Monday, January 22, 2018

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Bulldog 93.3 FM is a locally owned and operated radio station based in Athens.

Founded in 2014, the station plays a personality-driven Adult Album Alternative music format, which includes Foo Fighters, Cage the Elephant, REM, and Weezer.

The station's slogan is The Sound of Athens , and its core audience includes upwardly mobile, family-oriented people aged 30 to 50 in the Athens metropolitan area, with an emphasis on Athens and Watkinsville. 
Dixie Athens Enterprises brings you over 40 years of experience providing customers with painting, pressure washing, demolition, carpentry and general maintenance solutions. With over 30 full-time e-verified employees, not subcontractors, we are able to cover both residential & commercial needs.

Dixie Athens is fully insured with workers’ comp and general liability and each of our employees has been e-verified as well.

Dixie Athens is proud to be a new member of the Chamber!
You Asked and We Listened!
We are pleased to announce the following changes to the Georgia Power Commercial Energy Efficiency Program for 2018:
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Preapproval rules have been modified. For equipment types receiving prescriptive rebates, applications are encouraged but not required before ordering equipment. Applications are still required prior to the project start date. Eligible prescriptive project types include retrofit or new construction lighting, food service and grocery equipment, thermostats and VFDs, water heating, reflective roofing and data center servers.
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Custom Savings incentive has increased. Approved projects can now earn $0.10 per kWh reduced, capped at $75,000 per building per year. Preapproval prior to both equipment purchase and installation is still required. Eligible Custom Savings project types include chiller replacements, advanced lighting controls, energy management systems, controls for HVAC systems and more!
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For lighting rebates, we updated required lumen levels for exterior and high-bay lighting and reduced the number of required documents needed for preapproval on new construction lighting.
 
Get started today by reviewing our available Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs and applying for preapproval here .
Contact us or your account manager to discuss your upcoming project at
Board of Directors

Anna Gillespie, University of North Georgia
Brad Tucker, Georgia Square Collision
Cindy Haddon, Walton EMC
Clint Watson, Creed Fitness
Cristi Donahue, Oconee State Bank
DeeDee Gaines, St. Mary's Healthcare
Joey Wilson, AmeriPride
Mychell Lang, Mutty Paws
Nathan Bartlett, Georgia Power
Ronda Holloway, Ronda Holloway CPA, PC
Scott Miller, Classic City Chem Dry
Stuart Cofer, Cofer's Home & Garden
Tammy Gilland, Piedmont Athens Regional
Whitney Sperlik, Oconee Co. Parks & Rec.

Associate Board of Directors

Dr. Jason Branch, School Superintendent
John Thorsen, Athens Academy
Jared Clark, Westminster Christian Academy
Seth Hathaway, Prince Avenue Christian School
Chamber Executive Board

Chairman of the Board
Cindy Haddon, Walton EMC

Chair Elect
Clint Watson, Creed Fitness

Treasurer
Ronda Holloway, Ronda Holloway CPA, PC

Secretary
Tammy Gilland, Piedmont Athens Regional

Past Chair
Joey Wilson, AmeriPride

At Large
Stuart Cofer, Cofer's Home & Garden

Chamber President
Courtney Bernardi
Oconee Chamber of Commerce
55 Nancy Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677
www.oconeechamber.org
(706) 769-7947