Congratulations to the Annual Meeting award winners!

At our February 4 Annual Meeting at The Newnan Centre, the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Maggie McSweeney of Cardinal Waste Solutions. This award recognizes an individual who has made extraordinary contributions of time and leadership that resulted in tangible benefits to the Chamber and its members. Maggie was described as "one of our volunteers who continually goes above and beyond, a person who is always there willing to lend a helping hand in any way possible." Congratulations, Maggie!

The 2015 Chairman's Award was given to Mark Whitlock of Central Educational Center. When the Chamber learned it was a finalist for the National Chamber of the Year Award, Mark was asked to join President and CEO Candace Boothby for the formal interview that was held as part of the competition in Montreal, Canada. To thank him for his role in helping the Chamber win the National COTY Award, Mark received a replica of the award Chamber members accepted in Toronto. Congratulations, Mark!

Cathy Wright of the University of West Georgia received the Visionary Award and a lifetime membership in the Chamber to thank her for her leadership at the Newnan campus of the University of West Georgia and for her many contributions to the Chamber. Congratulations, Cathy!

(Photos courtesy of Linda Edmonds of Precious Memories Portraits. To view and download photos from the event, click here and click on Annual Meeting 2016.)

Coweta County is known as Prosperity's Front Door, and five local businesses were honored with the Prosperity Award, which recognizes companies and organizations that have significantly impacted economic prosperity and development in our community in the past 12 months. Honorees included Yokogawa Corportion of America, Spancrete, Elite Foam, Inc., Kason Industries, Inc., and the University of West Georgia Newnan Campus. These Award Winners have made key investments in Coweta County and created new jobs that send a clear message that Coweta is indeed a prosperous community and a great place to do business. We congratulate all of our 2015 Prosperity Award winners!