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CONNECTIONS ConnectionsDothanArea Chamber of Commerce September2016 Celebrating One “GRAND” YEAR PAGE 5 Nate Booth’s Projections AND THE REALITY PAGE 13 Of Today Can your Business AFFORD FSLA Non-Compliance PAGE 14 What’s EventsCalendar September SMTWTFS INSIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 September 2016 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2 Events Calendar 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3 Ribbon Cuttings 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 Cover Story 6-11 Business Briefs 5 Labor Day – Chamber Closed 12 Grow Dothan 8 Leadership Dothan Class XXXV Reception and Orientation – 5:30 p.m. 13 WorkforceDevelopment Location: 102 Jamestown Blvd. (Chamber) 14 SmallBusiness Dev elopment 13 Ambassador and Diplomat Committee Meeting – 9 a.m. Location: 102 Jamestown Blvd (Chamber) Also In This Issue Dothan Business Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony – 6 p.m. Location: 900 W. Main St. (Wiregrass Church) 6 BFCExpands Social Media *Reservations required: (334) 792-05138 Services 14 Leadership Dothan Class XXXV Opening Retreat – 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 FordFinders Recieves CARF Location: 795 Ross Clark Circle (Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center Inc.) Accreditation Ribbon Cutting: Knockerball Dothan – 10:30 a.m. 11 Trinity Bank Celebrates Location: 102 Jamestown Blvd. (Chamber) 10 Years Troy University Small Business Counseling – 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Location: 102 Jamestown Blvd. (Chamber) *Reservations required: (334) 792-5138 15 Leadership Dothan Class XXXV Opening Retreat – 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location: 2727 Fortner St. (Harvest Church) Your Cover Photo 19 Youth Leadership Dothan-Houston County Class XXV Application Deadline – 4 p.m. Your cover photo Location: 102 Jamestown Blvd. (Chamber) CONNECTIONSSeptember 2016 features Georgia-Pacific’s ConnectionsDothan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO 21 Board of Directors’ Meeting – 8:15 a.m. James “Jim” Hannan Location: 102 Jamestown Blvd. (Chamber) the guest speaker for the Celebrating One “GRAND” YEAR PAGE 5 Dothan Area Chamber Nate Booth’s Projections 22 Small Business Seminar: Social Media 101 – 11:30 a.m. AND THE REALITY Of Today PAGE 13 of Commerce’s 97th Can your Business Location: 102 Jamestown Blvd. (Chamber) AFFORD Annual Meeting. FSLA Non-Compliance PAGE 14 *See page 14 for more information. Pre-registration required: (334) 792-5138. www.dothan.com (334) 792-5138 2 CHAMBER CONNECTIONS SEPTEMBER 2016 RibbonCuttings Chick-fil-A at Wiregrass ANNIVERSARY Commons Mall LongHorn 900 Commons Drive, Suite 407 Steakhouse Dothan, AL 36303 3411 Ross Clark Circle David Bailey Dothan, AL 36303 (334) 794-6172 John Daniel www.chickfila.com (334) 794-4279 RESTAURANTS www.longhornsteakhouse.com RESTAURANTS Fun Zone GRAND Skate Center REOPENING 465 Westgate Parkway Wal-Mart Dothan, AL 36303 SuperCenter # 604 Sara Gause 4310 Montgomery Highway (334) 678-7529 Dothan, AL 36303 www.funzonedothan.com Robert Richardson AMUSEMENT (334) 793-3099 DEPARTMENT STORES Latta Music Co. 3332 W. Main St. Dothan, AL 36305 Larry Latta (334) 793-6011 www.lattamusic.com MUSICAL, INSTRUMENTS – Join Us In Welcoming Our Newest DEALERS Member To The Chamber! Congratulations Corey & Hayden Camp Noa & Vivi 143 Westgate Parkway, Suite 3 Dothan, AL 36303 Todd Shillabeer (334) 479-0611 www.noavivi.com CHILDREN’S CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES – RETAIL Plato’s Closet 2419 Murphy Mill Road Dothan, AL 36303 Lan Nguyen (334) 792-3010 www.platosclosetdothanal.com CLOTHING - RESALE Techway Automotive, LLC 150 Ross Clark Circle Dothan, AL 36303 Brian Ordway (334) 699-3700 www.techwayautomotive.com AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR www.dothan.com 3 Clip and add these to your NewMembers Membership Directory. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Greg Smith Like Mind Marketing 26th ANNUAL TRADE SHOW 2115 E. Main St., Suite 8 (Dothan) Diane Braun 901 Grove St. 3201 Montgomery Highway, Suite 10 Cottonwood, AL 36320 Dothan, AL 36303-2113 Spotlight on Business Ph: (334) 446-0136 Ph: (334) 790-6497 www.dickeys.com www.likemindmarketing.com RESTAURANTS ADVERTISING & MARKETING Dowling Paper & Supply NOW Medical Billing and Will Dowling Senior Services The 504 N. Foster St. Angelique Solomon P.O. Box 5984 514 Hedstrom Drive Dothan, AL 36302 Dothan, AL 36301 Ph: (334) 699-4994 Ph: (855) 862-9143 JANITORIAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES www.nowmedicalbillingandseniorservices.com HOME CARE SERVICE Ferrellgas Roaring Jeff Weed Regency Multifamily 967 E. Main St. Services, LLC Dothan, AL 36301 Maggie Haas ’ Ph: (334) 793-3131 531 Boll Weevil Circle 20 s Fax: (334) 792-6638 P.O. Box 311132 www.ferrellgas.com Enterprise, AL 36331 GAS COMPANIES Ph: (334) 308-0049 This year’s Spotlight on Business will be held Fax: (334) 347-0139 Gulf Coast CFO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the Dothan Civic Center Stephen Taylor 5002 S. Sandestin Blvd. #6624 Robinson’s Tax & from 3-7 p.m. This trade show allows members P.O. Box 6772 Accounting Service Miramar Beach, FL 32550 Linda Robinson to showcase their products and services to Ph: (850) 460-5524 17960 