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2008 National Conference of Volunteering and Service
Attention Businesses With A Passion for Social Change!
This June 1-3, the nation’s largest gathering of a new generation of social change makers and civic leaders will convene in Atlanta at the National Conference of Volunteering and Service. It is not too late for Georgia businesses to register and tap into the power and passion of business-led social change.
Upcoming Post Session Briefings
Milledgeville-Baldwin County - Tuesday, May 13
Milledgeville Country Club
3700 Sinclair Dam Road NE
Milledgeville, GA 31061
6:00 p.m.
Effingham County Rotary Club - Thursday, May 15
St. John Lutheran
Highway 21 & 7th Street
301 North Columbia Avenue
Rincon, GA
12:30 p.m.
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce - Tuesday, May 20
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
225 West Broad Avenue
Albany, GA 31701
4:00 p.m.
Baxley-Appling County Chamber of Commerce - Friday, May 30
Location TBD
12:00 p.m.
Harris County Chamber of Commerce - Monday, June 9
Location TBD
Time TBD
Douglas County Chamber of Commerce - Tuesday, June 24
Douglas County Chamber of Commerce
6658 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Chamber’s HR Library Updated, Expanded for 2008
When you are dealing with Human Resources issues, there is no margin for error. The risks are just too high.
But, it is one of the most confusing and fast changing aspects of doing business. Last year’s rules, remedies, solutions are simply not dependable.
That’s why every HR professional needs the latest versions of the Georgia Chamber’s Human Resource Library within easy reach – before any decision is made.
Special Legislative Bulletin - sine die
FROM THE GOLD DOME
By Joe Fleming
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Sweeping Up Confetti in the Winds of Schadenfreude
Under a tornado watch, perhaps appropriately, the Georgia General Assembly adjourned its two-year legislative session as the clock struck midnight on Friday, April 4.
Alert: House to Vote Thursday on Transportation Funding
It’s been more than a month since the Georgia Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a plan for new regional funding to help combat a multibillion-dollar shortfall at the Georgia Department of Transportation. Now it’s the lower chamber’s turn.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives is expected to take up its version of Senate Resolution 845. The measure would let voters across Georgia decide this November whether regions should be allowed to implement a penny sales tax for badly needed transportation projects in their area – projects that otherwise have little to no chance of seeing the light of day thanks to the funding shortfall.
Georgia Chamber's 3rd Annual Georgia Environmental Conference Set for August 27-29
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Conference Overview
The Georgia Chamber's 3rd Annual Georgia Environmental Conference is the state's largest and most comprehensive educational opportunity and will be attended by an estimated 450 State, Local, and Federal Government Officials, Business and Industry Leaders, Attorneys, Consultants, Engineers, Developers, Land Owners, Architects, Agribusiness Leaders, Energy Experts, Water Planning Districts, Universities, Public Health Officials, Solid Waste and Recycling Experts, and many others with a strong interest in Georgia's Environmental Programs.
Announcing the E-Verify Informational Seminar!
The Department of Homeland Security invites you to its E-Verify Informational Seminar - a half-day information session to learn about the E-Verify program and view a live demonstration. A question and answer segment will allow participants to receive a full understanding of the program and key features.
Georgia Chamber Hails State Supreme Court Decision Upholding Expert Witness Language in 2005 Tort Reform Act
Georgia Chamber of Commerce President George Israel applauded today’s decision by the Georgia Supreme Court upholding the expert witness provisions in SB 3 (Tort Reform Act of 2005). He said it reflected common sense and fairness and was a victory for all Georgians interested in a quality judicial system.
In a 5-2 ruling issued Monday morning, the court declared a lower court’s ruling was “mistaken” when it ruled the state’s expert witness law unconstitutional. The case was Mason v. Home Depot, S07A1486.
Georgia Chamber, Get Georgia Moving back consensus approach to transportation funding
Business leaders, elected officials and others gathered Thursday to support a consensus plan for new transportation funding that would put voters in every region of Georgia in the driver’s seat.
Charles Tarbutton, chairman of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and co-chairman of Get Georgia Moving, a coalition of more than 50 groups, brought the media up to speed on the consensus approach during a press conference at the state capitol.
Time Short for Solving Key Challenges Facing State, Lt. Gov. Cagle tells Leaders at State Chamber’s Business Day at Capitol
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More than 200 business leaders from around the state gathered under the shadow of the Gold Dome for breakfast on Wednesday, March 5, to hear Georgia’s Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle present his views on some of the challenges facing the state.
Before introducing the lieutenant governor, Charles Tarbutton, Asst. Vice President, Sandersville Railroad Company and 2008 Chair of the Georgia Chamber, said that the decisions made during the current session of the General Assembly could change the course of our state. “I think our elected officials know that there’s no more time for debate on these matters. We are going to see some resolution by sine die and what shape that takes concerns the business community,” Tarbutton said.
Older Stories
- Georgia Chamber Applauds Progress On Transportation Funding February 20, 2008
- Conference Aims to Help Business Deal with Change February 7, 2008
- Georgia Chamber Supports Coalition to “Get Georgia Moving” January 31, 2008
- Secretary of State Handel Alerts Corporations to Potential Scam January 25, 2008
- Two Blockbuster Events Kick Off Georgia Chamber Year January 15, 2008
- Big Victory! ’07 Membership Campaign Sets Two New Records January 15, 2008
- Business Asks What Will 2008 Bring? We've Got Answers at Two Big Georgia Chamber Events. Last Call for Tickets. January 3, 2008
- Your Bottom Line is On the Line in 2008: Get an Insider's View of What to Expect at Two Big Georgia Chamber Events in Jan. December 11, 2007
- Two Months Until Legislature Convenes; Speaker's Tax Reform Plan to be Debated November 20, 2007
- Campaign Hits $1.4 Million, 555 Members; Final Push Underway November 19, 2007
