Thank You to our Annual Meeting Event Sponsors!

We look forward to seeing you all at the Classic Center tomorrow! The event starts at 5:00 with a networking reception until 5:45, followed by dinner and the awards program.

Seth J. Bagwell, Marissa Chastain, and David Bradley are attending the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Staff Development Conference this week. David serves as the Conference Chair this year as a board member of GACCE!

David Bradley is our President/CEO. With over 20 years of Chamber experience, he describes himself as "just a guy that loves this work." Outside of work, he'll play a round of golf or two anytime. He is blessed to have a wonderful family and has been married to Dawn for 33 years. They have 3 daughters with awesome partners and 2 grandbabes.

Join Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful's Keeping It Green and Brew-tiful St. Patrick's Day Celebration where David Bradley will be one of the Dunk Tank participants! His dunk time is 4:30 PM, so come on out and dunk David for a great cause!

Happy Lemon Ribbon Cutting

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Athens' newest bubble tea shop, Happy Lemon! 

Date and Time

Saturday, March 16th

10:30 AM

Location

225 N Newton St. Athens, GA 30601

Pure Balance Pilates is hosting a class for Women Who Work at a discounted rate of just $5! Bring out your inner curiosity and sense of play and power in this class that combines advanced Pilates repertoire, Bodhi suspension system, strength, and interval training. Incorporating new and fun movement patterns, this class will empower you to realize just how much your body is capable of.

Date and Time

Wednesday Mar 20, 2024

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

Divas Freedom Boutique is On The Move! Please join us for a ribbon cutting of their new downtown location!

Date and Time

Thursday, Mar 21, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Location

251 Washington St. Athens GA 30606

Join us as we celebrate the new "clubhouse" location for Encourage HER Academy! 

Date and Time

Thursday, Mar 21, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Location

1047 Summit Grove Dr. Ste 103 Watkinsville GA 30677

Join the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce and Oconee County Chamber of Commerce as we celebrate the opening of St. Mary's Breast Health Center! The space has been renovated to add outpatient screening and diagnostic mammography as well as biopsy capabilities.

Date and Time

Friday, Mar 22, 2024

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EDT

Location

1500 Oglethorpe Avenue, Suite 2000 Athens GA 30606

Scheduling a dumpster rental in Athens GA has never been easier than with Circle A Dumpsters, LLC. With easy online booking and instant quotes, you can schedule your Athens GA dumpster rental in no time. We offer competitive pricing and simple drop-off and pick-up procedures. Renting an Athens garbage dumpster shouldn’t be difficult, and here at Circle A Dumpsters, we aim to give you a great rental experience. Reserve your bin today by giving us a call at (706) 548-3982 or use our convenient online booking tool.

Gaines Group Activations is a brand management agency established to assist businesses in athlete marketing ventures (NIL)

Our service supports business owners by providing education, strategy development, and execution of sports marketing activations that are customized to their brand's game plan.

Happy Lemon is a world-leading beverage chain founded in 2006 by the Yummy-Town Group, a publicly listed tea culture company originating in Taiwan. They are the elite pioneers who originally brought and expanded the tea culture to Mainland China and Hong Kong. In 2014, Happy Lemon successfully became the world’s most recognized and respected tea culture brand with more than 350+ locations across 21 countries.

The 2024 Southern Living South Best Awards have landed, and I’m delighted to share that Athens has been voted one of the South’s Best by the readers of Southern Living: Top 25 Best Cities in the South

Any way you slice it, the Athens Area Society of Human Resources Management invites you to attend our Membership Drive event! Celebrate Pi Day with us on Thursday, March 14 and see how your local SHRM chapter can benefit you as an HR Professional.

11:30 am-1 pm, Lunch will be provided - Pizza pies! Please bring your own beverage. Sponsored by Stanton Law, LLC.

Bobby Snipes Water Resource Center, 780 Barber Street

Our wealth adviser Rob Fezekas reviews the basics of investing: Why do we invest? What are the risks of investing vs. not investing? How do most people "invest"? What is an Investment Philosophy? What has academic research uncovered that we can all use to have a better investment experience?

