Awards will

be given in two categories: companies with fewer than 50

employees and companies with more than 50 employees.

Winners will be announced at an award luncheon Oct. 26 at

the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

Eligible

applicants should be companies with a headquarters,

manufacturing plant or distribution center in Fayette

County and should also be members of the chamber.

The chamber

will submit local winners to the statewide competition

sponsored by the Georgia Economic Developers Association.

"Last

year was the inaugural year for this program, and we were

delighted with the response we received," said

Spirit of Industry program chairman Nancy Price.

"We

were absolutely thrilled to have our local winner,

Panasonic, not only compete at the statewide level, but

walk away with the award."

According

to Price, the Spirit of Industry Award was created to

emphasize the commitment and the contributions that local

industries have made within our communities. Through the

application process, each company will be measured on the

strength of that commitment.

For

information, call the chamber at 770-461-9983 or Nancy

Price at 770-631-2265.