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Newsletter Sponsored By
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*Workers' Compensation Treatment
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Upcoming Events
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Thursday, May 19
5:30 -7:00 PM
Macon Occupational Medicine
124 Third Street
Wednesday, May 25
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce
305 Coliseum Drive
Thursday, May 26
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
577 Mulberry Street, 16th Floor
Ribbon Cutting
Friday, June 10, 3:30 PM
Forest Pointe Apartments
444 Forest Hill Road
For more information about any of our upcoming events, please call 478-621-2000
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Don't Forget!
Election Day is May 24!
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Make your vote count on May 24th!
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Chamber Member Renewals
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41 WMGT-TV/NBC
Advanced Disposal Services
AFLAC - Lorri Stembridge
AFLAC - Steve Barker
All Care Home Health, LLC
BB & T Bank
Bibb Distributing Company
Bland Roofing Company, Inc.
Butler Automotive Group
Casserole Shop & Bakery/Caroletta's Cakes
Cheddar's Casual Cafe
Chichester's Homecare
Colony Furniture Leasing
Commercials On Hold/Transmedia
Communities In Schools of Central GA
Courtyard by Marriott
Day & Ennis, LLC
Dent Tricks, LLC
Eye Physicians Professional Association
Fall Line Contractors, Inc.
First Presbyterian Day School
Fountain of Juice
GIGA, Inc.
Graves Pharmacy
Grow
Hillshire/Tyson Foods
Hold Your Haunches
Hooters of Macon
Hughes Supply
Integrity Medical
Jones, Cork & Miller, LLP
Kudzu Seafood Company
March of Dimes Middle GA Division
Martin Snow, LLP
McDonald's - Bass Road
McDonald's - Hartley Bridge Road
Michelle Cole & Associates, Inc
MidSouth Community FCU - Bass Road
Midtowne Mortgage, LLC
Next Level Community Development, Inc.
Nichiha USA
Piedmont Orthopaedic Complex
Plantation Mill, LLC
Primary Pediatrics, P.C.
Rescom Cabinets, Inc.
Revels, Jennifer
The Rockefeller Law Center
Sears Hometown Store
Secure Health
ServiceMaster of Middle GA
Smiley's Flea Market
South Macon Family Physician Clinic
Southern Roof Center
Third Wave Advertising
Trooper's Collision Center, Inc.
United Bank
Vineville Beverage & Cigar
Walmart - Harrison Road
Walmart - Zebulon Road
Wilson Bryant Air Conditioning
Women for Women's Health, P.C.
Zaxby's of Middle GA
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Chairman's Club
Cornerstone Level Members
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A Message from the President
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We are very excited to be the first community in the State of Georgia to launch the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, a program for middle and high school students interested in the area of entrepreneurship. YEA! is an interactive program that brings professionals from the community to train and mentor students in all facets of what it takes to start and run a successful business. A partnership between the Chamber of Commerce, Mercer University and Spark Macon, the program will be offered as an after-school club, meeting one day per week for three hours at Mercer University's Innovation Center. A total of 30 classes will be held beginning in October 2016 and ending in May of 2017. At the end of the program, the students will present their business plans to an Investor Panel (similar to Shark Tank). The Investor Panel will also select one business to move on to compete in a regional competition.
The YEA! students discover within themselves confidence, optimism and capability they never knew they had, allowing them to take charge of their futures. Of the Academy graduates, 100% graduate from high school on time, 99% enroll in college and many receive scholarships. The Chamber is proud to be part of a program that will inspire entrepreneurship in Macon's middle and high schools, helping students learn how to make a job, not just get a job and at the same time develop our next generation of CEOs.
Mike Dyer
President & CEO
YEA! Is currently accepting nominations and applications for the 2016-17 program. We are also looking for sponsors of the various components of the program. For more information about any aspect of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, please contact Nadia Osman, YEA! Program Manager at
[email protected]
or 478-361-1313, or visit our website.
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Join us for Business After Hours
Sponsored by
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Thursday, May 19
5:30 - 7:00 PM
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124 Third Street
Macon, GA 31201
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Take some time to network with fellow Chamber Members
by attending this month's
Business After Hours
. Enjoy food, drinks and door prizes!
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Advance Tickets:
$10 Per Chamber Member
At the Door:
$15 Per Chamber Member
$20 Per Future Chamber Member
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2016 YPN Presenting Sponsor
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Butler Snow, LLP
Chasseur Realty Investors, LLC
Cooper, Shrable & Cooper, LLP
Dwell on Riverside
Eagles Nest Thrift Store
Georgia Southern University
Jones Center for Diabetes & Endocrine Wellness
Machine Diagnostics
Magda Law, LLC
Metz Culinary Management
Mosquito Joe
Prime Tire of Macon
Please welcome and support our newest members!
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Economic Development News
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The Macon Economic Development Commission recently hosted project managers from The Georgia Department of Economic Development, The Georgia Ports Authority, and Georgia Power for their Developers Day, with special thanks to sponsors Georgia Power and the Macon Water Authority.
Click here
for more info and photos
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Congratulations to Kumho Tire on the Grand Opening of your first U.S. Manufacturing Facility! For more information, news coverage and photos, click here.
Pictured are Mike Dyer, Chamber President & CEO, Harry Choi, President and CEO of Kumho Tire USA, and Pat Topping, MEDC Senior Vice President.
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Celebrating Academic Excellence
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Alexander II Magnet School and First Presbyterian Day School's Elementary School were recently named 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools. The Chamber wanted to thank the teachers at each of these schools for all of the hard work and dedication they put in each day. We were pleased to be able to take them some treats and spend some time celebrating with them recently.
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Member Good News and Events
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The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Chien Hong School of Kung Fu at
2326 Ingleside Avenue included a traditional lion dance.
[Click the links for full release]
Pinegate Independent Retirement Living is hosting an Open House from 10 AM - 2 PM, Wednesday, May 18.
Pinegate Independent Retirement Living is hosting a
Wellness & Spa Day from 10 AM - 2 PM, Friday, June 10.
The Thunder Over Georgia Air Show will be October 1 & 2 at Robins Air Force Base. Gates will open at 9 AM with the Opening Ceremony beginning at 11 AM each day. Admission and parking are free!
Do you have an upcoming event, anniversary, or grand-opening?
Let us know!
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