Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity

Building Better Communities Luncheon

June 27, 2013 - 11:30am  

The Newnan Centre's Inaugural Event!

1515 Lower Fayetteville Road  Newnan, GA 30265

Featuring comedian and "Good Morning America" correspondent Anita Renfroe (more)

To purchase your tickets, call 770-252-9049 ext 15 or email development@nchfh.org or purchase tickets at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Communication: An Essential Skill for the Workplace

 by Helen Scanlon, December 13, 2012

The most sought after skills include effective oral and written communications, critical thinking, and teamwork. You must be able to read and comprehend written correspondence, be an effective listener and speaker, and have the capability to pick up on nonverbal cues to understand the emotion behind the information.

We transmit messages faster, farther, and more easily than in the past. To successfully write e-mail messages, business letters, and interoffice memos, your writing skills must be sharp.

Projecting a professional image  (more)

Georgia Chamber scores legislators’ votes on business legislation; Coweta delegation all across the spectrum

The Georgia Chamber released its legislative scorecard for the 2013 session of the Georgia General Assembly, and Coweta’s legislative representation received wildly different grades for their voting on bills marked favorable to business by the Georgia Chamber.

The Georgia Chamber, a statewide chamber of commerce, researches all bills introduced by the General Assembly and determines their importance to the business community of Georgia.  Those issues deemed most important to job creation and the state’s economic recovery were designated as scorecard issues by the Government Affairs Council of the Georgia Chamber and individual legislators’ votes are included in this year’s Legislative Scorecard.

A legislator’s support of those identified bills was given a midterm assessment with a final grade given after the conclusion of the 2014 General Assembly session.  The grades are similar to school grades and include: A+ (100-95), A (94-90), B+ ( 89-85), B (84-80), C+ (79-75), C (74-70), U (Below 70 or Unsatisfactory), and N/A (Not Eligible for Score). (More)

HealthSouth Announces Plans To Build a Rehabilitation Hospital in Newnan

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) announced today that it plans to build a 50-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Newnan, Ga."We look forward to bringing this new hospital and the much needed comprehensive, inpatient rehabilitation services to the residents of Coweta, Fayette and south Fulton counties," said Linda Wilder, president of the southeast region for HealthSouth. "We also are grateful for the tremendous, positive support we received from the community, its leaders and local healthcare providers, including Piedmont Health System."

"HealthSouth's commitment to locating a comprehensive inpatient physical rehabilitation hospital in our community reinforces the City of Newnan's desire to provide excellent healthcare services to local and regional residents," said Keith Brady, mayor of the city of Newnan. "This project enhances the City of Newnan's promise of creating an economically sustainable

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Chamber receives 5 Star Accreditation

The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce was awarded the 5-Star Accredited Chamber designation by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce at its March 19 board meeting in Washington, D.C.  The only program of its kind in the country, the U.S. Chamber Accreditation recognizes excellence in chamber planning and performance.   Local chambers that achieve accreditation are rated as Accredited, 3-Stars, 4 Stars or 5-Stars based on demonstrated levels of expertise and competence.

“I was unbelievably thrilled that our Chamber was able to reach its goal of achieving Five-Star status,” said President and CEO Candace Boothby.  “Five-Star Accreditation places more ...