There 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…
DetailsOn 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…
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