February 2017 Features

  • CCF to Host Sporting Clays and Southern Supper April 29th

    February 27, 2017

    The Coweta Community Foundation will host its Second Annual Saturday Down South Sporting Clays and Southern Supper on Saturday, April 29 at Blalock Lakes Sporting Club from 2 to 10 p.m., with the sporting clays portion of the day beginning at 2 p.m.

  • Atlanta Dream's Theresa Wenzel to Speak at Women of Prosperity Luncheon March 1st

    February 24, 2017

    The next Coweta's Women of Prosperity Lunch will be Wednesday, March 1st at the Newnan Country Club, with Theresa Wenzel, Team President of WNBA Atlanta Dream, as the featured speaker.

  • Georgia Touts Another Year as a Leader in International Trade

    February 22, 2017

    The Georgia Department of Economic Development released Georgia’s 2016 trade numbers, which reinforce the states position as a front-runner in the global economy and as a leader in international trade.

  • Updated Fly Delta App Helps Customers Find Their Way, Access Trip Info – Even Offline

    February 16, 2017

    Delta on Wednesday released the latest version of its Fly Delta app, giving customers access to the industry’s most innovative airport wayfinding maps, and the ability to keep up with boarding pass and flight details, even when a reliable Wi-Fi or cellular connection isn’t available.

  • "Six Figure Success Club Meet Up" Begins March 3rd

    February 15, 2017

    The Newnan-Coweta Chamber is pleased to announce they are partnering with Ignite Business Coaching to launch the "Six Figure Success Club Meet Up" beginning March 3rd.

  • Leading by Serving Others: BB&T Lecture Series Features Chick-fil-A's David Daniels

    February 14, 2017

    The University of West Georgia’s Richards College of Business recently featured David Daniels, owner and operator of Chick-fil-A in Carrollton, who lectured on his secrets to success as the most recent installment of the BB&T Lectures in Free Enterprise. The series is a vital part of the Richards College of Business learning experience.

  • 10 Tips from UWG's Penny Pinching Ph.D.s Seminar

    February 10, 2017

    College students came for the free pizza, but stayed for the helpful tips shared by Dr. Heather Bono and Dr. William “Joey” Smith at the Penny Pinching Ph.D.s seminar recently held at University of West Georgia's Rowe Hall and hosted by economics professor Kim Holder and Kendall McCamy of the department of Financial Aid. Bono and Smith shared their insight on money management and saving money wisely.

  • 29th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt Highlights Southwest Georgia

    February 09, 2017

    Just weeks after two tornados tore through Southwest Georgia, the region played host to the 29th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt, one of the premier economic development events in the nation and the largest for that corner of the state.

  • Latest Survey Results for The Georgia Climate Index Suggest Major Shift in Outlook for Future Business Conditions

    February 07, 2017

    The results of the fourth quarter Georgia CEO survey suggests that Georgia business leaders feel more optimistic about the current business conditions in Georgia compared to the previous surveys. The purpose of the surveys is to better understand how general business conditions are impacting Georgia CEO subscribers on a quarterly basis. Georgia CEO partners with the Bureau of Business Research and Economic Development (BBRED), a member of the College of Business at Georgia Southern University, to prepare, distribute and analyze the survey.

  • Newnan-based Bonnell Aluminum to Acquire Futura Industries

    February 02, 2017

    The William L Bonnell Company Inc., announced that its parent company, Tredegar Corporation, has agreed to acquire 100% ownership of Futura Industries. Upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected by mid-February, Futura will become an operating division of Bonnell Aluminum.