Historic Athens is pleased to announce the appointment of Denise Sunta as the organization's new Engagement Coordinator. With a strong background in community engagement and a deep passion for place-making and preserving cultural heritage, Denise brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to this vital role.

In her new role as Engagement Coordinator at Historic Athens, Denise will be responsible for fostering strong relationships with community members, coordinating engaging public events and educational programs, and assisting in development activities to support the organization's initiatives. Her passion for community engagement and preserving cultural heritage makes her a valuable addition to the Historic Athens team.

 Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty REALTOR®, Ross Eric Vaughn listed 749 Cobb Street, also known as the Sledge Cobb Residence, in Athens, Georgia. Originally built in 1860, the Gothic Revival cottage is currently on the market for a listing price of $2.1 million.

Built for Athenian James A. Sledge, the home was later owned by Mrs. Lamar Cobb who became the first president of the Ladies Garden Club of Athens, America's First Garden Club. Located in the Cobbham Historic District, the home is notably listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.

LiftOne is a premier partner in material handling and warehouse solutions. As the authorized Hyster and Yale lift truck dealer spanning throughout Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, LiftOne announces their newest, 55,000-sq-ft facility in Hoschton, Ga. Marking the Grand Opening, on March 27th an Innovation Summit will be held where LiftOne customers, associates, and local business leaders will converge for an immersive experience. The new facility in the Hall/Barrow/Jackson County area positions LiftOne to better serve the metro Atlanta area and strengthen support for over 200 technicians who are part of the company’s Georgia service team.

Social Media Internship

Athcast Music is searching for a student majoring in social media marketing to assist in marketing Athcast Music. The marketing will focus on Facebook and Instagram along with some other areas. Please contact marlene@athcastmusic.com for more information.

School Coordinator

As we expand, Books for Keeps is seeking operations-minded and mission-driven

In-School Coordinators to support the Storytellers Literacy Mentor Program, each at one of our two current school-based locations. Each coordinator’s primary responsibility is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Literacy Mentor Program at their assigned school while collaborating with the program staff to ensure congruence during expansion and the best support possible for students and mentors in the program.

BEE Club Inc.'s BEE the Dream Women's Month Merchandise Fundraiser

BEE Club Inc. is launching their first ever merchandise line as part of their 100K for 10 Years Fundraising Campaign! All fundraiser proceeds will benefit BEE Club Inc's programming which supports girls leadership development programs.

On Saturday, March 16, 2024 Leisure Services happily invites all of Athens community to Flight of the Fireflies Lantern Parade. With your help we will be able to light up the winding paths to Dudley Park together!

Participants will enjoy live music, fantastical performers and large-scale illuminated art works. On the night of the Flight of the Fireflies Lantern Parade, each access point to Dudley Park will be staffed with friendly volunteers to help you find your way. Meet your friends and families in the center of the park and enjoy the beautiful night together. This parade is open to the entire Athens community, individuals, families, school, neighborhood groups, and organizations are all encouraged to participate.

The 2024 Southeastern Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery Symposium (SCBDDS) will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. The SCBDDS provides a premier forum on the research frontiers of chemical biology, drug discovery and development, and molecular medicine. The attendees will be academic and industrial scientists throughout the U.S., especially in the southeastern region of the nation. The conference will feature cutting-edge research talks by a diverse range of faculty, post-doctoral scholars, and graduate students, selected from submitted abstracts. The symposium will include a poster session to extend discussions and collaborative interactions among scientists from all career stages. The keynote presentation will conclude the event.

The next Art Work professional practices workshop is Thursday, March 21^st with Athens-Clarke County Public Art Coordinator, Tatiana Veneruso.  

Tatiana will share best practices on researching and applying for public art commissions, how to draft a budget and manage the project as well as provide professional management tips and resources. The workshops are FREE and you can register here!

2024 Chamber Champion Sponsors