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Chamber Link www.daltonchamber.org July 20122

Chairman’s Message

We are now get-ting settled in ournew offices at 100South HamiltonStreet in beautifuldowntown Dalton.We are enjoyingthe convenientdowntown loca-tion. We will behosting an openhouse and ribboncutting soon, so

stay tuned for this important announcement.We want you to celebrate with us!Our feature story in this issue is about themany “Victories” of the Archway Partnership.Read on to see what this community hasaccomplished since the Archway ListeningSession where over 350 citizens came togeth-er to share their vision. Indeed there is muchto be proud of in our community and moreways for YOU to get involved. One of the ways I have seen a victory is in thesupport that elected officials and communityleaders have come together with the initiativeto improve the literacy skills of our students.This will have long lasting impact on the work

readiness of our population as well as nearterm benefit in reducing the need for remedialefforts to assist those who are not at gradelevel.Mark your calendars for our 3rd AnnualChamber Classic Golf Tournament which willbe held on Monday, September 24th at TheFarm. Sponsorships are available now!Please call Beth Morrison for more details onhow your company can get some awesomeexposure at the event (706) 712-0949. Inaddition to the wonderful networking opportu-nities, there will be TWO hole in one contestsfor 2 brand new cars. This promises to be anexciting day!!Another exciting day will be Thursday, July12th at the NorthWest Georgia Trade &Convention Center where we will be hostingour Business Expo. As I write this article wehave over 100 exhibitors participating thisyear. Your Chamber offers so many greatopportunities for networking and exposure, Ihope you will take advantage of them.

Joe Yarbrough, Chairman

CALENDARBusiness Expo

“Made in the USA”Thursday, July 12

NorthWest Georgia Trade Center

10:00 a.m. – 2:00p.m.Cookout on the Hill

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Chamber ConnectionsFriday, July 13

Outback Steakhouse955 Market Street

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Tickets: $15.00

Member MixerThursday, August 16Creative Arts Guild

520 W. Waugh Street5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Morning Member MixerThursday, August 23Boys & Girls Club

1013 Underwood Street8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

MissionTo serve as the unified voice of business, topromote the economic prosperity of theregion and to build partnerships and

leadership that improve the quality of lifewhile delivering superior member services.

VisionThe Greater Dalton Chamber of Commercewill provide the leadership necessary toleverage community resources and buildpartnerships that are focused on positive

community growth.

Organizational PriorityStrengthen our ability to marshal the

resources necessary to achieve positive community growth by focusing on three coreareas: economic development, leadershipdevelopment and community development.

Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce100 S. Hamilton Street,

Dalton, GA 30720(706) 278-7373

www.daltonchamber.org

Executive Board of DirectorsJoe Yarbrough, Chairman..................Mohawk IndustriesBryan McAllister, Chairman-Elect.......Brown IndustriesPenny Carpenter, Treasurer................Morehouse GroupLynn Laughter, Past Chairman............Laughter & Jones Financial Management Brian Anderson, President & CEO.......Greater Dalton Chamber of CommerceDon Adcock.....................................Adcock Financial GroupCarl Bouckaert.................................Beaulieu GroupVann Brown.......................................ArrowStar, LLCJohn Davis.......................................Affordable Sales & Real EstateKelly Fletcher....................................North Georgia Business MachinesDavid Jolly.......................................J&J IndustriesJim Kortum.......................................Windstream CommunicationsDavid Morgan.................................Shaw Industries, Inc.Jeff Myers........................................Hamilton Health Care System, Inc.Pablo Perez, M.D.............................Saint Joseph Clinic, P.C.Dan Rogers.....................................OMNOVA SolutionsRobert H. Smalley III..................................McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle & Fordham, L.L.P.Andy Walker.........................................Alliance National Bank

StaffBrian Anderson......................President & CEOAndrew Carnes......................Economic Development Project ManagerElyse Cochran………..............Executive Director, Economic DevelopmentBeth Morrison……..................Vice President, Member ServicesSummer Nix..........................Administrative AssistantJudy Sawyer….............……....Vice President, Finance & AdministrationAlex Stall...............................Economic Development Senior Project ManagerPhyllis Stephens……................Senior Vice PresidentBarbara Ward…….................Director of Workforce Development

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Feature Story

Soon after the University of Georgia selected WhitfieldCounty as an Archway Partnership community in 2009,local leaders met with University of Georgia faculty mem-bers to discuss expectations for the partnership. With thegoal of helping Whitfield County achieve high-prioritygoals through the application of higher educationresources, the Archway Partnership posed the followingquestion to the Archway Executive Committee: Whatdoes “victory” look like in this community?

