Lynn Farmer named Career Women’s Network 2020 Women of Achievement Chamber NewsWorkforce

Lynn Farmer named Career Women’s Network 2020 Women of Achievement

The Chamber's very own Lynn Farmer was named Career Women's Network 2020 Women of Achievement. She is most deserving of this title and we are so proud of her!!!! Did you know Mayor Robert Reichert declared this National Lynn Farmer Day? WOOHOO! Check out her speech below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbDV7sFCGSo
March 3, 2020
Hard at Work in 2020 Chamber News

Hard at Work in 2020

With diligence and enthusiasm, your volunteer Chamber leaders are hard at work in 2020 to support our capable and dedicated staff as they identify new ways to make Macon-Bibb the best place to do business. As my predecessor Jim Manley has shared, our strategic planning retreat in November 2019 brought together outgoing and incoming members of the Chamber’s Board of…
February 28, 2020
Yvonne Williams listed as most notable Chamber CEO in recent Georgia Trend magazine AwardsChamber NewsWorkforce

Yvonne Williams listed as most notable Chamber CEO in recent Georgia Trend magazine

Published in Georgia Trend magazine on Dec. 31, 2019 https://www.georgiatrend.com/2019/12/31/2020-notable-georgians/ Macon, GA - Yvonne Williams along with Chairman’s Club member Bill Underwood and Ninfa Saunders were recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as some of the most notable Georgia Trend features. The magazine published its list of the top Georgians in its January edition, in which it also named Atlanta Mayor…
January 9, 2020
2019 Chamber Goals & Progress Report Chamber News

2019 Chamber Goals & Progress Report

The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce challenges you to do the math. 159 years. 1,000 members. 50,000 employees. One unified vision. It all adds up. When community stakeholders collaborate, the sum is greater than the parts. Ultimately, we are Greater Together. The Greater Macon Chamber is evolving. We will respect our legacy and champion innovative concepts from visionary leaders. We…
December 27, 2019
Pre-historic American Indian hunting site in Macon becomes national park Chamber News

Pre-historic American Indian hunting site in Macon becomes national park

By Melanie Lasoff Levs  – Associate Editor, Atlanta Business ChronicleDec 13, 2019, 3:33pm EST https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/12/13/pre-historic-american-indian-hunting-site-in-macon.html A prehistoric American Indian hunting site in Macon, long a source of pride for the city, has become a national park, now a source of pride for the country – and a new tourism and economic development draw. In March, the Ocmulgee National Monument was renamed Ocmulgee Mounds…
December 19, 2019
Workforce development crucial in Macon Chamber NewsWorkforce

Workforce development crucial in Macon

By Randy Southerland  – Contributing Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle Dec 15, 2019, 6:00am EST https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/12/15/workforce-development-crucial-in-macon.html Developing a high-tech workforce geared to the demands of local industry is a community effort in Macon-Bibb County. Increasingly the local school system and technical college are working with companies and local leaders to ensure that students and new employees have the right skills and are ready to…
December 19, 2019
Health care companies expand in Macon’s market Chamber NewsWorkforce

Health care companies expand in Macon’s market

By Fran M. Putney  – Contributing Writer Dec 15, 2019, 9:00am ESThttps://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/12/15/health-care-companies-expand-in-macon-market.html Significant investments by the two primary health care providers in the Macon area have not only resulted in major improvements in health care access and delivery to area residents, but have also become a catalyst for attracting new business to central Georgia. In just the last year, Coliseum Health System has…
December 19, 2019
The music is back in downtown Macon Chamber News

The music is back in downtown Macon

By Randy Southerland  – Contributing Writer, Atlanta Business ChronicleDec 13, 2019, 11:41am ESThttps://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/12/13/the-music-is-back-in-downtown-macon.html  Macon’s downtown has undergone a revitalization that few would have thought possible just a decade ago. “There have been a lot of partnerships over a long period of time that have gotten us to this point where things are really popping and unquestionably, we passed the tipping point,” said Josh…
December 19, 2019
Macon Bibb County Industrial Sector Soars Chamber News

Macon Bibb County Industrial Sector Soars

Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle By Doug DeLoach  – Contributing Writer Dec 13, 2019, 9:21am EST Updated Dec 18, 2019, 9:39am EST https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/12/13/macon-bibb-county-industrial-sector-soars.html The MBCIA works with local partners such as the Macon Water Authority, Macon-Bibb County Economic and Community Development, Macon-Bibb County Boards of Commissioners, Bibb County Board of Education, Chamber of Commerce and Georgia Department of Economic Development. Industrial development in Macon-Bibb…
December 19, 2019