December 2016 Features

  • Top 5 Reasons 2016 Was a Great Year for Prosperity's Front Door in Newnan-Coweta County

    December 20, 2016

    Coweta County continues to be known as Prosperity's Front Door, and 2016 was an exceptionally good year. Here are just five of the ways your Chamber helped improve Newnan and Coweta County and make sure that our community remains a prosperous one.

  • 2017 UGA Economic Outlook Model Predicts Sustained Growth Ahead for Atlanta, State, Nation

    December 16, 2016

    Earlier this week nearly 700 Atlanta area business leaders, government officials, and chamber delegates heard upbeat national and state business forecasts for next year during the University of Georgia Economic Outlook presentation for 2017. Keynote speaker, Dean Benjamin C. Ayers of UGA’s Terry College of Business, extrapolated the pertinent data prepared by the school’s Selig Center for Economic Growth.

  • Newnan-Coweta Chamber's Annual Meeting to Feature a Mystery Dinner Theater

    December 14, 2016

    Are you good at solving mysteries? Then you will not want to miss this year's Annual Meeting on February 2, 2017, which is going to feature a Mystery Dinner Theater! If you're good at solving "whodunits," this is your chance to shine and solve the mystery.

  • WGTC Named Finalist For Georgia's Technical College of The Year

    December 12, 2016

    West Georgia Technical College was named a finalist for the Technical College System of Georgia’s 2016 Technical College of the Year award December 1st by the Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.

  • CTCA at Southeastern Receives 2016 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award

    December 07, 2016

    Cancer Treatment Centers of America is pleased to announce that its hospitals located in Chicago, Ill., Atlanta, Ga., Phoenix, Az. and Tulsa, Okla. have been named 2016 Guardian of Excellence Award winners by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have consistently achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance in Patient Experience.

  • Atlanta Artist Corey Barksdale Creates a Bold Mural in Downtown Newnan

    December 05, 2016

    A pop of color is being added to downtown Newnan as Atlanta-based artist Corey Barksdale creates the city’s second large mural, sponsored by the Newnan Coweta Art Association’s Artist-in-Residence program. The piece can be found on Spring Street, on the outside wall of Glover Insurance Company facing the post office.

  • Profile: Crystal Stevens of Creative Financial Group

    December 02, 2016

    For some people, landing a dream job right out of college and sticking with that career for a lifetime works out. But for others, we discover new career callings and evolve as we grow with a versatile company. The latter was the case for Crystal Stevens. With an early eye on business, Stevens, Certified Financial Planner and Enrolled Agent/Tax Preparer at Creative Financial Group in Atlanta, quickly discovered she had a passion for financial planning. To find out more about personal and professional satisfaction as one of Atlanta’s dynamic financial planners, Georgia CEO discusses career goals, job satisfaction and financial futures with Creative Financial Group’s Crystal Stevens.

  • How to Train Temporary Workers During the Busy Holiday Season

    December 01, 2016

    Many businesses hire additional workers during the holiday season to help with increased demand. This year, retailers are expected to employ between 640,000 and 690,000 temporary workers, according to the National Retail Federation. Improperly trained temporary hires can present workplace safety risks. A 2014 study conducted by Travelers Insurance found that 28% of injuries happen within the first year of employment.

  • 10 Small But Essential Ways to Boost Your Business

    December 01, 2016

    Giving your business a boost doesn’t have to be difficult or incredibly time consuming. In fact, there are some essential elements of building successful businesses that can sometimes get overlooked. These suggestions from members of our small business community include some small but important things you can do to boost your business right away.