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Morgan County Ranks Sixth for New and Expanding Industry Announcements The Alabama Department of Commerce released the report for the State of Alabama on new and expanding industry announcements for 2021. Morgan County was ranked sixth in the state for both new and expanding capital investments at $332,389,913, and for new and expanding job announcements…

Community Leaders Honored at Small Business Awards Celebration On Tuesday, three area professionals were honored by the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce at the annual Small Business Awards Celebration for their leadership, creativity and commitment to our business community. Keith Jackson, founder and owner of Jackson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling in Decatur, was named the…

Cerrowire Breaks Ground on New Plant in Morgan Center Business Park Cerrowire held a ground breaking on a new $100 million, 270,000 square-foot manufacturing plant on May 4, that will produce Metal Clad cable used in most types of building construction. The company will be the first tenant located at the Morgan Center Business Park…

Decatur Ranks in Top Ten Places where Homebuyers Want to Live Decatur ranked as one of the top ten places “where homebuyers want to live” by Realtor.com. In the first quarter of the year, more than half of all of the views on the home listings on Realtor.com® came from shoppers based in other metros,…

Chamber Invests in YouScience to Assist Students with Career Paths The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce has once again invested in eight high schools in Decatur, Hartselle and Morgan County for another year of YouScience, an aptitude‐driven talent identification platform that uncovers and connects talent and opportunity through brain games. Students learn skills to help them…

Judge Charles Elliott Explains how Morgan County Drug Court Works at Breakfast & Biz At the Chamber’s Breakfast & Biz development event on April 21, Morgan County Judge Charles Elliott explained how Morgan County Drug Court works, why it’s needed and how the business community can get involved. The Morgan County Drug Court was formed…

ProsperityPAC Endorses Primary Election Candidates Based on past records and candidate understanding of the Chamber’s mission and public policy agenda, the Board of Directors of ProsperityPAC voted to endorse and financially support the following candidates in the upcoming statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 24. • Morgan County Commission – District 2: Randy Vest •…

Chamber Hosts State of the City Forum On April 12, the Chamber welcomed Mayor Tab Bowling, Council President Jacob Ladner, Council President Pro Tempore Carlton McMasters and moderator Dave Hargrove with AT&T Alabama to the annual State of the City Forum for an opportunity to share with the Decatur-Morgan County business community highlights of the last…

Emerging Leaders Discuss the 5-year plan for Downtown Decatur Executive Director Kelly Thomas of the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority spoke to the Chamber’s Emerging Leaders young professionals development class on April 6, at the Chamber’s Contractor Service & Fabrication Board Room. Thomas discussed with the group the 5-year plan for downtown called “Forward Decatur”. In the plan,…

Prices Continue to Rise in the Decatur Housing Market In recent years, prices continue to rise in the housing market in Alabama. Stacker used date from ZeroDown to compile real estate market reports in major Alabama cities. The following statistics are for the Decatur, Alabama metro area in the four weeks ending March 20, 2022. Click…