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Peggy Allen Towns Honored with 2022 ATHENA Leadership Award On December 14, Peggy Allen Towns was honored with the ATHENA Leadership Award at the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s 13th annual Women in Business Celebration at Doubletree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront. Named for the Greek goddess of wisdom, as well as the champion of justice…

2023 Discover Decatur-Morgan County Now Available Discover Decatur-Morgan County, the 2023 community guide and membership directory from the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce has arrived! Inside you will find stories about our schools, healthcare, community attractions, workforce, small businesses, economic development and what makes our area stand out from the rest. Also, you can connect…

Breakfast & Biz: How to Protect Your Business Our last Breakfast & Biz event for 2022 was held on December 8th. Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion and two members of his command staff, Captain Jeremy Hayes and Captain Justin Lyon, provided an overview of the Decatur Police Department and discussed holiday safety tips, current crime…

Emerging Leaders: Finding your Personal Purpose On December 7, more than 40 people attended our Emerging Leaders event in the Contractor Service & Fabrication, Inc boardroom. Many of us struggle when it comes to balancing work, home and other obligations which can result in frustration and burnout. Dr. Karockas “Doc Rock” Watkins shared how finding…

Jackson Plumbing, Heating and Cooling named 11-50 Employee Small Business of the Year   On November 30, three members of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce were recognized by our state business associations as three of the top small businesses in Alabama for their impact on their surrounding community. M & M Servs, LLC (Emerging…

Shop Small, Shop Local and Win Big with Chamber’s Gift Card Giveaway UPDATE: Our “Shop Small, Shop Local” promotion for this holiday season ended on December 11 and we received more than 450 receipts. Twenty lucky winners were chosen to receive a $100 gift card from a Chamber member business of their choice. Congratulations to…

Workforce NOW Summit Focuses on Skills-Based Hiring in the Workplace The Chamber’s  2022 Workforce NOW Summit was held on November 18 at Calhoun Community College. Keynote speaker, Nick Moore, director of Governor Kay Ivey’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation, discussed the growing trend of skills-based hiring in the workplace. Skills-based hiring allows employers to…

NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon (NASA News Release) Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its…

Calhoun Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Gene Haas Center For Advanced Manufacturing (News Release) – On November 15, Calhoun Community College and the Gene Haas Foundation hosted its building renaming and official ribbon cutting ceremony for the College’s new Gene Haas Center for Advanced Manufacturing. The building renaming and renovations were made possible by a…