Congressman Gingrey addressed the monthly chamber luncheon on Monday and hit many hot button issues. He complemented the commitment of our local manufacturers in maintaining and creating jobs in this economy. Local manufacturing concerns were well represented including Mt. Vernon Mills of Trion and Try-Con Tufters of Lyerly who provided sponsorship for the event.

Those shown in the attached photo are: Joe R. Norton, Mayor of Summerville; Don Henderson, Mount Vernon Mills; Sam Barbre, Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce Chairperson; Congressman Gingrey; Jason Winters, Chattooga County Commissioner; David Tidmore, Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce President; and Russell Thompson, City Manager, Summerville.

Newsworthy notes from the Congressman is that a vote on health care will take place the week of March 15 previous to President Obama embarking on an Asian visit.

The event was covered regionally by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Below is a link to the article.  You may have to copy and paste to your browser.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/mar/09/gingrey-blasts-presidents-health-care-summit/

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 Chamber President, David Tidmore, recognized guests in attendance which included State Representative Barbara Massey Reece, Sole Commissioner Jason Winters, and Mayors of Summerville, Lyerly, and Trion.  Tidmore commented that having all our cities and county as active members of the chamber was a goal when he came and thanked those leaders in attendance for making that a reality.
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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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