Wednesday, October 25th, we welcomed representatives from MicroLife Institute (ML) and Georgia Conservancy (GC) at our much anticipated Housing Forum. The purpose of the forum was to learn results from a year-long study performed by both ML and GC, hear proposed suggestions on how Toombs County can move forward coming out of our housing crisis,…
DetailsOn October 5th, the Greater Vidalia® Chamber hosted the last State of the Community Series for 2023 – State of Industry. Our keynote speaker, Hugh “Trip” Tollison, President and CEO of the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA), spoke to a crowd of 80 interested community members on all things Hyundai, the EV Metaplant currently under…
DetailsOur Greater Vidalia Youth Leadership students completed their Agriculture Session yesterday. They were able to learn more about agriculture and how it impacts our local economy as a whole. We are so thankful for community leaders who took the time out of their day to educate the students on their day-to-day life in the agriculture…
DetailsThe results of the Georgia Conservancy and Microlife Institute’s Housing study will be released on Wednesday, October 25th from 8-10am at the Tattnall Auditorium in Southeastern Technical College. Find out the results of the study and hear proposed suggestions on how Toombs County can move forward coming out of our housing crisis. To RSVP or…
DetailsThere are few things that get us as excited as being in a room full of eager, emerging leaders! We are THRILLED to introduce the Greater Vidalia® Youth Leadership Class of 2023-2024. They will spend the next 7 months honing their leadership and interpersonal skills while getting a behind-the-scenes look at how the various aspects…
Details“As part of the regional business community, I believe in the mission of the Greater Vidalia® Chamber and the avenues which they seek to grow not only our regional business environment but also each individual business,” says Chris Hopkins, Store Manager of Lasseter Tractor Company, and owner of Hopkins Farm. Hopkins generously gives of his…
DetailsContact: Dana Brown, Membership Services Director Phone: 912-537-4466 E-mail: danab@greatervidaliachamber.com August 31, 2023 Greater Vidalia® Leadership Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Class Vidalia, GA: The Greater Vidalia® Chamber has begun a new year of training our community’s leaders with the Class of 2023-2024 Greater Vidalia® Leadership program orientation. The class met on Tuesday, August…
DetailsFrom 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…
DetailsSocial 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…
DetailsEntrepreneurs 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…
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