News Releases

Newnan-Coweta Chamber Joins National Initiative to Address Inequality of Opportunity

June 10, 2020 (Newnan, GA)-- Today, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce announced it is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity.  Read more...

Newnan-Coweta Chamber Presents 3rd and Final in the 2019 State of the Community Luncheon Series 

September 20, 2019 (Newnan, GA)-- On Wednesday, September 25, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber hosts the third and final in our 2019 State of the Community Luncheon Series presented by NuLink | WOW!. Trae Westmoreland, President of the Coweta County Development Authority, will share...  Read more...

Newnan-Coweta Chamber to Host 2nd in State of the Community Luncheon Series Featuring Transportation Infrastructure and Environment Panel Discussion

June 16, 2019 (Newnan, GA)-- In April 2019, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber launched a public engagement campaign designed to solicit community input as to the county’s transportation infrastructure and environment.  Read more...

Coweta County Citizens Recognized at Leadership Coweta Celebration

June 10, 2019 (Newnan, GA) — Twenty-eight Coweta professionals will graduate from the Newnan-Coweta Chamber’s Leadership Coweta Alliance on June 11, 2019, during a celebration luncheon at Lillian Gardens. Read more...

Chamber's 34th Annual Golf Classic Presented by Piedmont Newnan and ClubCorp a High-Flying Success

May 9, 2019 (Newnan, GA) - On a warm day packed with excitement, Coweta business pros gathered under the big top at Newnan’s White Oak Golf Club for the Chamber’s Annual Golf Classic, presented by Piedmont Newnan Hospital and ClubCorp. Read more...

Nissan's Karen Kulinich Speaks to Female Business Leaders at Chamber's Women of Prosperity Luncheon

April 19, 2019 (Newnan, GA) - On a beautiful spring morning in Newnan, some of Coweta’s most talented and forward-thinking women gathered at the Newnan Country Club for the first in a series of three Business Women’s Alliance luncheons presented by the Newnan-Coweta Chamber in partnership with Progressive Heating and Air and Carrier. Read more...

Coweta Safety Alliance learns solutions to workplace drug abuse

January 28, 2019 (Newnan, GA) - Did you know that a company is eligible for a 7.5% discount on Workmen’s Compensation premiums if they are state certified as a drug-free workplace? Chuck Wade, State Director of Drugs Don’t Work, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs discussed the steps to do just this during the Coweta Safety Alliance’s January meeting. Read more...

2019 Coweta County Citizen of the Year nominees named

January 9, 2019 (Newnan, GA) – The nominees for the 2019 Coweta County Citizen of the year nominees have been announced and the winner will be named at the upcoming Citizen of the Year dinner, hosted by the Kiwanis Clubs of Coweta. Read more...

Fire safety awareness and safe driving tips higlight Coweta Safety Council's October and November meetings

December 13, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – The old expression “Keep the Home Fires Burning” takes on new meaning following the October Coweta Safety Council meeting. Perhaps “don’t keep those home fires burning” is a more adequate take on the popular phrase. Read more...

Newnan-Coweta Chamber VP Bennett marks 20th anniversary of Scottish sister cities during July trip to Ayrshire

August 13, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – A summertime trip to Scotland to attend a friend’s wedding turned into an opportunity for some productive diplomatic work for Cynthia Bennett, vice president of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber. Read more...

Prevention of slips, trips, and falls is topic of Coweta Safety Council’s July meeting

July 27, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – Slips, trips and falls cost the American workforce thousands of dollars each year, according to Chris DeGeorge of Martin Safety Solutions. He spoke at the July 17 meeting of the Coweta Safety Council and shared tips on preventing these types of accidents.

“This is a broad, broad subject,” DeGeorge said, adding that we live in an imperfect world where accidents are simply going to happen, despite our best efforts. Read more...

Newnan-Coweta Chamber’s Small Business of the Year Awards brings King of Pops co-founder Nick Carse to Newnan Centre in August

July 24, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – King of Pops started with a single pushcart on an Atlanta street corner. Today, the company’s carts and iconic rainbow umbrellas are recognized all across the South for their tasty ice pops made with quality ingredients and unique flavor combinations. Nick Carse, a co-founder of the company, will share the King of Pops success story when he comes to Newnan this August as the keynote speaker for the Newnan-Coweta Chamber’s 2018 Small Business of the Year Awards. Read more...

Newnan-Coweta Chamber announces finalists for the 2018 Small Business of the Year Awards

July 11, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – The Newnan-Coweta Chamber will host its 2018 Small Business of the Year Awards, presented by SouthTowne Motors and UBS Financial Services, Inc., on August 29, 2018, at The Newnan Centre. These awards pay tribute to the strength of Coweta’s small businesses and will recognize one of our community’s small businesses as the outstanding Small Business of The Year at the awards ceremony luncheon. Read more...

