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Chamber’s 2023 Washington Update Cancelled Due to Voting Deadline on Funding Bills Regarding our upcoming 2023 Washington Update event featuring Congressman Dale Strong, we were notified by his office that Congressional leadership has made the decision to reduce the upcoming two-week recess in order to vote on funding bills with a looming November 17 deadline.…

Nominations Open for the 2023 ATHENA International Leadership Award The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber is accepting nominations for the 2023 ATHENA International Leadership Award. An outstanding business leader will be recognized with the prestigious award during our annual Women in Business Celebration on Wednesday, December 13 at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Named after the Greek goddess…

Students Explore Future Careers at Endless Opportunities The 2023 Endless Opportunities Career Fair was a huge success, attracting more than 2,000 eighth graders to Ingalls Harbor Pavilion on October 19-20. The event brought together students from Decatur, Morgan County, Hartselle, Limestone County, Athens, and private schools, to explore a wide range of career options. Hosted…

Calhoun Breaks Ground on Expansion of Advanced Technology Center (News Release) On October 16, Calhoun Community College officials celebrated a milestone as they broke ground on the expansion of its cutting-edge Advanced Technology Center (ATC), located on the college’s Decatur campus. According to Dr. Jimmy Hodges, President of Calhoun, this expansion project was identified as…

Jennifer Wright Named Commodore of the Month The featured speaker for our monthly Commodore meeting on October 13 was Morgan County Archivist John Allison. He led the group on a history tour of downtown Decatur along Bank Street. Congratulations to Jennifer Wright with MarMac Real Estate for being named the Greater Morgan County Builders Association Commodore…

Fellowship and Networking at 2023 Fall Golf Classic The Chamber’s Fall Golf Classic, presented by Adams Beverages, welcomed more than 100 golfers from across north Alabama on October 6. This annual event is always a great opportunity for networking, fellowship and friendly competition at Burningtree Country Club. Congratulations to all our winners! Morning Flight Winner: Huntsville…

Emerging Leaders Tour Career Academies of Decatur Thank you to Career Academies of Decatur (CAD) for hosting our Emerging Leaders event on October 4 and to the culinary students for providing a wonderful lunch. More than 30 Chamber members were able to tour the new the state-of-the-art addition opened by Decatur City Schools in September.…

Governor Kay Ivey Gives Keynote Address at 2023 Legislative Update We appreciate the more than 250 Chamber members who attended our 2023 Legislative Update on October 3 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. We were honored to have Governor Kay Ivey as our keynote speaker. She spoke about Alabama’s progress in the areas of education,…

Chamber Kicks off New Classes for Leadership Development Programs The Excellence in Leadership program is the flagship program of the Chamber’s Leadership series. The program was designed to identify, orient, develop and network existing and emerging leaders with the goal of enhancing positive growth in the area business community. The 2023-2024 class features 38 professionals…

Remembering Servant Leader Sonny Craig Longtime area civic and business leader, Irwin C. “Sonny” Craig, Jr., passed on September 24. We pause to remember our beloved community leader and some of his many contributions. Sonny served diligently on the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce board of directors and as the Chairman in 1999-1998. Most recently, he served on…