When the Chattooga Chamber of Commerce received state grant money to pursue Certified Work Ready Community status, it enlisted the help of other county business leaders, government officials and members of the school administration and elected Al Hutchison, associate vice president of economic development at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), as team leader. Backed by the support of Sole County Commissioner, Mike Dawson, and his successor, Jason Winters, as well as Don Henderson, vice president of manufacturing for Mount Vernon Mills, the team met numerous times to devise a plan of action. “We broke the plan down into small enough areas of responsibility so that we could accomplish all of our goals,” said Hutchison. “‘Work your plan!’ became our motto.”
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