Bibb County School District Receives the Economic Development Partnership (EDP) Designation
The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA) recognizes the Bibb County School District for earning the Economic Development Partnership (EDP) Designation. After three rounds of interviews and multiple document submissions, the Bibb County School District was awarded the EDP Designation in June. Dr. Cassandra Washington serves…
Macon Chamber Invites Area Business Leaders to Welcome New Bibb Teachers
(Macon, GA) The Business Education Partnership (BEP), in conjunction with the Greater Macon Chamber, hosted a welcome reception for Bibb County Schools’ nearly 300 new teachers on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 3 p.m., at Northeast High School’s auditorium (1646 Upper River Road). The reception celebrated…
Blue Bird Selected to Receive $80 Million Federal Grant to Expand Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
MACON, Ga. (July 12, 2024)-Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today that it has been selected to receive an $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expand the company’s electric vehicle manufacturing capabilities…
Alex Mason, Director of Development, Discusses How Sponsorships Elevate Business
Click here to visit Middle Georgia CEO, highlighting Alex Mason, Director of Development at the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce. Alex spends a moment talking about her role at the Macon Chamber and why she thinks Macon is the perfect place to do business.
Macon Chamber Awarded Innovative Programming Grant
The Greater Macon Chamber was recently awarded a $2,000 grant by the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (GACCE) Emerge Task Force, in partnership with the Georgia Power Company. This grant supported the first annual New Teacher Welcome Reception for upcoming Bibb County teachers,…
Why should you become a Macon Chamber Ambassador?
Click here to visit the Middle Georgia CEO highlighting Izza Sola with Beach Insurance Group discussing how being an Ambassador for the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and how joining the Chamber will help your business succeed.
Welcome to Macon, Residents!
Tuesday, July 25, 2024, the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce hosted the incoming medical residents of Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center and Piedmont Macon with a special reception welcoming them to Macon with the help from #ChooseMacon’s JR Olive, Visit Macon’s Trish Whitley and…
Welcome Community Manager, Zenobia Minter!
The Greater Macon Chamber has welcomed Zenobia Minter as the Community Manager. Zenobia is a University of Phoenix alumni and is the youngest of eight siblings, born & raised in Warner Robins, Georgia. She’s been a ray of sunshine to the business community already and…
Jennifer Bronner Represents Macon at the Inaugural Cityscapes Summit
Chamber Vice President of Finance Jennifer Bronner represented Macon as a nationwide recipient of a full scholarship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the New Growth Innovation Network’s Inaugural Cityscapes Summit held in Durham, North Carolina from May 15-17, 2024. With the theme of “Igniting Inclusive…
GMSDC and The Greater Macon Chamber Enter into Partnership
The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) has partnered with the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce to share small business development resources, capacity building support and diversity procurement best practices, for the benefit of their mutual constituents. The GMSDC has been the state of Georgia’s…