The varied answers to that question included:• Dalton State College has a sports and music program.• Revival of Dalton’s entrepreneurial spirit• Cultural growth• Downtown business development • More community engagement• Enhanced social capital• Increased young, educated workforce• A Young Professional Association• Traffic!• Dashboard of critical data• Larger white collar workforce• Low unemployment• Our community is educated on our strengths and weaknesses• Validation of myths-perceptions about Dalton• High-tech located in Downtown• Seamless discussion between groups• Unification of priorities

Today, thanks to the tireless work and intentional actionsof hundreds of citizens, over 50 University System ofGeorgia students, and over 35 faculty members, our com-munity has accomplished many of the items on this list!For example:

• In June, the City of Dalton, Whitfield County, DaltonPublic Schools, Whitfield County Public Schools, theChamber of Commerce, and the Archway Partnershipjoined forces and – in a historic display of unity –announced that they were making a community commit-ment to investing in public education and getting every

student on grade level in the early grades. Thisannouncement reflected the hard work of hundreds of resi-dents who engaged in Archway Issue Work Group discus-sions centered on education.

• In 2011, the community achieved a major milestonewhen Georgia Northwestern Technical College opened itsdoors at the Northwest Georgia College and CareerAcademy.

• This summer, community leaders hosted the secondDesign, Engineering, and Manufacturing Camp to exposemiddle school students to highly skilled career options inlocal industries.

• A community strengths and weaknesses analysisrevealed that poor nutrition was impacting the schoolreadiness of our birth through age 5 population, andcommunity partners worked to secure the Expanded Foodand Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in cooperationwith UGA Cooperative Extension, WIC, and the localhealth department, which should be operational this fall.

• In fall 2011, community leadership teamed up to hostauthor and economist Rebecca Ryan to speak to the com-munity about attracting and retaining young professionals.That event inspired area young professionals to revitalizea group started in 2010 called the Young Professionals ofNorthwest Georgia. In furtherance of the group’s mission

University of Georgia Archway Partnership and the Dalton-Whitfield Community Work Together for Progress

Community leaders unite for literacy.


Feature Story

of attracting, connecting, retaining, engaging, and devel-oping Greater Dalton’s future leaders, it currently hostsmonthly socials, luncheons, and breakfasts.

• With an eye towards creating more jobs and raisingthe standard of living for all residents, the Dalton-WhitfieldJoint Development Authority has worked to promote entre-preneurship by partnering with the University of GeorgiaArchway Partnership to fund a business incubator studyfacilitated by Georgia Tech; creating an online resourcefor small businesses; developing a new brand focused oninnovation; maintaining an online dashboard of communi-ty data; and starting an angel investor network.

• In June, Dalton State College hired the second memberto its athletics office. New Senior Associate AthleticsDirector Richard Skeel joins Athletic Director DerekWaugh to launch men’s basketball, men’s and women’scross country, women’s volleyball, and men’s andwomen’s tennis in the 2013-14 school year.

• In 2010, Dalton State College hired Dr. Ellie Jenkins,its first full time music faculty member, and now regularlyhosts an expansive schedule of free concerts featuringprofessional and amateur musicians representing diversegenres.

• Over the past year, over 50 community members inter-ested in enhancing local arts and culture opportunitieshave been meeting through an Archway issue work groupto discuss how they can accomplish mutual goals. Thanksto their leadership and direction, students at the Universityof Georgia recently conducted a study on successful arts

and culture councils and, based on their recommenda-tions, community leadership is currently considering howto bolster existing cultural opportunities by using them asan economic development tool.

• For those who desired an increase in traffic, you needlook no further than downtown Dalton at lunch time onany given weekday. In June, thanks to the City ofDalton’s careful planning, the Chamber of Commerce andthe Carpet and Rug Institute relocated to downtownDalton.

• Through the Archway Partnership, Dalton State Collegeand University of Georgia students teamed up with theDowntown Development Authority to conduct surveys anddevelop a marketing plan that has led to increased inter-est in downtown by business owners looking for space.Recently, walking trails of downtown have been createdwith a brochure to promote them, and – through carefulmarketing - Dalton State College students have discovereddowntown Dalton.

The above examples represent just a smattering of whatthis community has accomplished since the ArchwayListening Session where over 350 citizens came togetherto share their vision for Dalton-Whitfield. This month takea moment and celebrate the fruits of your civic engage-ment! Successes like those described above reflect unityand alignment that distinguishes successful, forward-think-ing communities. There is no doubt that there is still workleft to be done, but this community has already estab-lished that it is up for the task.

