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GA SR1095

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Bruce Thompson

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia Senate recognizes and commends the Bartow County Chamber of Commerce on its 125th anniversary, with its first charter issued by the Bartow Superior Court on July 13, 1889
  • The chamber helped attract major businesses over its history, including American Textile Company Mill, Shaw Industries, Goodyear, and in 2013, Voestaltine (Austrian auto parts supplier) and the $2 billion Lake Point Sports Complex
  • The chamber lobbied in the 1970s and 1980s for key transportation improvements, including the four-lane expansion of Highway 41, completion of Interstate 75, and the downtown railroad overpass in Cartersville
  • In 1987, the chamber was instrumental in bringing Chattahoochee Technical College to Bartow County; the county also became home to Georgia Highlands College
  • The chamber's board of directors consists of 21 elected members, and notable former members include Rebecca Felton, the first female United States Senator

Legislative Description

Bartow County Chamber of Commerce; 125th anniversary; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

3/4/2014

Full Bill Text

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