Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Be sure to visit www.gachamber.com and check out our 2011 Policy Priorities, a list of key areas of focus during this year’s legislative session. The Policy Priorities can also be found by clicking here.
In addition, the Georgia Chamber’s 2010 Annual Report has also been posted on the website. To view the annual report, click here. Please be patient during the report's download time.
The Georgia Chamber website will be updated frequently during the legislative session – and members should also watch their inbox for legislative updates each Friday during the session.
The 2011 Georgia Chamber Board Officers were introduced last week at the organization’s winter board meeting. These officers will provide leadership to the organization and its board over the coming year, providing insight from numerous industries and regions of Georgia.
Officers for 2011 are as follows:
Business leaders from all over the world will explore Georgia’s expansion and relocation opportunities at the 23rd annual Georgia Quail Hunt, an invitation-only economic development event held February 2-4 in Southwest Georgia. This year, 21 guests will experience the best quail-hunting area in the nation and meet with state business and government leaders, all while discovering why Georgia is a great place to live, work and play.
Since 1994, Hunt guests have invested a minimum of $2.5 billion in Georgia and created more than 8,400 new jobs through corporate relocations or expansion. Coats & Clark, a guest of the 2009 Hunt, consolidated its North American distribution operations to Albany in 2010, bringing capital investment and new jobs to the community.
The Georgia Quail Hunt is co-sponsored each year by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission, the Georgia Allies and the Southwest Georgia Chamber Council.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) leads trade delegations to strategic international markets to help establish mutually beneficial business relationships. These trade missions feature one-on-one meetings customized to the needs of participating Georgia companies. Participation in these missions provides an opportunity to discover international markets, establish new opportunities and follow up with existing contacts.
Trade missions for 2011 include:
For more information, click here.
The Georgia Chamber is pleased to welcome the following members into our organization:
AdEdge Technologies, Buford
Atlanta Dream, Atlanta
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta
Babush, Neiman, Kornman & Johnson, LLP, Atlanta
Break Point Consulting, LLC, Marietta
Flint RiverQuarium, Albany
Georgia Capital, LLC, Atlanta
Georgia Food Bank Association, Atlanta
Global Automotive Alliance, Duluth
Harry Norman Realty, Atlanta
Herschend Family Entertainment, Norcross
Jalapeno Joe’s, Hiram
Magick Lantern, Atlanta
OneGeorgia Authority, Dublin
Pro-Athletics, LLC, Atlanta
Satellite Broadcasting & Communications, Washington, D.C.
Southern Strategy Group of Georgia, Atlanta
Wakefield Beasley Associates, Norcross
Women’s Care of West Georgia, Villa Rica
Those in bold denote Cornerstone level or above.
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.