Young Professionals recently had an outing at the Dalton Golf &Country Club.

A student checks out the downtown walking trails map.


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Economic Development

Dalton’s Future EngineersFor the second consecutive year, local students took time off from summer vaca-tion to attend a week-long Design, Engineering and Manufacturing Camp held atthe Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy. Approximately 40 middleschool students graduated on Thursday, June 14, in the camp graduation ceremo-ny. The students had the opportunity to learn about the diversity of career choicesavailable in the local manufacturing industries.

“Even though it’s summer, the students were eager to learn about the differentcareer fields found right here in Dalton,” said Barbara Ward, workforce develop-ment director for the Dalton-Whitfield County Joint Development Authority. “Theyreally enjoyed the hands-on learning this week.”

Students spent the week learning about various activities, including 3-D modelingand fabrication, carpet design and manufacturing, electronics and robotics. Eachof the students was responsible for creating a rug design, designing a race carand building a circuit board. The campers were also able to tour local advancedmanufacturing plants. The students were amazed at the amount of automationand the size of the machines being used.

“For many of the students, it was their first opportunity to visit the Shaw Research& Development Center and local manufacturing plants,” said Brian Cooksey,operations training & development at Shaw Industries.

The idea for the camp grew out of the work of the Archway Partnership, aUniversity of Georgia programdesigned to help the communityimprove opportunities for educa-tion, quality of life and the econ-omy. Plans are underway for nextyear’s Design, Engineering andManufacturing Camp and camporganizers expect to have evenmore students.

The camp was sponsored byShaw Industries, MohawkIndustries, J&J Industries, DaltonUtilities, Georgia NorthwesternTechnical College,Whitfield CountySchools, DaltonPublic Schools,Greater DaltonChamber ofCommerce, Dalton-Whitfield CountyJoint DevelopmentAuthority and theBoys & GirlsClubs of Gordon,Murray, & WhitfieldCounties.

The Mission of the Dalton - Whitfield County JointDevelopment Authority is to

facilitate the long-term, positiveeconomic growth of the communi-ty by attracting/retaining jobs,diverse investments and growing

the tax base.The Development Authority repre-sents a public-private partnershipfunded by Whitfield County, City of Dalton and Grow

Greater Dalton.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSChair: Andy Walker - Alliance

National BankVice Chair: Bill Davies – BB&T

Secretary-Treasurer: Kevin Harris – Arrowstar, L.L.C.

Dan Combs - State Farm Insurance-Dan Combs

Bob Kinard - Kinard Realty, Inc.Lamar Lyle - Lyle Industires

Frank Robertson – Robertson and Company

Elyse Cochran, CCEExecutive Director,

Economic DevelopmentAlex Stall

Economic Development Senior Project Manager

Barbara Ward Director of Workforce

DevelopmentAndrew Carnes

Economic DevelopmentProject Manager


Economic Indicators

Ap pril Unemploym yment Rate Ap pril Unemploym yment Rate Not seasonally adjusted 2011 20012

City of Dalton 122.1% 11.7%Whitfield County 11.2% 100.9%

Georgia 99.4% 8.7%United States 88.7% 7.7%

M May Building g Permits M May Building g Permits Residential 2011 20012

Number Issued 3 3Permit Value $5553,000 $4522,800

YTD Number Issued 10 113YTD Permit Value $1,4441,990 $8500,800

Commercial 2011 20012Number Issued 4 5Permit Value $3661,000 $2,056,33656,336

YTD Number Issued 13 111YTD Permit Value $22,7748,791 $5,714,85614,856

Loca al Sales Tax Distribution Loca al Sales Tax Distribution

May 2011 Jan-May 2011 May 2012 Jan-May

2012City of Dalton (LOST) $207,743 $1,150,985 $229,270 $1,172,512

Whitfield County (LOST) $1,158,304 $6,417,469 $1,278,324 $6,537,489R Retail Sales - National NationalR Retail Sales - National - National

Not seasonally adjusted; estimates shown in millions of dollars Apr 2011 Jan-Apr 2011 Apr 2012 Jan-Apr

2012Total retail sales 342,996 1,296,887 354,456 1,383,928

Automobile dealers 59,539 229,918 62,427 246,987Floor covering stores 1,103 4,174 1,423 5,280

General merchandise stores 50,733 191,282 50,331 198,633Food services & drinking places 41,510 157,211 44,215 171,409

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Bella Medical SpaDina Wilkerson

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Blood AssuranceDwayne Simmons785 Shugart Road(706) 226-7735

