Daniel Jackson, president and CEO of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, and Gary Leftwich, manager of media and community relations at Southwire, were the guest speakers during the May 1 meeting of the Rotary Club of Carrollton.
Leftwich, the chamber’s vice-chairman, opened the meeting by talking about the chamber’s commitment to developing awareness of local industry and what these businesses bring to the community. He said the focus is to remind residents and newcomers that industry involves all companies, not just those that “make something.”
Jackson unveiled the new campaign, “Made in Carroll County….Made Right. Here.”
“We wanted to focus on existing business and industry and do what we could to help strengthen these companies,” Jackson said. A new website will feature information on all of the businesses and industries in Carroll County as well as information of their products.
Leftwich and Jackson shared with the group many success stories of companies in our area, including how Southwire assisted the Pentagon following the 9/11 attacks. In the early days after the attack, the Pentagon contacted Southwire requesting cable that was needed for the rebuilding process, Leftwich said. Southwire had the cable delivered within four days of the request. In a similar story, he told how Die-Tech Industries was able to fabricate a fan to be used in the engines of Hummers being used in the Middle East.
Currently Bremen-Bowdon Investments is focusing on producing apparel for the U.S. military, while Blue Water Ropes provides ropes for the NYC Fire Department and the United States Special Forces.
The businesses and industries in Carroll County supply goods and services in our own back yard and throughout the entire world. With a very diverse business base, Carroll County business and industry is poised for continued growth and expansion.

Gary Leftwich, our club’s public relations chairman, is shown with several awards received by the Rotary Club of Carrollton during the recent district convention held in Destin, Fla. The club was awarded Best Bulletin and was runner up for club administration. During the last year Georgia District 6900 planted an average of 50 trees per club member and highest giving (per capita) to the Will Watt Fellowship.





