Tag: Advocate

Reps. Austin Scott, Sanford Bishop, Senators Jon Ossoff, and Rev. Warnock Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Establish Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia’s First National Park & Preserve

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, reintroduced the bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act, which would establish the Ocmulgee Mounds and surrounding areas in Middle Georgia as Georgia’s…

2025 ANNUAL REGISTRATION SEASON IS HERE!

Georgia Secretary of State’s annual registration season for calendar year 2025 is from January 1 to April 1, 2025.  If you have already filed your annual registration for 2025 and are in active/compliance status, you may disregard this Notice. If your entity has already filed for 2025…

Stronger Together: Nonprofit Partnerships & How They Can Increase Funding

From Convergent Nonprofit Solutions – https://magazine.acce.org/index.php?src=directory&view=stories&srctype=detail&back=stories&refno=137 How Community Partnerships Can Increase Funding Community impact is the driving force in so many capital campaigns for nonprofits, chambers and economic development organizations today. Joining forces with like-minded organizations to increase the impact makes perfect sense, but it’s…

State of Small Business Launches in Macon

From the Georgia Department of Economic Development   “With more than 1.6 million Georgians employed in small businesses across the state, this critical economic sector remains a top priority for the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD). To increase awareness of the vital resources provided for small…

Voters Pass the OLOST in Macon-Bibb!

Voters in Macon-Bibb County passed the OLOST in a landslide on Tuesday, November 2. The final vote was 8,668 in favor out of 10,757 votes, or 80.58%. “We couldn’t do this without great business partners like [the Chamber],” said Mayor Lester Miller. The passing of…