Henry County Business Insight

Joseph Henning, Chamber president and CEO, spoke with Southern Crescent Technical College's Ingrid Rider-Owens and Melissa Jackson about the college's upcoming Pre-Apprenticeship Summer Program in Henry County.

How do you send your business to the top of the list in Google searches? If you're located in Henry County, Georgia, you get that surge by listing your business on the MyLocalHenry.com directory. Tune in and meet MyLocalHenry.com founder and owner Lincoln Parks. A past Chair of the Henry County Chamber of Commerce and serial entrepreneur, Lincoln is using his SEO and BtoB marketing skills to help other businesses get the online results that come with hiring an SEO expert. And, MyLocalHenry.com is a free service.

ALPLA celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with all employees hosting a week of activities at offices around the world. They bring the multiple cultures, languages, and geographical backgrounds together around food and fun activities. A different national observance, such as 'Black History Month' in February, and 'International Women's History Month in March, is celebrated on a monthly basis. ALPLA Director of Sales and Development at the McDonough, Georgia, operation discusses how their observance and celebration of differences makes teams more productive and the organization much stronger. 

Welcome to Business Insight. Today we are celebrating National Tourism Week, May 1-7.  Did you know that tourism in Henry County is big business? Of course, Henry County is home to Atlanta Motor Speedway but we have many great restaurants, attractions and hotels that contribute to the size industry.

In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, visitors to Henry County spent $311 million dollars here. That’s a lot mullah – which helps offset some of the taxes our citizens pay. But because of the pandemic, those number were down some compared to 2019.

We have with us today, the Director of Tourism here in Henry County, GA, Laura Luker, to talk about the economics of the tourism industry here in Henry County and what we can expect in 2022. She’s also going to reveal how our tourism team has put Henry County on the map in a very positive way.

The Business Insight Podcast features Promenade Through History: Henry County Bicentennial Celebration with Cynthia Howard, Vice President of the Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton Counties, Inc., and Chair of the Promenade Through History. The Promenade Through History event takes place on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 pm. Tickets may be purchased online at www.henryclaytongenealogy.com or call 770-954-1456.

For April 2021, Autism Awareness Month, the Henry County Chamber of Commerce Business Insight Podcast recognizes Our World School, K-12, at H.O.P.E. Park located at 2680 Highway 42 North in McDonough, GA,  for their commitment to young people in Henry County who have developmental disabilities and to their mission: "Preparing students to achieve their fullest potential".

Leading with an interactive online training program designed to move the Henry County hospitality community to a level of superior-grade customer service, the tourism team at Visit Henry County, GA, has launched "Customer Experience 101." The full complement of training including modules in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will roll out later in the Summer.

Visit Henry County, GA, the county's tourism and destination marketing organization, introduced the recently organized Henry County Artists Consortium with one of its first public-facing projects -- the installation of hand-painted "Squirrel Tables" at multiple locations around Henry County. Built and designed with various themes by thirty different local artists, the Squirrel Tables project features designs of local artists and seeks to better connect the art community and the people of Henry County. The two directors of the Artists Consortium, Greg Horton, CEO and owner of The Barn Beautiful, and Koren Conrad, CEO, and owner of Creativity Cafe, provide an overview of the Artists Consortium and its goals, talk about the origin of the Squirrel Tables project, and how it is genesis to an effort to create awareness of Henry County as a resource and destination for art enthusiasts and collectors.

Chamber President and CEO Joseph Henning urges everyone to find a way to give back for the weekend celebrating and honoring the birth and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. 

Vaccines in Henry County, GA, were given to the first round of front-line healthcare workers at Piedmont Henry Hospital on Friday, December 18.  Dr. William Watkins, Chief Medical Officer at Piedmont Henry Hospital, provides an update on the hospital's current status with COVID-19 patients and his thoughts regarding the timeline for the community to receive the vaccine.