“Georgia was voted number one in workforce by CNBC last year and part of that recognition was because of the quality and availability of our workforce.”

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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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Membership in the Chamber of Commerce aligns individual businesses in a common interest and direction. A key goal of these organizations is called economic development, which means improving the economic opportunities within the community.

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Economic opportunities span a wide range of issues within the community. The Chamber, representing business, has a deep interest and involvement in economic vitality, housing, education, human services, infrastructure, local services, traffic and transportation, civic affairs and much more. The upshot of this is stable jobs, a strong economic base, and quality of community and life fueled by entrepreneurial business. Additionally, the Chamber represents the grass roots business community on legislative and regulatory issues locally, regionally, and at the state and federal levels.
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