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Wage & Salary Survey Participants Receive Free Survey Results - Act Now!
The Georgia Employers' Association, an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber, invites you to participate in the 2008/2009 Wage & Salary Survey Process. By participating in the survey process you will receive a FREE copy of the survey results, a $200.00 value. Wage surveys are useful in determining if your salaries are in line with your competitors, which is critical, especially in this time of economic challenges. Please read the following instructions so your participation will be successful. Remember all survey results will be kept confidential and individual company data can not be recognized.
Tickets Now Available for 2008 Congressional Luncheon
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Tickets are now available for the 2008 Georgia Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon. The event will be held in the Miller-Murphy-Howard Building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter, in Perry, on Thursday, August 28.
Headlining the luncheon will be U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, a former member of the Georgia senate, who also served in the U. S. House of Representatives. During his time in Congress, Isakson has been a strong supporter of small business. Isakson will brief the audience on federal legislation that affects business and local communities. Also on the program, delivering a special introduction, will be U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss.
Sen. Isakson set to Headline the 2008 Congressional Luncheon in August
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Tickets are now on sale to the 2008 Georgia Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon on Thursday, August 28.
The luncheon will feature U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson with a special introduction by U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss. The event will be held this year in the heart of middle Georgia in the Miller-Murphy-Howard Building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry.
Georgia Chamber Kicks Off Statewide Membership Campaign
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is set to grow again. With the help of more than 500 volunteers, representing 35 companies and organizations, the state business organization has begun canvassing the state for new members and additional resources. The goal of this year’s campaign is $1.8 million and 800 new members.
The drive officially started on Wednesday, June 11th, at a luncheon at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. Headlining the luncheon was keynote speaker, David Nour, Founder - Relationship Economics® and CEO of BeOne Now, Inc. David is a social networking strategist and one of the foremost thought leaders on the quantifiable value of business relationships.
Business Leaders, Educators and School Board Experts Launch Commission for School Board Excellence
 John Rice, vice chairman of GE and President & CEO of GE Infrastructure; Gary Price, managing partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Phil Jacobs, retired president of AT&T (formally BellSouth) in Georgia.'); "School Board Governance Task Force Co-Chairs (L to R) John Rice, vice chairman of GE and President & CEO of GE Infrastructure; Gary Price, managing partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Phil Jacobs, retired president of AT&T (formally BellSouth) in Georgia.")
90-day task force will examine national best practices
As research shows one-fifth of Georgia school boards have struggled in last 10 years
At the request of the State Board of Education, a diverse group of business leaders, educators and school board experts today launched a 90-day task force to recommend ways to strengthen school boards across Georgia.
Georgia Chamber Names Legislators of the Year
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The Georgia Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday honored five lawmakers with its annual Legislator of the Year awards and presented Lifetime Achievement awards to three legislators at its spring Government Affairs Council conference in St. Simons Island.
State Sens. Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) and Ross Tolleson (R-Perry) and state Reps. Earl Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs), Larry O’Neal (R-Warner Robins) and Jay Shaw (D-Valdosta) were each recognized with the Georgia Chamber’s highest honor for their exceptional efforts to promote the chamber’s 2008 legislative agenda.
12th Statewide Membership Campaign Kicks Off June 11th
What began in June of 1997, as a way to attract a few new Georgia Chamber members and raise some much needed funds to serve those members better, grew into what would become the most successful membership campaign of any state chamber in America.
The drive, known as Team Georgia Chamber, set what was, at the time, an ambitious goal eleven summers ago of $600,000 and 700 new members. It succeeded that year – and every year since – for two main reasons. First, the product is sound. Membership in the Georgia Chamber has significant measurable value. Members get a return on their investment.
Georgia Chamber Wraps Up Successful Spring Board Meeting
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Gov. Sonny Perdue capped the spring board meeting of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce on Friday with a keynote address that touched on many of the biggest issues facing Georgia businesses.
Like House Speaker Glenn Richardson and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, who spoke Thursday, the governor highlighted several pro-business success stories from the 2008 legislative session and outlined challenges for 2009 in transportation, health care, energy, water and education.
Trauma Services in Georgia: Where Are We Now? Where Should We Go?
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University will host a three-part series to address issues related to the state's trauma service crisis.
The first meeting will be held on June 3, 2008 - 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Subsequent meetings in July and September will explore the route to developing appropriate trauma services for Georgia and how to make it sustainable.
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.
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- Georgia Chamber’s HR Library Updated, Expanded for 2008 May 1, 2008
- Special Legislative Bulletin - sine die April 8, 2008
- Alert: House to Vote Thursday on Transportation Funding March 26, 2008
- Georgia Chamber's 3rd Annual Georgia Environmental Conference Set for August 27-29 March 17, 2008
- Announcing the E-Verify Informational Seminar! March 13, 2008
- Georgia Chamber Hails State Supreme Court Decision Upholding Expert Witness Language in 2005 Tort Reform Act March 11, 2008
- Georgia Chamber, Get Georgia Moving back consensus approach to transportation funding March 6, 2008
- Time Short for Solving Key Challenges Facing State, Lt. Gov. Cagle tells Leaders at State Chamber’s Business Day at Capitol March 5, 2008
- Georgia Chamber Applauds Progress On Transportation Funding February 20, 2008
- Conference Aims to Help Business Deal with Change February 7, 2008