Newnan-Coweta Chamber announces June 15 Throw and Grow Cornhole Tournament

June 11, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – The Newnan-Coweta Chamber’s Young Professionals and Knox Pest Control will present the first annual Young Professionals Throw and Grow Cornhole Tournament on Friday, June 15, 2018 from 4-8 p.m. at White Oak Golf Club. A unique event and the first of its kind for this area, the tourney promises food, fun and healthy competition. Young Professionals are being encouraged to “hit the courts and network like a boss while surrounded by a few dozen of your closest friends and family.” Read more....

Newnan-Coweta Chamber announces members of 2018-2019 Leadership Coweta class

May 22, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – The Newnan-Coweta Chamber has announced the members of its 2018-2019 Leadership Coweta class. Believing that strong leadership is an essential ingredient in the continuing development of a community, the Chamber offers Leadership Coweta to provide existing and emerging leaders with unique opportunities to enhance their civic knowledge of Coweta County, to sharpen their leadership skills and to network with leaders from across the community. For more than 20 years, the program has provided participants a better understanding of how this community works, the opportunity to build relationships with the region’s leaders, and inspiration to use their talents to serve the community. Read more....

Coweta Safety Council’s May meeting features Machine Guarding Awareness Training

May 21, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – “No one would stick their arm in there.” “The machine came that way.” “I’ve been doing it this way for twenty years without any problems.” According to Paige Rohrig of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, those are just a few of the common reasons for failing to properly guard machines, and machine guarding was her topic at the May 15, 2018 meeting of the Coweta Safety Council, held at The Summit in Newnan. Read more....

Coweta Safety Council learns about emergency Preparedness from Strategic National Stockpile Planner

April 19, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – If a pandemic or terrorist attack strikes Coweta County, the first medication dispensed will go to those companies and organizations that have signed up to serve as a closed “point of dispensing” or POD. Kim Townsend of District 4 Public Health explained the POD system at the April 17, 2018 meeting of the Coweta Safety Council, held at The Summit in Newnan. Read more....

Newnan-Coweta Chamber announces April 23 and 24 Candidate Forums at CEC

April 10, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – To help educate local voters prior to Georgia’s May 22, 2018 Primary Election, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber will be hosting a series of candidate forums this spring. The forums are scheduled for candidates in contested primaries for party nomination for November’s General Election and for the nonpartisan Board of Education election in May. Read more....

April 5, 2018 (Newnan, GA) — The United States Chamber of Commerce recently awarded the Newnan-Coweta Chamber with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community.

“Business leaders are a critical voice in conversations about promoting economic growth and job creation in their communities,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, U.S. Chamber vice president of Federation Relations and Institute for Organization Management. “Accreditation honors a chamber’s work to enhance the quality of life for its members and its region.” Read more....

February 14, 2018 (Newnan, GA) — The Newnan-Coweta Chamber will host the monthly meeting of the 6 Figure Success Club Meetup at the Chamber’s offices, located at 23 Bullsboro Dr. in Newnan, on Friday, March 2, 2018 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The topic for March is “Entrepreneur Super Powers — Understanding the power of core performance dynamics and how to achieve optimal results,” and the discussion will be led by Chris Moody of Moody Pacific LLC. Read more....
 

February 12, 2018 (Newnan, GA) — After the success of last year’s popular Six Figure Success Club Meetups, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber has announced it is partnering with Ignite Business Coaching on a second Meetup, the Top 6 Connect & Collaborate – Metro Atlanta Meetup. Read more....

Future casting is topic of Chamber’s Feb. 28 Women of Prosperity Lunch

February 6, 2018 (Newnan, GA) – The Newnan-Coweta Chamber will hold its next Coweta's Women of Prosperity Lunch on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Newnan Country Club, 1356 Highway 29, Newnan. "Future casting" will be the topic of the luncheon, which will feature Daniela Perry, Public Policy Coordinator for the Georgia Chamber. She will be presenting regional data and other information that will help guide business owners in strategic planning for their own companies. Read more....

January 30, 2018 (Newnan, GA)  — Believing that strong leadership is an essential ingredient in the continuing development of a community, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber is once again offering its popular Leadership Coweta program. Leadership Coweta provides existing and emerging leaders with unique opportunities to enhance their civic knowledge of Coweta County, to sharpen their leadership skills and to network with leaders from across the community. For nearly 25 years, the program has provided participants a better understanding of how this community works, an opportunity to build relationships with the region’s leaders, and inspiration to use their talents to serve the community. Read more....

2018 Coweta County Citizen of the Year nominees are named

The nominees for the 2018 Coweta County Citizen of the Year have been announced, and they are Nelda Boren, Kay Crosby, Christi Estes, Ginger Queener, Garnet Reynolds, Shelly Smith, David Watts and Angie Whitlock.

The winner will be announced when the Kiwanis Clubs of Coweta host the Citizen of the Year dinner on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at The Newnan Centre at 1515 Lower Fayetteville Rd. in Newnan. Read more....