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Employers Needed for Student-Based Hiring Event Hosted by Career Academies of Decatur The Career Academies of Decatur is hosting a Student-Based Hiring Event on Wednesday, September 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. This event will connect local businesses and industries with skilled co-op students seeking employment in fields such as manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality and more.…

Partners-In-Education Breakfast and Work Session Connects Businesses and Industries with Local Schools More than 120 business leaders, principals and school personnel came together for our 2024-2025 Partners-in-Education Breakfast and Work session on August 15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront. During the work session, business and industry leaders joined with the local school they…

The Chamber’s One Vision Foundation to Award $1,000 Grants to Schools of SuperStar Teachers The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that for the 2024-2025 school year, the Chamber’s One Vision Foundation will award a $1,000 grant to the school of each SuperStar Teacher of the Month. This initiative is part of…

Interact with Your Future Workforce at Endless Opportunities The Chamber’s 2024 Endless Opportunities 8th Grade Career Fair will be held Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 at Ingalls Harbor Pavilion. We have plenty of room to get your company signed up for this two-day workforce and education event. It is a great opportunity to…

Decatur-Morgan County Chamber and DHR to Host Hiring Event on September 17 The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Morgan/Limestone County Department of Human Resources to host a Hiring Event on Tuesday, September 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be open to job seekers participating in the A-RESET…

Cook Museum of Natural Science Hosts Coffee & Cards Thank you to the Cook Museum of Natural Science for hosting Coffee & Cards on August 13. It was a great opportunity for our Chamber members to network with each other while learning more about the museum, which is celebrating its five-year anniversary this year at…

Baretta Taylor Named Commodore of the Month for August At our monthly Commodore meeting on August 9, our guest speaker was relationship coach Vicki Stephenson who spoke on finding confidence at any stage of life Congratulations to Baretta Taylor with Tennessee Valley Media for being named the Greater Morgan County Builders Association Commodore of the…

Emerging Leaders: Making Your Business Stand Out With Canva At our Emerging Leaders event on August 6, more than 30 attendees heard from Karla Roper, Vice President of Operations for the Alabama Chambers, in an engaging and interactive session on how to make your business stand out using Canva, including tips on creating an effective brand…

Three Decatur Business Leaders Named to Leadership Alabama’s Next Class Leadership Alabama, a statewide program of Alabama leaders engaged in creating a network of relationships that seeks mutual understanding of problems and priorities for Alabama’s future, is pleased to announce the members of Class XXXIV. The program year will launch on Wednesday, October 16, in Montgomery.…

Chamber Welcomes New Teachers to Decatur City Schools On July 25, the Chamber celebrated the educators who are set to shape the next generation of leaders by joining the Decatur City School System. We welcomed approximately 100 new teachers to the school system with a breakfast at First Baptist Church to kick off the upcoming…