Desperados Steak House, in Indian Hills Square in Tuscaloosa, will host our next “Chamber Connects” mixer on Tues, July 14 from 5-7pm. Please join us for networking and great food in a very hip setting. All employees of Chamber member businesses are invited as well as prospective members. Bring a friend!
New Format for Adopt-A-School Breakfast
The annual Adopt-A-School Breakfast & Workshop, which kicks off each school year, will be held on July 30 at Shelton State Community College's Martin (main) Campus. A networking breakfast, including a hot wrap station and granola station, will be held in the atrium at 7am and announcements and awards will be presented afterwards in the Bean-Brown Theatre. In lieu of a keynote speaker this year, a guided tour of Shelton’s Technical career programs will be given. Workshops for coordinators will follow. Payment for the breakfast is $8 by July 20 and $10 after that date; deadline to register is July 24. You may obtain a form by clicking on the AAS tab to the left then clicking on 'Forms for our program'. Call 391.0563 or 391.0556 for more info.
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Our Survey Machine gathers info about and reports on economic and business issues, trends and other relevant info for decision making.
If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to click here and answer our current 5 questions regarding Professional training.
Leaders
in our region are working together to inform businesses and individuals
of options available for those who may be affected by the current economic
downturn.
We reach out in service and encouragement to both employers
and employees by offering quick links to key information to help situations.
The idea is to simplify things as much as possible. Click on the appropriate
logo here to get that information and help.
This
is a challenging time, but together we will make it through. Be assured
that The Chamber continues to work toward the inevitable return of economic
prosperity to our area.
We also hosted an Economic
Summit on Jan 28 at the Bryant Conference Center. To view the speakers
PowerPoint persentations on the local economy, please click on the link
above.
Post & Search Jobs on Alabama's Joblink: Our state’s
Career Center System has an internet-based system in place called AJL
or Alabama’s JobLink, www.joblink.alabama.gov.
All Chamber member businesses are encouraged to use this as a central
source for job posting. And the staff at the Tuscaloosa Area Career Center
can be accessed for assistance at 758.7591.
Another valuable resource is our member employment agencies. CLICK
HERE for a list of staff agencies.