News & Announcements

Chamber Members: Two more days after today to wrap up this year of what ever name(s) you want to associate with it. There are five days until the new Congress meets, one week until voting ends in Georgia’s Senate runoffs, and three weeks until Inauguration Day, Jan....

Chamber Members: Today is the last Monday of 2020 – kind of hard to believe that even with everything that has gone on, that we’re already wrapping up the year. Some days have been a blur, while others seem like 29 hours that will never end. In addition to the obvious...

Chamber Members: This will be the last update before Christmas. It seems as if the big present that we all thought we would be receiving is now in serious jeopardy. President Trump is in position to hold this up and possibly derail the whole thing. See below for a...

Chamber Members: After the large amount of information shared yesterday, we promise today’s update will be a light one. All eyes are now on President Trump to sign the relief bill and government funding as he has until December 28 to do so.  All reports point to that...

Chamber Members: A good amount of action transpired over the weekend. First, Congress voted on Friday evening to pass another Continuing Resolution through the end of the day on Sunday so that they could continue the discussion on a relief package and government...

Chamber Members: If you go back just a few days the odds were improving of an agreement, but now the U.S. government runs out of spending authority this evening at midnight. So, is there a spending bill and aid agreement in our future? Although leaders have talked...

Chamber Members: Job reports are out today for both the nation and our state. The review is below for both of them as is some information on the vaccine and test option. In addition, as we had notified, the Business Interruption Grant closed on Tuesday at 5 PM....

Chamber Members: A breakthrough may have come last night in the ongoing discussions regarding federal aid. All four leaders met for approximately three hours and walked out at the end with more positive things to say than negatives for the first time in a while. For...

Chamber Members: After yesterday’s message was scheduled to be delivered, the bipartisan group released their detailed plan on federal aid. There weren’t any surprises as we’ve covered the proposal several times, but a recap is below for those that have missed....

Chamber Members: Hopefully, everyone was able to enjoy their weekend. This week the coronavirus and political front should be just as exciting as last week, beginning with today’s electoral college vote. In addition, after events listed below, government funding ends...