CUMBERLAND — Greg Teague waited an extra year for his turn, but it has finally come.
The CEO of Marietta-based Croy Engineering, Teague, 49, is the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 chairman, a role he was set to fill in 2022 before COVID threw things a bit off course.
The chamber’s 2022 chairwoman, Britt Fleck, passed the baton to Teague at the chamber’s 81st annual dinner on January 28.
Speaking before the more than 1,000 people in attendance, Teague explained how his first time at the black-tie event was in 1999, when he worked for the city of Marietta. Sabrina, his wife of almost 27 years, and former Marietta Councilman Philip Goldstein had to teach him about the correct forks to use.
While Teague, “a farm boy from Ellijay,” was still navigating the ins and outs of such events, he said it was an experience that remains resonant in his life.
“I made connections that night that I still have today,” he said.
‘Building Cobb’s future’
Teague told the MDJ that one of his priorities as chair will be charting the chamber’s course for “building Cobb’s future,” the theme of the group’s strategic plan for the next five years.
“We want to continue to be in that support role, advocate role, to where we’re building Cobb up to be the best place to do business, and (Georgia) the best state to do business in all of the nation,” he said.
In his dinner address, Teague said the plan’s first year coincides with his chairmanship and has the three goals of developing new leaders, building a Cobb community for everyone and focusing on workforce initiatives, including worker training, recruitment and retention efforts.
“Our chamber’s leadership and the board of directors know that while we have celebrated the great progress that has been made, we know that our work is not yet complete,” he said.
Building Cobb’s future is easier said than done, Teague made…
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