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The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is a statewide membership organization centered on a mission of pro-business advocacy and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.The Georgia Chamber claims to oppose legislation which most small and large business owners would consider a threat to their business success.
By 1890 the chamber had 600 members from 350 firms. In 1892 an auxiliary social club was started. The following year there was an economic panic, and the chamber was instrumental in encouraging banks to issue scrip in order to get more money into circulation, which allowed Atlanta merchants to sell the cotton crop.
Becker was voted Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in North Carolina in 1996, [10] and by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in 1998. [11] Additionally, he has served as president of the N.C. Chapter of the German-American Chamber of Commerce for seven years, from 2004 to 2011.
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Three students persisted despite hostility and hostile demonstrations but leaders of the business community were very distressed about the negative picture portrayed about the city of Charlotte. [3] In 1962, Alexander, representing his family business, became the first African-American member of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce.
Fred Whitfield (born in 1958) is the chief operating officer, president, vice chairman, alternate governor, and minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets. Whitfield is the only African-American COO in the NBA. [1] In July 2006, Hornets Sports & Entertainment announced the hire of Whitfield as president and COO.
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