U.S. Highway 431 North, Suite 108 fellow Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce Fax: (850) 888-3720 Headland, AL 36345 www.gulfcoastcfo.com Ph: (334) 693-2007 members, as well as the general public. CONSULTANTS - BUSINESS Fax: (334) 693-2024 ACCOUNTANTS - CERTIFIED PUBLIC Knockerball Dothan Kathy Brown Shann Mann Co., LLC This is your opportunity to reach over 1,500 1101 Northfield Circle Shann Mann potential customers. Dothan, AL 36303 6272 State Highway 134 East Ph: (334) 232-8123 Columbia, AL 36319 www.knockerballdothan.com Ph: (334) 596-1687 Booths will go on sale Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, AMUSEMENT CATERERS at 8:30 a.m. at the Chamber. A registration Legacy Therapy and Wellness Mark Mashburn table will be in the Chamber lobby for 205 Graceland Drive, Suite 6 Dothan, AL 36305 reservations one day only. We will not accept Ph: (334) 701-9705 any reservations before then. If you are not able www.legacytherapyandwellness.com PHYSICAL THERAPY & WELLNESS to register that day, please mail or fax your registration to the Chamber on or after the Oct. 25. RenewingMembers The cost for each booth is $350 (+$25 for electricity if desired). Exhibit spaces are 40 Or More Years The Touch of Wood, Kincaid Gallery available on a first-come basis and payment is Jackson Gas & Electric Doctors Center Pharmacy Lewis-Smith Supply Corp. CDG Engineers & Associates Inc. required with your reservation. You will be able Dothan Awning and Exteriors Digestive Health Specialists of the Radiology Associates of Dothan, PC Southeast to choose your booth location at the time of 30-39 Years 5-9 Years registration. Circle Pharmacy Safe Ship Wallace Community College Tom Ziegenfelder WDHN TV-18 South Park Veterinary Clinic, LLC For more information, contact Hertz Rent-A-Car Son Co Inc. Hayden Camp at (334) 792- Fieldcrest Apartments Hassan Dentistry, PC Marketing Services, LLC Southeast Alabama Medical Center 5138 or [email protected]. D.A. Nowell, Jr., DMD, PA Foundation Southern Outdoor Sports Rodeo Mexican Restaurant DaVita - Dothan Dialysis 25-29 Years Antique Attic 1-4 Years AirSouth Insurance Inc. American Construction Training, LLC Carpenter, Wiggins, Jordan, Thomas & Alabama Eye Physicians & Surgeons Scarborough, PC The Cellar DenneyVision New Leaders in Fertility & Endocrinology, LLC Flight Safety International George Washington Carver Interpretive Museum 20-25 Years Easy Money Avis Rent-A-Car ITS Products Inc. LongHorn Steakhouse Weed Man Lawn Care Lewis, Brackin, Flowers, Johnson & Sawyer Alabama Kidney Foundation ScreenTech Health-Link The Woodpile Inc. First Class Diamonds & Jewelry Wheelless Development, Ltd. Georgia-Pacific 15-19 Years The Radio People Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC Mighty Auto Parts Dothan-Houston County Substance Dothan Overhead Door Abuse Partnership Sandra Jean Uniforms Econo Lodge Superior Income Group, LLC M4 Development, LLC 10-14 Years Crown Trophy - Dothan Tolleson Construction Graceful Beginnings, LLC Retina Associates of Alabama Inc. Service Management Systems 4 CHAMBER CONNECTIONS SEPTEMBER 2016 CoverStory Join Us For One “GRAND” Celebration 97th Annual Meeting Mark those calendars and make plans to join the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce for one “GRAND” celebration with over 1,000 members at the organization’s 97th Annual Meeting being held Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Wiregrass Church. The buffet luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by the annual business meeting and some great award recognitions. The DACC is honored to have Georgia-Pacific President and CEO James “Jim” Hannan as the guest speaker. Hannan leads one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers Georgia-Pacific President and CEO James “Jim” Hannan of tissue, packaging, pulp, paper, cellulose, nonwovens, building products and related chemicals. Since its founding in 1927, Georgia-Pacific has Committee for Progress. He is also on the boards of the Georgia Research never stopped growing. The company started in a single building in Alliance, Woodruff Arts Center, The Commerce Club and the educational Augusta, Georgia, and now has more than 300 locations around the foundation board for his alma mater, California State-East Bay. world. Through all the ups and downs of the past century, Georgia-Pacific Within the forest and consumer products industries, Hannan is has kept one eye on tomorrow, watching for opportunities to grow with actively involved with the American Forest & Paper Association, customers and expand into new industries and markets. Grocery Manufacturers Association, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Hannan’s professional career started in public accounting with the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement. In 2015, he Coopers & Lybrand which led to a financial role in the mining industry received the PIMA Executive of the Year award from The Technological for one of its clients. His career with Koch Industries began in 1998 with Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, and he was named the most its mineral services unit, where he served as chief financial officer. He admired CEO for Manufacturing by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in held positions of increasing responsibility in the mining and INVISTA 2014.