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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…

Annual Meeting Marks Transition, Success in the Chamber Year On March 23, the Chamber welcomed more than 200 members of the business community to our 2022 Annual Meeting at the DoubleTree by Hilton. The event celebrates the past year of successes in our community while looking ahead with the transition of our new Executive Committee…

Chamber Trip to Montgomery Connects Students, Business Leaders and Legislators On March 8-9, Chamber members, community leaders, elected officials, and members of the Excellence and Edge Leadership programs traveled to our state capitol of Montgomery to visit with legislators, tour exhibits telling the story of our state history and learn more about our state government.…

Calhoun College Foundation Receives $500,000 Advanced Manufacturing Grant On Wednesday, March 2, the Gene Haas Foundation presented a $500,000 grant to the Calhoun College Foundation to support the college’s Computer Numerical Control or CNC Lab. The lab is located inside the Advanced Technology Center at the Calhoun Community College Decatur campus. The grant was awarded in…