American Carpet WholesalersJerry Bryson

2317 Chattanooga Road(706) 226-6048

Edible ArrangementsMarie Mathis

1001 Market St. Suite 24(706) 529-7255

Looper Speech & Hearing CenterKathie Edwards1011 Professional Blvd.(706) 226-4623


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ShopWhitfield.comChris Hereth

(706) 218-7995

The Kitty Corner at Dalton Animal Care NorthDr. Gina Davis

2685 Cleveland Hwy(706) 281-4770

Oscar’s Shoe RepairOscar Urizar

245 N. Hamilton Street(706) 226-2010

Wal-MartStacy McKinney

815 Shugart Road(706) 281-2855

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Diplomat of the Month


It is such an honor to be selected Diplomat of the month for theGreater Dalton Chamber of Commerce. Even though I wasmost recently a Diplomat with my past employer I am excitedto maintain my contacts with the Chamber as I venture intoopening my own business. It is going to be a slow process butI know the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce is an excel-lent resource for new businesses getting started. I have beenfortunate to attend many ribbon cutting ceremonies of newbusinesses in our area and see the Chamber’s involvementfirsthand. Assistance as you open is one of many events andservices the Chamber provides local businesses. The network-ing that is available through the Chamber is amazing.

I have lived in Dalton most of my life and am married to myhigh school sweetheart Magan Outlaw. We have 3 sons,Morrison who is almost 12 and twin boys Michael and Paulthat are 1 ½. I look forward to working more with the Chamber in thefuture.

Diplomat of the MonthMichael Outlaw

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Chamber Connections

Chamber Connections at

Next Chamber ConnectionsFriday, July 13th, Outback Steakhouse

955 Market Street 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. • $15.00 members $65 non-members

Phil Baker (ACE Hardware), Connie Carter (Shopwhitfield.com), Mike Kolff(ACE Hardware), Gregg Ellis (Carter Hope Center), John Cooper (EagleProperty Services), Lacey Bennett (Servpro of N. Whitfield, Catoosa & E.Walker Counties), Ken Neybert (Lovingood Law Firm) and Ron Blaylockenjoy some great networking.

Tim Rowe (Dalton Funeral Home), Shelly Faucett (Dalton Funeral Home), BenKing (Dalton Funeral Home), Stacey Brown (Servpro of Gordon, Murray & S.Whitfield Counties), Kristie Gazaway (Jarrett’s Business Machines), LenoraJohnson ( J & J Carpet Mart), Michelle Sosebee (Jarrett’s Business Machines),Heidi Ingle (Heart Works Studios), Lanae Patterson (Soni Orthodontics) andHeath Patterson (Advance Insurance Strategies) meet and greet at Connections.

Katie Beth Jenkins (Toys in the Attic), Mary Salazar (All About BalloonsDecorations), Cyntia Richards (All About Balloons Decorations), PatriciaDevlin (FSG Dalton-Whitfield Bank), Shannon Talley (FSG Dalton-WhitfieldBank), and Cheryl Teasley (FSG Dalton-Whitfield Bank) have fun atChamber Connections.

Ashlee Swilling (Peacock Candles), Sonya Swilling (Southeast Drive Systems),Sharon Newberry (Todd Love Allstate) and Todd Love (Todd Love Allstate)enjoy getting to know each other at Chamber Connections.


Morning Mixer

Morning Mixer at Bradley Wellness Center

Billy Willis (Billy Willis Photography) and Cyntia Richards (AllAbout Balloons Decorations) enjoy the Morning Mixer.

Brian Peters (Advanced Insurance Strategies), CheryleSchoeneman (Dalton Funeral Home) and Steve McMullen(Leonard Insurance Agency) make new contacts at the event.

The staff of Bradley Wellness Center hosted a wonderful event.

John Cooper (Eagle Property Services), Mike Kolff (ACEHardware) and Ron Blaylock have fun at the Morning Mixer.

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Entrepreneurial Camp

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24 Hours of Hope is a fundraiser to raise awareness of the services provided to Carter Hope Center residents, their families and our community. Recovering addict Gregg Ellis will be attempting to run 5 consecutive Marathons totaling 131 miles. You can join in by running/walking/elliptical training/stationary biking alongside Gregg on the equipment at the Rush Fitness Complex at Walnut Square Mall in Dalton.

The event will begin at 5:00 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012, and will conclude at 5:00 pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012.

We invite you to participate by being an event sponsor (either corporate or individual) or walking/running with us. For more information call Karah Smith at 706-226-7044 or [email protected]. Like us on Facebook and visit our website www.chcenter.com.

