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Chamber’s Leadership Programs Focus on Education During Fall-Winter Sessions The Chamber’s three leadership development programs – Excellence, Edge and Equip – continued to meet throughout the fall and into the winter. Excellence in Leadership, the Chamber’s flagship leader development program for professionals, visited GoFAR USA Park in October for some fun team building exercises. Later…

Top 7 Stories of 2023 As a new year approaches, we find ourselves reflecting on a few of the achievements we’ve shared with our members, partners and the community throughout the year.  Notable highlights include our inaugural Industry Day for Teachers, exposing educators to in-demand careers so they can share those opportunities with their students.…

Successful Launch of Chamber’s Industry Day for Teachers In November, nine local teachers participated in the first annual Industry Day for Teachers hosted by the Chamber. These educators spent the day at Daikin America, Inc. and Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. The day included orientation, safety training and shadowing opportunities for teachers to gain insights…

Pamela Bolding Honored with 2023 ATHENA Leadership Award On December 13, Pamela Bolding was honored with the ATHENA Leadership Award at the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s 14th 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 and law,…

Shop Local and Win Big this Holiday Season with the Chamber’s Gift Card Giveaway UPDATE: Our Shop Small, Shop Local Giveaway for this holiday season ended on December 12 and we received more than 750 receipts. Twenty lucky winners were chosen to receive a $100 gift card from a Chamber member business of their choice.…

Emerging Leaders Tour ACCS Innovation Center in Decatur Thank you to the ACCS Innovation Center for hosting our Emerging Leaders event on December 6. We were able to tour the state-of-the-art facility and Workforce Director Houston Blackwood explained how their Skills for Success program provides rapid employee training at no cost to local businesses and…

Linda Schoo Named Commodore of the Month During their monthly meeting on December 1, our Commodores were able to enjoy a wonderful Christmas lunch at Burningtree Country Club. Congratulations to our Linda Schoo with Marco’s Pizza for being named the Greater Morgan County Builders Association Commodore of the Month for November. Thank you to all our…

2024 Discover Decatur-Morgan County Now Available Discover Decatur-Morgan County, the 2024 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…

Shops on 2nd Avenue Hosts Coffee & Cards Shops on 2nd Avenue in downtown Decatur hosted the Chamber’s fourth quarter Coffee & Cards on November 29. It was a chance for our Chamber members to network with fellow members and community leaders. It was also a great opportunity to learn more about Shops on 2nd…

New $30 million EV Training Center Will Support Auto Industry Growth (From www.madeinalabama.com) — Governor Kay Ivey announced on November 27, 2003 that Alabama is building a $30 million workforce training center in Decatur that will focus on electric vehicles and emerging technologies in order to position the state’s auto industry for the next chapter…