pizza #397 Peachtree Allergy and Asthma Clinic Price & Pyles, P.C. Purchasing Alliance Solutions, Inc. Rescue Technology Resort at Fairfield Plantation Sam's Club Southland Insurance Agency Sterling Engineering & Fabrication Sugar Foods Corporation Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton The DFH, Inc. The Squire Shop Villa Rica Tourism Board West Georgia Fire Extinguisher, Inc.
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child needs your strength.
Become a Court Appointed
Special Advocate!
P.O. Box 310 Carrollton, GA 30112
770-838-1964 www.carrollcasa.com
Volunteer Today! (678)890-2357 [email protected]
Did you know? Carroll Chamber Mobile Site is now live for direct access to Chamber events, directory and promotions from your smart phone! Remember, you can advertise your business with a promotion in the Chamber New Member Packet. Include a certificate or coupon for a free month of services or a discount on merchandise that is offered to ONLY new Chamber members! Call Joan, 678-890-2352, for more information.
www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org
Volunteer TODAY!
678-321-4816
Blood Drive
Friday, September 6, 11 am – 4 pm
At the Carrollton CEMC office Walk-ins are welcome. However, if you’d like to sign
up for an appointment time, call 770-832-3552.
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