From Ugandan refugee to successful entrepreneur, CEO, and renowned human rights activist, Derreck’s journey inspires audiences to dream big. Through personable and articulate storytelling, he shares his visionary ideas for harnessing the power of observation and creative problem solving, applicable to any organization or community. It’s all about taking responsibility while looking for opportunities to…
Social service programs in our community are plentiful but most are not aware of what is available or how to find them. The Chamber’s second program in the 2023 State of the Community Series – “State of Social Services” – was an attempt to raise awareness on the vast array of these services and to…
Entrepreneurs are our favorite people at the upcoming Greater Vidalia® Center for Rural Entrepreneurship (The Center) and when they get together, the room is filled with electricity! Such was the case Thursday, August 4th when we held our second Entrepreneur Mixer in a vacant building in Lyons owned by Williams Development. Tommie and Stephanie Williams…
On Tuesday, July 25th, Michele Johnson, Greater Vidalia® Chamber President and Toombs County Development Authority Executive Director, was the program speaker at the Vidalia Kiwanis Club’s weekly meeting. Michele gave the group an “economic snapshot” of where we currently are, and an insight into what site consultants look at when deciding on relocation projects for…
On Friday, July 21st, The Greater Vidalia® Chamber, Toombs County Development Authority, Kiwanis Club of Vidalia, and Rotary Club of Vidalia co-hosted a breakfast with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger at Vidalia Cornerstone Church. Over 70 guests had an opportunity to meet with and ask questions of Raffensperger as he spoke with the crowd on…
On Tuesday, July 11th, Southeastern Technical College (STC) and HMGMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a training partnership that will lead to automotive industry jobs at the Bryan County site. “The signing of this MOU between Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America and Southeastern Technical College represents a collaboration built on the foundation of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JULY 12, 2023 Dana Brown of the Greater Vidalia® Chamber Completes Second Year at Institute for Organization Management A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C.— Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce that…
On behalf of the Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) at Georgia Tech, we are seeking input on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) manufacturing in your region. The CEDR team is one of many coalition members spread across the state working on the Georgia Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (or “AIM”) grant. As part of Georgia…
Thank you to everyone who showed up and showed out at Showcasing Greater Vidalia® on Friday, May12th in NASHVEGAS! Showcasing is always our largest event and we hosted a record amount of attendees this year. We had some awesome items on both our silent and live auction and appreciate any business that donated to either…
About the survey This survey is a part of a housing study conducted by Georgia Conservancy and MicroLife Institute, in partnership with the City of Lyons, City of Vidalia, Toombs County, Greater Vidalia® Chamber, and the Toombs County Development Authority. The housing study aims to collect information from a variety of sources, including voices from…