Thank you for supporting Carter Hope Center by participating in 24 Hours of Hope!

HOPE

The North Georgia Center for Education Excellence through theStilettos and Grace Network hosted an Entrepreneurial Campfor Girls at the Community Center. Over 20 young womenattended this 3 day camp. Hats off to the individuals and

organizations who made this possible!

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Diplomats

Diplomats In Action

Chamber Diplomats enjoyed the recent Dalton Day held at the Chattanooga Lookouts Game.

Diplomats volunteered during the recent Georgia Policeand Fire Games held in Dalton, pictured here at the

Toughest Fireman Competition.

Next Member Mixer: Thursday, August 16thCreative Arts Guild

520 W. Waugh Street5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Free to attend!

Member Mixer at Los Reyes

Robby Brown (Regions Bank) and Michael Green (ApexSupply) have a good time at the Mixer.

Lenora Johnson ( J & J Carpet Mart), John Cooper (EagleProperty Services), Shawn Nicholson (The MorehouseGroup) and Noberto Reyes (Los Reyes) network at theMember Mixer hosted at Los Reyes.

Heath Patterson (Advanced Insurance Strategies) and KenNeybert (Lovingood Law Firm) enjoy the event.

Kristie Gazaway (Jarrett’s Business Machines), AmberVerner (Housing Authority of the City of Dalton) andRebecca Bolton (NorthWest Georgia Trade & ConventionCenter) network during the event.

Member Mixer



Is your company Green? If so, share your story with us and the business community. Email your story to Beth Morrison: [email protected] and you may be featured in an upcoming issue of ChamberLink.

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Spotlight on Business

Dalton Funeral Home is proud to befeatured in Chamberlink as theSpotlight Business of the month. Weare happy to be a part of the GreaterDalton Chamber of Commerce.

Upon the decision to establish DaltonFuneral Home, we opened our doorsMarch 13, 2012 with our staff commit-ted to serve the people of NorthwestGeorgia by providing exceptionalfuneral care at the most reasonablecosts possible. Dalton Funeral Homewas founded on the belief that every-one deserves a unique and meaningfulfuneral service, regardless of financialdifficulties.

Dalton Funeral Home takes pride inoffering merchandise and professional services whichare of the highest quality, and are always available toyou and your family at a fair cost, guaranteed. Weoffer a diverse selection of caskets, monuments, vaults,and urns at excellent prices. Our services can be non-traditional or traditional, cremation with or without aceremony, graveside, or a family can use our chapel ortheir church chapel.Today, many people are pre-arranging their own funer-als to assure their family that they will not have to makeall of the decisions. A funeral is a personal and emo-tional occasion a family shares. To pre-arrange wecombine your historical information and your personal

preferences with a payment to fit any budget. You canshow your loved ones you care by planning your funeralservices.

Did you know that once you pre-arrange your funeral,you can transfer your plan to another funeral home?Because so many people relocate, the funeral arrange-ments are transferable. Dalton Funeral Home honors allpre-arranged funeral services locally and out of state.

Independently owned and operated Dalton FuneralHome is a comfortable and beautiful place for the fami-lies to gather together upon the loss of their loved oneand friends. Staff available 24/7 to serve you.

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New Members & Updates

NEW MEMBERS

City Fit FactoryP.J. Poston500 S. Pentz StreetDalton, GA 30720706-971-9084Fitness/Wellness Centers

Edible ArrangementsMarie Mathis1001 Market Street, Suite 24Dalton, GA 30720706-529-7255Gift & Specialty ShopGift BasketsGifts, Corporate and Employee

HeartWorks Studios, LLCHeidi Ingle100 W. Waugh StreetDalton, GA 30720706-529-4278Corporate EventsEntertainmentArt Class

Housing Authority of the Cityof DaltonAmber Verner405 Sequoyah PlaceDalton, GA 30721706-278-6622Rental Properties

Lorie’s Pet ConnectionLorie Goldberg1325 Dug Gap RoadDalton, GA 30720706-280-0709Pet Grooming & TrainingAnimal CareBoarding Facilities

Modern Woodmen ofAmericaJoseph Weatherford557 Conway StreetDalton, GA 30720706-459-0347FinancialInvestmentServicesRetirement/Estate Planning

QoS Data Solutions, Inc.Warren Lusk1102 Olympic AvenueDalton, GA 30720706-259-7671Computer Dealers & Consulting

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MEMBER UPDATES

• Health One Alliance andAlliant Health Plans have relo-cated to 1503 N. Tibbs RoadDalton, GA 30720.

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