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Chamber Honors Local Leaders at 2025 Small Business Awards Celebration On May 14, the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Small Business Awards Celebration at the DoubleTree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront, honoring three outstanding professionals for their leadership, creativity, and commitment to the local business community. Recipients were selected from nominations submitted by…

Morgan County Students Sign Summer Internships with Hubbard & Drake Two Morgan County Tech Park juniors are one step closer to launching their careers, thanks to a growing partnership between industry and education. On May 10, Mason Lawrence and Turner Wray signed Letters of Intent for summer internships with Hubbard & Drake General-Mechanical Contractors, Inc.…

Brent Gosnell Named Commodore of the Month for May At their monthly meeting on May 9, our Commodores gathered at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center where Executive Director Kim Mitchell shared a brief history of the Carnegie and gave a preview of upcoming events. Before enjoying lunch, the Commodores took their annual group photo on…

Celebrate Decatur-Morgan County at Hometown Throwdown with the Chamber The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce will have a booth at the Decatur-Morgan County Hometown Throwdown at Toyota Field on Tuesday, May 27. This exciting event is part of the Rocket City Trash Pandas’ Hometown Throwdown Series, presented by Redstone Federal Credit Union, and will highlight…

MarMac Real Estate Hosts Coffee & Cards Thank you to the MarMac Real Estate for hosting Coffee & Cards on May 6. Chamber members had the opportunity to network and learn more about the services MarMac Real Estate provides. Networking opportunities are a valuable member benefit, and we hope you take advantage of this chance to…

Employer Registration Open for Chamber’s Hiring Event on May 28 UPDATE: Please note the date for this event has changed to Wednesday, May 28. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. The Chamber, in partnership with AIDT and Career Connect, will host a Hiring Event on Wednesday, May 28 from 11 a.m. to…

April SuperStar Teacher: Celebrating Deanna Martin at Banks-Caddell Elementary School in Decatur Deanna Martin, a Kindergarten teacher for Decatur City Schools, has been named the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s SuperStar Teacher for April. Our presenting sponsor, Hubbard & Drake General-Mechanical Contractors, Inc., represented by Brian Beidleman, along with Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Chamber’s…

Cross-Eyed Owl Brewing Company Hosts After Hours Thank you to Cross-Eyed Owl Brewing Company for hosting After Hours on April 24. Our members had a fantastic time networking in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Networking is one of the many valuable benefits of Chamber membership, providing a great way to grow your business and connect with…

Chamber Leadership Programs Kick Off 2025 with Hands-On Learning Excellence in Leadership – the Chamber’s flagship leader development program for professionals – met in January for Creating Opportunity Day. The day kicked off with a tour of GE Appliances, a Haier company, the largest single-site employer in Morgan County producing over a million refrigerators each…

$32.7 Million Aviation Investment Coming to Pryor Field Regional Airport (News Release) – Aleut Real Estate, LLC (ARE), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Aleut Corporation (Aleut), has finalized a ground lease at Pryor Field Regional Airport in Limestone County, Alabama, where it plans to construct an aircraft maintenance hangar in collaboration with Strata-G Solutions,…