December 16th, 2019
Greetings!
Happy Holidays! Celebrate the season with family and friends.
Expect miracles.
Thank you to our Sponsors! You make a difference!
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Silver:
Next Luncheon on Thursday, January 9th at 11:30pm
There is no luncheon in December.
We will have special awards and launch 2020 with a Vision and Mission of the chamber.
Finalist for our Community Contributor Awards:
Frank Pennington
Ron Bishop
Ann Vaphiades
Michelle Hamrick
John Schoen
Finalist for our Chamber Champion Award:
Susan Clark
Senior Center in Irondale
Susan always invites people to the chamber luncheon and we have had the most new members because of her.
Susan Meadows
Bates, Roberts, Fowlkes & Jackson Insurance
Susan is THE most involved person in Irondale. I see her at all the Irondale events. She has been a huge cheerleader for the chamber and never misses a ribbon cutting. She is dependable and always uplifts.
Guro Midtsund
EXP Realty
Guro is a wiz when it comes to marketing and has lended a hand with feedback, making name tags, events that the Chamber is having, helps with videos. She brings the pro to professional.
EVENTS
December 5-27th shop local with the BUSINESS BLITZ
Scorecards will be available at City Hall on December 5th.
Please mail your card in or drop it off at City Hall.
You can even take a photo of the card and text it to Julie front and back to 205-401-6391.
MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations Price Hightower for being a small business of the year finalist with the CCAA!
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Congratulations!!

Sain Associates won 2019 Excellence in Construction Award.



A labama Technology Network (ATN) is currently offering the following courses at no charge to companies and/or participants located in these counties: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Fayette, Hale, Jefferson, Pickens, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa and Walker: 
Root Cause Failure Analysis and Problem Solving for Maintenance Training ¨ January 21, 2020 and February 4, 2020
This one-day workshop is designed for maintenance personnel. It will give participants a chance to develop and implement permanent solutions to persistent machine failures and problems. The class will help maintenance personnel more quickly discover the true causes, not the symptom, of failures.
Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving Training ¨ January 23, 2020 and February 6, 2020
The course is an introduction to problem solving tools and a formal method for determining the root cause of a problem. This training includes several class exercises using catapults to practice the techniques learned in class.
Click to Register.  Hurry, seating is limited.
Please contact Cassandra Spencer, 205-616-1966 if you have questions. 
Christmas Parade was fun with beautiful weather.
The Arts Council had beautiful art on display for the holidays. I hope you were able to take home a treasure.
January 9th Chamber Luncheon
January 16th Ribbon Cutting for Whitney Mork - State Farm
Chamber You Tube :
"End of Day Routine"
CONNECT WITH THE CHAMBER
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Every Wednesday we spotlight a member.