Thursday, February 7, 2013
Friday's event is free to the public, but you'll need to register to take part.
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Thursday, February 7
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce is offering a free two-hour workshop Friday morning on the fundamentals of writing a business plan. The workshop takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Cobb Chamber offices, located at 240 Interstate North Parkway. The "mini business plan" training will cover all the elements of writing a condensed 3- to 8-page business plan. For more information and to register, click here.
Monday, July 16, 2012
This year’s campaign theme, “Changing the Game,” celebrates the Chamber’s intentions to be the game changers for the Cobb County community.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
The Cobb Chamber kicked off its 2012 Membership Campaign on March 5, with the goal of raising $700,000. The Chamber raised $843,950—exceeding its goal by a whopping 121 percent—and recruited 243 new members. “We are thrilled with the results of the Membership Campaign and look forward to helping our many new members achieve more for their business through the Cobb Chamber,” said Sharon Mason, vice president of Membership at the Cobb Chamber. In March, over 300 volunteers congregated at the Cobb Galleria Centre for the Cobb Chamber’s First Monday Breakfast and pledged to partner with the Chamber to recruit new members. The campaign was led by Chairman David Bell, vice president and relationship manager of Wells Fargo, along with the …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
The three Republicans challenging Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee took issue with his stances on both at Wednesday's forum in East Cobb.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
For the second time in as many days, the four Republicans running for Cobb Commission Chairman sounded off on what appears to be the most pressing issues during their two-month primary campaign—property tax increases and the upcoming TSPLOST regional transportation referendum. In a Wednesday forum at the East Cobb Library sponsored by the East Cobb Civic Association, the three challengers to incumbent Tim Lee all took aim at his vote last year to raise the county millage rate. They also questioned his general support for the TSPLOST referendum, which is included on the July 31 primary ballot. Former chairman Bill Byrne, Mike Boyce and Larry Savage, who ran against Lee in 2010 in the Republican race to succeed Sam Olens, all said the …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Cobb Chamber CEO David Connell brought a loaded gun in his briefcase to the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. His attorney said it was a mistake.
Cobb Chamber CEO David Connell was arrested Wednesday morning after authorities discovered he had a loaded handgun in his briefcase at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Connell was headed on a business trip, according to the Cobb Chamber. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Connell was arrested at 11:02 a.m. and transported to Clayton County Jail. Connell’s attorney, Michael Maloof, told the newspaper that he expected Connell to be released on bond later in the day. But WSB-TV reported at 5:45 p.m. that Connell was still in jail. Connell’s .380 calibur handgun and two loaded clips were discovered at 7:40 a.m., the AJC reported. Maloof and Chamber spokeswoman Amy Selby called the incident an accident and said Connell mistakenly …
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Marietta Center for Advanced Academics is a magnet school for grades 3 to 5 in the Marietta City Schools district. Students study an accelerated curriculum that emphasizes science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
The Marietta Center for Advanced Academics was designated as the first Georgia Department of Education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) certified school Thursday. “It is so important that we begin teaching students about STEM-related careers at the elementary level so we can capture students’ imaginations and interests at a young age," said State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge in a press release. "What these students do in elementary school will carry over throughout middle and high school to increase our number of scientists, biotechnologists, engineers, medical specialists, computer scientists and other STEM professionals.” Lockheed Martin also announced its formal partnership with MCAA through the Cobb …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Alabama health care software developer is creating up to 75 jobs in a target area of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce's Competitive EDGE program.
Cobb County is gaining at least 10 jobs from the expansion of PointClear Solutions. The 6-year-old Huntsville, AL-based company develops software for customers in health care, including hospitals, doctors, government agencies and other information technology companies. It is opening an office at 1775 The Exchange, which is just east of Marietta, north of Smyrna, west of Interstate 75 and south of Terrell Mill Road. “Our business has grown substantially here over the past 18 months, and we continue to sign new business,” PointClear CEO David Karabinos said in a news release from the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. “We now have a critical mass of clients and employees here.” PointClear will have 10 employees in Cobb within two months and plans to …
Monday, January 23, 2012
Commissioner JoAnn Birrell is wary of county funding for the Cobb Chamber's economic development plan.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Should Cobb taxpayer money be used to help spur economic development in the county? That's a bet Cobb commission chairman Tim Lee is hedging as he pledged last week to help fund a major initiative by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. But commissioner JoAnn Birrell spoke out against the proposal, according to a report in The Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, saying the county should not commit to funding that it cannot control. The Chamber initiative, called Competitive EDGE (Economic Development for a Growing Economy), would come with a still-to-be-determined contribution from Cobb government. The plan was devised by Market Street, an Atlanta consulting firm. Described as a "game-changing" project, EDGE (Facebook page) would be "Cobb County’s…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Get ready to see lots of green, blue and orange in the Cobb business community.
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce unveiled a “tri-link” logo Monday morning. Designed by Marietta marketing boutique 524 Creative, the logo features three interlocking squares in the middle of the Cobb Chamber name. The squares represent the three elements of economic development—retention, recruitment and entrepreneurship—as well as the Chamber’s core functions: The new Cobb Chamber logo is part of a rebranding of the Chamber that includes the tagline “Achieve more.” Scott and April Wright of 524 Creative presented the logo at the Chamber’s First Monday breakfast at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. “The new look and feel had to represent the new vision, be modern, dynamic and bold, and successfully differentiate the Cobb Chamber,” Scott…
Monday, January 9, 2012
His State of the County address says the tough decisions of 2011 have Cobb in a good place on 2012.
Tim Lee acted like a man seeking four more years as Cobb County’s top elected official when he delivered his State of the County address Monday morning. The chairman of the Cobb Board of Commissioners led a crowd of nearly 400 business and political leaders through the county’s economic struggles and successes of the past year and celebrated where the county sits now. “Cobb County is ready for anything 2012 may throw at it,” Lee said, because the board under his leadership did what was necessary in 2011. That includes being ready for job growth, something Lee touted Monday when he announced that Fresenius Medical Care will expand in Cobb by bringing 120 jobs to Kennesaw. Fresenius Medical Care has clinics in Austell, Smyrna and Marietta. “…
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Sam Olens Business Community Service Award winner is Balfour Beatty Construction for their active role in the Cobb community and volunteer efforts with SafePath.
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce recognized 11 businesses, including Marietta's Cobb EMC, Comcast, SA White/Mobilized Fuels, Star-Tech and Zenith Design Group, for their community service contributions at its first Monday breakfast at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest. The annual Cobb Chamber/Georgia Trend Magazine Business Community Service Awards recognize deserving Cobb businesses for their service to the community through support of not-for-profit organizations. The honored businesses include: The 2011 Business Community Service Awards feature several changes since last year’s program, including the addition of an overall winner from the nominees. The overall winner will receive the Sam Olens Business Community Service Award, named for the …
Brian
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