The Greater Macon Chamber is at the forefront of transformational growth and opportunity as we champion Macon as the place to make your mark. From a surge in downtown development and industry to making history as home to America’s next National Park, the timing has never been better to invest in the economic vitality of our region.
Building a Stronger Workforce and Community in Macon
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RAISED BY FORWARD MACON SUPPORTERS
WHAT FORWARD MACON SUPPORTS
Forward Macon currently serves as the home for the Chamber’s major workforce and talent initiatives, including:
- Greater Career Works – focused on workforce readiness, career pathway alignment, and industry partnerships
- Choose Macon – a talent recruitment and retention initiative that highlights Macon’s quality of life and helps newcomers find their place in the community
- Grant-Funded Programs – special projects, pilots, and campaigns that further workforce development and community engagement
A PLATFORM FOR GROWTH
Forward Macon continues to serve as the long-term platform through which the Chamber and its partners pursue initiatives that:
- Build and upskill Macon’s workforce
- Attract and retain talent in key sectors
- Support entrepreneurship and innovation
- Advance community revitalization in underserved areas
This work is made possible by strong collaboration with partners like One Macon, the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, the Peyton Anderson Foundation, the Knight Foundation, United Way of Central Georgia, and many others working together toward shared goals.
WHY IT MATTERS
Macon is in a season of momentum—with growing industries, a vibrant downtown, and an improving job market. But challenges remain. Too many residents still face barriers to opportunity. Employers struggle to find talent. And some neighborhoods have yet to benefit from the city’s economic resurgence.
Forward Macon exists to change that. It’s how we turn partnerships into progress—and how we build a more equitable, competitive, and thriving Macon-Bibb County.
Quarterly Investor Reports
The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and One Macon identified key initiatives aimed at accelerating our growth. This joint effort, known as Forward Macon, focuses on four main priorities: building a skilled workforce, attracting and retaining top talent, fostering startups, and revitalizing neighborhoods. Download our quarterly investor reports, including updates and investments in our four campaign pillars for growth.
Forward Macon! Investors
Forward Macon! Investors play a pivotal role in powering the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce’s strategic initiative, Forward Macon, a collaborative effort among business, government, education, and nonprofit leaders to accelerate economic vitality in Macon‑Bibb County. This investor community goes beyond financial support. These leaders and organizations provide strategic leadership, advocacy, and influence, helping to steer four key pillars of the Forward Macon plan: building workforce capacity, attracting and retaining talent, supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, and advancing community revitalization in underserved areas.
Platinum Investors
- Knight Foundation
- The Peyton Anderson Foundation
Gold Investors
- Atrium Health
- Blue Bird
- Burgess Pigment Company
- GEICO
- Griffith Foundation
- MBCIA
- MetroPower
Silver Investors
- AREY
- AT&T
- Butler Automotive Group
- Central Georgia Technical College
- Georgia Power
- Piedmont Constructions Group
- Zaxbys
Bronze Investors
- 1842 Inn
- All-State Electrical
- B&D Industrial
- Cadence Bank
- Farm Bureau Georgia
- Fort Valley State University
- Georgia CEO
- GRIT Consulting
- HAYS Service
- Jackson Automotive Group, Inc.
- James Bates Brannan Groover
- L.E. Schwartz Son, Inc.
- Macon Occupational Medicine
- Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC)
- Middle Georgia State University
- Pellicano Construction
- Renasant Bank
- Sheridan Construction
- Synovus
- Truist
- WorkSource Middle Georgia
Additional Investors
- Adams, Jordan & Herrington P.C.
- Atlanta Gas Light
- American Pride Bank
- Capital City Bank
- Career Smart
- Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
- Cox Communications
- Geotechnical & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
- GIGA, Inc.
- Habersham Enterprises
- Howard, Moore & McDuffie P.C.
- Jones Cork LLC
- Kingdom Life LLC
- Lisenby & Associates
- Magda Law LLC
- McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks & Co.
- Miller-Motte Technical College
- OrthoGeorgia
- Smith, Brown and Groover Inc.
- Spivey, Pope, Green LLC
- Helen and Asbury Stembridge
- The Summit Group
- The Urban CEO
- Vulcan Materials
- Walsh Honda
- Walthall Oil
INTERESTED IN JOINING?
Learn more about becoming a chamber investor. If you have any questions, please call us at 478-621-2000 or email us at [email protected] and we will contact you with all the details. We can’t wait to talk to you!
