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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…

Business Community Meets to Develop Public Policy Agenda Thanks to all who participated in our Federal Public Policy Agenda meeting on November 10. The one-hour meeting led by the Public Policy Committee provided the opportunity to review the 2022 agenda and suggest updates and revisions for the 2023 edition. The meeting focused on state issues…

Decatur, AL Metro Ranks No. 2 for Best Places to Work in Manufacturing SmartAsset ranked the Decatur, AL Metro No. 2 on the list of 2022 Best Places to Work in Manufacturing. To determine the Top 25 Places to Work in Manufacturing, SmartAsset analyzed nearly 400 metro areas across topics such as manufacturing employment, income…

Calhoun Invites Community to Free Veterans Day Celebration Thursday (News Release) Calhoun Community College is excited to invite the public to attend its annual Veterans Day Celebration Program on November 10, at 10:00 a.m. in the Health Sciences Building, room 109 on the Decatur Campus. The event is free and refreshments will be served. “Veterans…