Georgia Chamber Insight: Are You Ready to Cast Your Vote on November 2?
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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Dates to Remember
Are You Ready to Cast Your Vote on November 2?
Education Reform Conference to be Held December 3 in Macon
Save the Date: Annual Meeting and Eggs & Issues
Welcome New Members
Congressional Perspective: Tom Graves on Referendum A
Dates to Remember December 3: Education Reform Conference Marriott City Center Hotel & Centreplex, Macon Website
Are You Ready to Cast Your Vote on November 2? Election Day is one week from today - are you ready to cast your vote at the polls? If you need information about the candidates, ballot initiatives, or voting locations, be sure to visit the Georgia Chamber's Election Central page, which offers everything you need to be an informed voter on November 2.
Our site now includes the Chamber's most recent candidate survey as well as audio from our conference calls with the candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General and information on all six of this year's ballot initiatives
Click here to visit Election Central.
Education Reform Conference to be Held December 3 in Macon Join the Georgia Chamber and Georgia College & State University for our second annual Education Reform Conference on December 3 at the Marriott City Center Hotel & Centreplex in Macon. This year's event will focus on the timely issue of K-12 accountability and feature nationally acclaimed speakers and groundbreaking education research.
Speakers for this event include:
Ben Scafidi, Director, Economics of Education Policy Center, Georgia College & State University
Matt Ladner, Vice President of Research, Goldwater Institute (Invited)
William Sanders, Senior Research Fellow, University of North Carolina and SAS Institute
Marcus Downs, Director of Government Relations, Georgia Association of Educators
Neal McCluskey, Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute
Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
To register for this event, click here. Contact Rebecca Jones at rjones@gachamber.com about sponsorship opportunities and Sara Melvin at smelvin@gachamber.com with general and logistics questions.
Save the Date: Annual Meeting and Eggs & Issues The Georgia Chamber's Annual Meeting will be held on January 10, 2011, at the Georgia World Congress Center. The following morning, on January 11, the traditional Eggs & Issues Breakfast will kick off the 2011 legislative session, also at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Be on the lookout for details as they become available at www.gachamber.com!
Welcome New Members The Georgia Chamber is pleased to welcome the following new members into our organization:
AEGIAS Corporation, Atlanta
American Management Services, Inc., Norcross
Atlantic Coastal Homes, Bloomingdale
Barrett Investment Enterprises
Bizzy Bee Exterminators, Oxford
BRADACO Service Group, Woodstock
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Watertown (MA)
Cadillac Jack, Inc., Duluth
Catering Cajun of Georgia, Inc., Marietta
Chef Eric Ousley Le Bleu Affairs, Atlanta
Construction Education Foundation of Georgia, Suwanee
CW Farms, Kathleen
Energy Systems Group, Atlanta
Georgia Foreign Trade Conference, Brunswick
The Harwen Group, Smyrna
Henry County Tax Commissioner, McDonough
Hire Dynamics, Atlanta
Home Diagnostic Solutions, Columbus
J & J Oil Change, Americus
JC Penney Store #2872, McDonough
Jones Osteen & Jones, Hinesville
Keith Boger Investment Group, LLC, Clarksville
Marvair, Cordele
Mid-Georgia Tractor Service, Inc., Macon
NAI Brannen Goddard, Atlanta
Newell Recycling, Statesboro
NUTECH Systems, Inc., Atlanta
Patton Boggs, LLC, Washington, D.C.
Phase 3 Promotions, Hartwell
Pro Systems Clean Care, Rome
Pugmire Ford, Carrollton
Pugmire Lincoln Mercury, Marietta
Quail Unlimited, Albany
Ranews Companies, Milner
RSM McGladrey, Inc., Atlanta
ServiceMaster Contract Services of Whitfield Co., Tunnel Hill
Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity, Jonesboro
TEP Catering, Atlanta
Thomerson & Macchiaverna, P.C., Savannah
Timbervest, LLC, Atlanta
UNIGLOBE Travel Partners, Newnan
Woodstock Downtown Development Authority, Woodstock
Your Special Event, Ellenwood
Those in italics are Cornerstone level or above.
Congressional Perspective: Tom Graves on Referendum A (This copy was submitted by Congressman Tom Graves for Georgia Chamber members) U.S. Congressman Tom Graves has written an Op-Ed on why Georgia Chamber members should support Referendum A on November 2. Referendum A, if approved, will exempt all tangible personal property constituting the inventory of a business. If approved by a majority of the voters, the Act becomes effective on January 1, 2011, and applies to all tax years beginning on or after that date.
Today, Georgia is one of only six states that levy a property tax on business inventories that are still housed in the state at the end of the year. As a result, many companies shift inventories out of state, withhold purchasing, or locate distribution centers outside of Georgia to avoid the tax.
Click here to read the full Op-Ed.
Send Your News to the Georgia Chamber Do you have good news to share about your business? Please contact Jennifer Yarber at 404.223.2272 or jyarber@gachamber.com with your news topics for inclusion in an upcoming Insight.
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