Shanda Morton, Reese Enterprises; Amanda Harden, Chick-fil-A FTO; Joy and Mike Robbins, owner Ringgold Chrysler Dodge Jeep; Jackie Goolsby, Georgia Department of Labor and Jennifer Hannah, Waste Services/Santek Environmental.

Matt Sanford calls the information he's working on for Murray County "an engine to drive" toward economic development.

The Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications through February 19, 2010 to fill an available part time Administrative Assistant position.

The Troup County Commission and city councils of LaGrange and Hogansville are in favor of tax allocation districts to spur economic development in areas that might otherwise be shunned by developers.

Weyerhaeuser, an engineered wood products company, announced Thursday it will close its mill in Colbert indefinitely, leaving more than 100 people without jobs.

Georgia farmers will see more regulation, but also may find higher prices for their products this year, University of Georgia experts told a group of about 50 people at UGA's 2010 Georgia Ag Forecast on Tuesday.

FSGBank announces that Brad Denton is the new vice president and branch manager of the Ringgold branch, located at 35 Poplar Springs Road.

A Commerce man charged with violating federal gun laws and selling moonshine admitted in federal court Wednesday that he sold a gun to a man that he knew was a felon and arranged for that man's companion to buy moonshine.

The Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce annual banquet begins at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at Belle Meade Country Club.

The Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce will host a "Wake Up Whitfield" breakfast on Tuesday from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Dalton Golf and Country Club.

The Madison County Chamber of Commerce needs donations for a silent auction at its annual meeting and banquet Thursday.

Forms for the 2010 U.S. Census won't be mailed until March, but officials already are warning people to beware of potential scams.

HMC Community Federal Credit Union recently held its groundbreaking ceremony for a new main office building on Chattanooga Avenue which is scheduled to open mid-summer. Attending the event were credit union staff, members of the board of directors, construction company staff, Chamber of Commerce representatives and local business leaders.

The Harris County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 20th annual banquet Feb. 4. The event begins with a silent auction at 6 p.m. and is followed by dinner, chamber president Lynda Dawson said Friday.

Gordon Smith , United States Tennis Association executive director and CEO, will be the keynote speaker for the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Thursday, Jan.

Qualifying will be held Feb. 22-24 for a special election to succeed Commerce City Councilman Richard Massey, who died Oct.

Men held three-fourths of the 8 million jobs lost in the United States during the current recession, Georgia labor commissioner Michael Thurmond said here Tuesday.

The state's top politicos will be up early to address the Georgia Chamber of Commerce at the annual Eggs and Issues Breakfast.

Mayor Pat Graham and key business leaders responded with excitement Tuesday morning to the town's placement on a prestigious list of recession-resilient growth areas.

A Commerce woman returned from an after-Christmas errand to find that burglars had broken into her home and stolen more than $20,000 worth of goods, according a Jackson County Sheriff's Department report.