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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsFOR 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsThank 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…
DetailsAbout 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…
DetailsThe groundbreaking ceremony for the Greater Vidalia Center for Rural Entrepreneurship was held Monday, April 17th with a public address and remarks from the Ronnie A. Dixon Park and the shovel ceremony directly following on site of the new facility. The “Center” will be located at 204 East First Street in Vidalia. In various remarks…
DetailsLeadership Greater Vidalia Class of 2022/2023 met Friday for their graduation session. At this session, each participant is responsible for making a “storyboard presentation” creatively displaying what they have learned about our community and themselves in their respective sessions this year. Graduation is a culmination of the year and it is always bittersweet ending the…
DetailsConnectHER 2023 was one for the books! Almost 200 ladies joined us for a night filled with shopping, food, and a great time together as women. Shopping was available for our guests at 10 bazaar booths featuring a wide variety of items. Our ladies were treated to a plated meal and Anissa Starnes finished off…
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