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Steve Mader & SouthTowne Motors:

WORKING T O KEEP PROSPERIT Y ’ S FRONT DOOR WIDE OPEN

teve Mader owns SouthTowne Motors in Newnan, which sells implemented that eventually led to our Chamber of the
cars and both light-duty and heavy-duty trucks. SouthTowne Year award.
also offers service, parts and body shop repairs to an ever- Steve joined the Chamber to meet people and learn
Sexpanding area, with 42 percent of sales and 60 percent of about other businesses, but getting involved at the
service work coming from outside the county. SouthTowne has a new car board level and becoming chair would help
inventory of $40 million and a used car inventory of $4 million. reshape the Chamber from 2004 to 2010.
“We pride ourselves on our great selection,” Steve said, “and if we He loves living and working
don’t have it, we’ll go get it.” in Newnan. “I really like being
A Chamber member since 1994, Steve served as 2010 Board Chair five miles from my office
and has remained active since. “I believe the team that was assembled and minutes away from
through those years helped transform the Chamber – in policy, direction, shopping,” he said. “Small
membership – and became an overall asset to a growing community, town support is wonderful, like
business and government,” Steve said. During his tenure, he served going to get groceries and running
alongside “some real stars,” including “Sharon Szymanski, who redefined into people you know and catching up
the sales and membership process; Randy Cardoza, who developed the with each other.”
Economic Prosperity Council; and Dr. Tonya Whitlock, who was in charge SouthTowne Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac Steve Mader
of Government Affairs, helping bring all the agencies together. These has been in business in Coweta County since 1992 and
people did wonderful groundwork to help us get where we are today.” is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. SouthTowne is
That year, the Chamber advocated for the renewal of the education privately held, with four majority partners based in Newnan
SPLOST, and the systems and procedures for Chamber certification were and Atlanta.

PrintSource: ~ B Y D A N A B R O W N

HELPING MARKET C OWETA’ S BUSINESS C OMMUNIT Y

here’s a rumor circulating that print is dead, but don’t What percentage of your
believe a word of it. Print is alive and well, and Andy business came from
Miller, owner of PrintSource, says that thanks to a your involvement in the
T supportive business community, a strong Chamber and, Chamber? It’s hard to
of course, his own business savvy, print and his business specifically define that exactly, but I would
are thriving. attribute that our involvement in
What services does PrintSource provide to Coweta the Chamber has resulted in a
County? PrintSource helps businesses with creative significant portion of our business. There
design, printing and direct mail. We are Coweta County’s number one are business relationships and opportunities Andy Miller
direct mail marketing company and have served our community for that we would have missed if we were not a part of
over 20 years. the Chamber.
What is your role in the Chamber? As an enhanced In what way has the Chamber impacted
investor, we have been actively involved in the Chamber for your business? Being involved in the Chamber
about 10 years. During that time, I have served on many special creates opportunities that do not exist outside of that organization.
committees, chaired the Ambassador program, currently serve on The ability to meet members and work together to accomplish
the Board of Directors and I am in the rotation to become Chairman projects creates friendships that naturally lead to a desire to do
of the Board in 2018. business together.

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