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ACCS Innovation Center Headquarters Opens in Decatur
ACCS Innovation Center Headquarters Opens in Decatur (News Release) More than 7,700 Alabamians have enrolled in rapid career training for in-demand jobs since the start of the Alabama Community College System’s Skills for Success courses. The engine behind the courses, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Innovation Center, opened a new headquarters in Decatur on…
Read MoreChamber Members Save 20% on Athens State Tuition in November
Chamber Members Save 20% on Athens State Tuition in November The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce has a learning partnership with Athens State University that provides a 10% tuition discount for employees of our more than 800 member businesses and their immediate families. This month only, a one-time offer of a 20% tuition discount will be applied…
Read MoreMember Spotlight –Party Central, Inc.
Member Spotlight –Party Central, Inc. Welcome to the Chamber’s Member Spotlight series where we take a moment to highlight one of our business members. Our feature company for September and October was Party Central, Inc. We spoke with with owner Courtney Creighton to find out more about her business. What year was your business founded? It…
Read MorePryor Field Regional Airport Grows Again
Pryor Field Regional Airport Grows Again (News Release) Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is growing yet again, with a new taxiway and access road underway on the northwest side of the airport. Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) in Tanner, Ala., broke ground this month on a concrete taxiway and access road that stems off of…
Read MoreChamber’s 2023 Washington Update Cancelled Due to Voting Deadline on Funding Bills
Chamber’s 2023 Washington Update Cancelled Due to Voting Deadline on Funding Bills Regarding our upcoming 2023 Washington Update event featuring Congressman Dale Strong, we were notified by his office that Congressional leadership has made the decision to reduce the upcoming two-week recess in order to vote on funding bills with a looming November 17 deadline.…
Read MoreNominations Open for the 2023 ATHENA International Leadership Award
Nominations Open for the 2023 ATHENA International Leadership Award The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber is accepting nominations for the 2023 ATHENA International Leadership Award. An outstanding business leader will be recognized with the prestigious award during our annual Women in Business Celebration on Wednesday, December 13 at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Named after the Greek goddess…
Read MoreState Approves Plans for Outpatient Surgery Center at Hartselle Health Park
State Approves Plans for Outpatient Surgery Center at Hartselle Health Park (News Release) On October 18, the State Health Planning & Development Agency Certificate of Need (CON) Review Board unanimously approved Cullman Regional’s application to build a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Hartselle. The ASC, or outpatient surgery center, is the second expansion of…
Read MoreCalhoun Breaks Ground on Expansion of Advanced Technology Center
Calhoun Breaks Ground on Expansion of Advanced Technology Center (News Release) On October 16, Calhoun Community College officials celebrated a milestone as they broke ground on the expansion of its cutting-edge Advanced Technology Center (ATC), located on the college’s Decatur campus. According to Dr. Jimmy Hodges, President of Calhoun, this expansion project was identified as…
Read MoreJennifer Wright Named Commodore of the Month
Jennifer Wright Named Commodore of the Month The featured speaker for our monthly Commodore meeting on October 13 was Morgan County Archivist John Allison. He led the group on a history tour of downtown Decatur along Bank Street. Congratulations to Jennifer Wright with MarMac Real Estate for being named the Greater Morgan County Builders Association Commodore…
Read MoreChamber Kicks off New Classes for Leadership Development Programs
Chamber Kicks off New Classes for Leadership Development Programs The Excellence in Leadership program is the flagship program of the Chamber’s Leadership series. The program was designed to identify, orient, develop and network existing and emerging leaders with the goal of enhancing positive growth in the area business community. The 2023-2024 class features 38 professionals…
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