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Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce
305 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217
478-621-2000
The Chamber Insider

Monthly Newsletter:  December 2015
In This Issue

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 21st Century Partnership  

 

Upcoming Events
Chamber Holiday Schedule
The Chamber offices will be closed for the holidays on December 24, 25 & 28

Ribbon Cutting
Thursday, January 7, 11:00 AM
Dale Carnegie of Middle & Coastal GA
305 Coliseum Drive (The Chamber)

Ribbon Cutting
Thursday, January 14, 10:00 AM
H&R Block's Block Advisors
242 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd.
Thursday, January 21
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Coliseum Northside Hospital
350 Hospital Drive

For more information about any of our upcoming events, please call 478-621-2000
Welcome New Members
A & D Environmental Services
Alex's P. C. Solutions, LLC
America's Car Mart
AppleCare
BBQ Jax
Central Georgia Health Network
Hartley Bridge Family Dentistry
Home Depot, The
Margarita's Mexican Grill
Southern Grace Creations
TechRX
Your Doctor's Immediate Care

Please welcome and support our newest members!
Chamber Member Renewals 
AT&T
A.C. White Relocations
American Red Cross of Central Georgia
ASP Franchising, Inc.
Bert Maxwell Furniture Company
Bolingreen Health & Rehab
Bright Ideas Group
BTV Systems
Buca di Beppo
Dannenberg Lofts
DePoe Eye Center
Development Authority of Bibb County
Dixon Ticonderoga
The Elliott Wall Law Firm, LLP
FedEx
Fickling & Company, Inc.
First Quality
Fox Appliance Parts of Macon, Inc.
GHC Mechanical
The Gilmer Companies
Greene Machine & Manufacturing
Griffin Animal Hospital
Kohl's Distribution Center
L. E. Schwartz & Son, Inc.
Macon Marriott City Center Hotel
Macon Occupational Medicine, LLC
Mauldin & Jenkins, CPAs, LLC
Merrill Lynch
Navicent Health
Rebuilding Macon, Inc.
S & S Cafeteria
Saddle Creek Corporation
SERVPRO of Macon
SP Design Group, Inc.
T. Lake Environmental Design
Truck and Trailer of Macon, Inc.
Warren Associates, Inc.
Weaver Road Partnership, LLP
Whitley's Furniture Clinic
Wood Fiber Technologies
YKK U.S.A. Inc.
Save These Dates!
State of The Community Luncheon
Thursday, February 4
Macon Marriott City Center Hotel

Taste of Macon
Tuesday, February 23

Check next month's newsletter for 
more information!
Chairman's Club
Cornerstone Level Members







Chamber's Annual Meeting 
Celebrates Another Successful Year
As we move toward the end of 2015, I want to thank our dedicated Board of Directors for their commitment and service during this past year.  Together, we have accomplished so much during this year, and we celebrated those accomplishments last week at our 2015 Annual Meeting, presented by Cox Communications.

In addition to reflecting on the achievements of 2015 and passing the gavel to the incoming Chair, we also presented several leadership awards.  They were as follows: 
Citizen of the Year:  Sam Hart, Sr.
Robert F. Hatcher Award:  Judge Verda Colvin
Chamber Chairman's Award: John Hall
Ambassador of the Year:  Patty Burns
MEDC Champion Award:  Carter and Sloop Engineers & 
                                             Geotechnical Environmental Consultants
Congratulations to all of our very deserving award winners! 

I also want to thank all of the sponsors who made the event possible.  We could not do what we do throughout the year, without the financial support of our wonderful member sponsors!  Thank you for your continued support of the Chamber's programs and events!    We're looking forward to another busy year in 2016!

Mike Dyer
President & CEO

Click here to see all of the photos from this year's Annual Meeting.  
Business & Industry Awards
B_I Awards  

In November, the Chamber and MEDC hosted the Annual Business & Industry Awards Luncheon with Dr. Norman Firchau, President and CEO of Porsche Consulting, Inc.  Congratulations to the following businesses who were presented with this year's top awards:


 

Small Business of the Year
Business of the Year
Industry of the Year
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 The nominees were judged on the following criteria:  length of time in business, company's growth and economic impact, civic and charitable engagement in the community and their efforts to be environmentally conscientious.

 

Additional finalists were: Ciceros' Moving & Storage, LBA Ware - Lending & Banking Automation Software, and Sierra Development.

 

Congratulations to these deserving winners and to all of the finalists in this year's program. 


Read the full press release here.
Family-2-Family
F2F
The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce are partnering again this year to help military families in need of assistance during the holidays.  
They have recently received new requests and are looking for more family sponsors.  There are many ways you can help, including making a contribution to their GoFundMe campaign.
Congratulations Leadership Macon Class of 2015
LM2015

Congratulations to the Leadership Macon Class of 2015!  
Each year, the class selects a group project and works to raise funds, as well as complete the project by the end of the year.  This year the class spruced up a section of downtown , including installing a concrete ping pong table, painting over alley graffiti, installing bistro lighting and painting a hopscotch game in the alley and installing new park benches on Mulberry Street. They held a celebratory ribbon cutting to officially share their finished project with the community.  You can check out their hard work in the alley next to The Rookery, from Mulberry Street to Poplar Street.  We are so thankful for these community leaders and their love for Macon.  Best of luck to each of you as you continue to be community leaders in Middle Georgia!
Megan Allen
Darren Blassingame
Brian Butler
Brent Collins
Konata Crumbly
Arr'Keicha Danzie
Sheknita Davis
Frances Davis
Glenda Davis
Carl Fambro, Jr.
Kevin Floyd
Cameron Garvin
Tiffany Harvey
Katelyn Heck
Lynn Holder
Will Horkan
Carrie Ingoldsby
Roger Jackson
Kacy Keene
Erin Keller

Tonja Khabir
Alexandra Leahy
Leitra Young Maxwell
Ashley Miller
Thomas Monk
Selena Murph
Vanessa Napier
Kimberly Payne-Ward
Edward Porter
Karla Redding-Andrews
Quanita Rhodes
Ben Sapp
Bobby Schorr
LaToya Smith
Justin Spillers
Lynah Stone
Fred Swann
Monica Swayne
Tiffany Tate
Jill Vanderhoek
Cassandra Washington
Member Good News and Events
car-mart America's Car-Mart celebrated their newest location at 1711 Key Street 
with a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening weekend celebration.

[Click the links for full release]

Wesley Glen Ministries will be having a Breakfast with Santa fundraiser for Special Olympics Saturday, December 12.

BelkGives on the Go Mobile Mammography Center will be in Macon the week of December 13.

The Tubman Museum is hosting the 20th Annual All That Jazz Concert and Ball Saturday, January 30 at the Macon City Auditorium.

Central Georgia Technical College is offering a PLC Training Course beginning Saturday, January 30.  The program will last for 8 weeks and will meet each Saturday morning.  

Do you have an upcoming event, anniversary, or grand-opening? Let us know!
Mission:
Advance regional business success
Vision:
Creating the best place for business

Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce
305 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217 
  Telephone: (478) 621-2000 
 Fax: (478) 621-2021

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