Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce

Tonight, we kicked off the 2024-2025 Edge Student Leadership program at AMF River City Lanes! Our 35 sophomores and juniors had a fantastic time bowling and bonding. Over the next nine months, these students will explore our community and sharpen their leadership skills. We’re looking forward to an amazing year with these future leaders! Thank you to presenting sponsor Nucor Steel Decatur and gold sponsors Hubbard & Drake General-Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Joe Wheeler EMC and the Morgan County Commission.

We had an exciting start to the Excellence in Leadership program yesterday! Our 40 participants kicked off with fun “getting to know you” exercises and gained expert insights from Tricia Collins with Eagle Consulting on the Make A Difference personality profile. Over the next nine months, they'll dive into exciting topics and grow as leaders in our community. Here’s to a great journey ahead! Excellence in Leadership is presented by Nucor Steel Decatur. Gold sponsors are the City of Decatur, Alabama - Government, Durbin Leadership, LLC and Shawn D. Garth, MarMac Real Estate, Realtor.

Attention Employers! The Career Academies of Decatur is hosting a Student-Based Hiring Event aimed at connecting local businesses and industries with skilled co-op students looking for employment in the areas of manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality and more. If your business is interested in participating, please email Angela Cushing for more information or scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

Thank you to the Alabama Center for the Arts for hosting our Total Resource Campaign (TRC) planning session last week and to the DoubleTree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront for the delicious cookies! We are excited to kick off the Chamber’s 2024 TRC next month. Stay tuned—we’ll be introducing the 2024 TRC leadership team in the coming weeks!

This morning, at the Chamber's Partners-in-Education Breakfast and Work Session, we announced that for the 2024-2025 school year, the Chamber’s One Vision Foundation will award a $1,000 grant to the school of each SuperStar Teacher of the Month. "These $1,000 grants are our way of giving back to the schools that are home to some of the best educators in our community," said Jamie Reeves, Chairwoman of the One Vision Foundation Board. "Equipping their schools with additional resources is an investment in our community’s future as well.”

🍎 A Morning of Collaboration! 🍎 More than 120 business leaders, principals and school personnel gathered this morning for the Chamber’s 2024-2025 Partners-in-Education Breakfast and Work Session at the DoubleTree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront. Together, they discussed goals and strategies to support our students in the coming year. Highlights included Austin Middle School Principal Emily Harris sharing how Indorama Ventures' recycling program is raising environmental awareness among students, and John Zorio with Cerrowire discussing the Tiger Launch Program's impact on students across all three school systems. We’re proud of this long-standing Chamber initiative that strengthens the bond between our businesses and schools, ensuring a bright future for our young people. Thank you to our presenting sponsor Redstone Federal Credit Union and gold sponsors Alabama Credit Union – Decatur and Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Company.

Thank you to the Cook Museum of Natural Science for hosting Coffee & Cards this morning. This event provided our Chamber members with the opportunity to network with each other while learning more about the museum, which is celebrating its five-year anniversary this year at its downtown Decatur location. You can visit the museum this summer, Monday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At our monthly meeting today, our guest speaker was relationship coach Vicki Stephenson who spoke on finding confidence at any stage of life. Congratulations to Baretta Taylor with Tennessee Valley Media for being named the Greater Morgan County Builders Association Commodore of the Month for August. Thank you to all our Chamber ambassadors for volunteering their time to make our members feel welcome. The Commodore program is presented by Redstone Federal Credit Union.

Career Opportunities Await! Our members are on the lookout for talented individuals like YOU! Discover a wide range of job openings and find your next opportunity at https://tools.dcc.org/jobs I.C.E. (Industrial-Commercial-Electrical Contractors), Inc. Cook's Pest Control Calhoun Community College Decatur Utilities Construction Services, Inc. Therapy Achievements The Ark Pediatric Therapy Services, LLC Trading Post Western & Outdoor Holistic Performance Group

It's that time again! Decatur City Schools start the new school year tomorrow and Morgan County Schools and Hartselle City Schools follow on Thursday. We're excited to welcome students and staff back for a safe and successful year.