The Greater Vidalia® Chamber Board of Directors met Thursday, December 8, 2022 for the last Board of Directors meeting of the year and their annual Board Training for existing board members and the incoming officers for 2023 at Elements event venue in Lyons. This year’s training was facilitated by Anissa Starnes, IOM of YGM Total…
DetailsA few years ago, the Greater Vidalia® Chamber instituted a new program that helps members market their business and align their brand at events and programs that are hosted by the Greater Vidalia® Chamber. REACH allows businesses to see a full catalog of next year’s initiatives and events so that businesses can see all options…
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 Matt Hasbrouck, CEO, Memorial Health Meadows Hospital. The Greater Vidalia® Chamber is preparing to launch its annual REACH…
DetailsTake your business to the next level at the 2022 Summit- A Business and Leadership Conference. This event features a variety of speakers designed to educate business owners and offer solutions for today’s business challenges. This year’s featured speakers: Rennie Curran, Brookwood High School Alum and former linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2007-2009, will…
DetailsThe Toombs County Development Authority and the cities of Lyons and Vidalia are recipients of the C.R.E.A.T.E. (Cultivating Rural Entrepreneurship and Transforming Economies) Grant facilitated by Georgia Power and Main Street America. This grant will walk us through a two-year program to create an “Entrepreneurial Eco-System” with the purpose of assisting our communities in creating…
DetailsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Adrion Bell Director, Marketing & Communications Adrion.Bell@dca.ga.gov State Officials Award $17.25 million in Rural Downtown Development Funds ATLANTA ꟷ Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced today nine (9) awards for communities to implement innovative downtown redevelopment projects throughout rural Georgia. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) provided the grants under…
DetailsOur team from Toombs County traveled to Athens on May 10th to kick off the CREATE-Cultivating Rural Entrepreneurs And Transforming Economies program! Toombs County was one of six counties chosen to participate in the CREATE program along with Baldwin, Bleckley, Hart, Pickens, and Polk. The team of community champions will work closely over the next two years…
DetailsFor Immediate Release Thursday, April 21, 2022 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that sustainability-focused East Jordan Plastics, one of the largest horticultural container manufacturers in North America, will invest more than $44 million in a new facility in Lyons. The project is expected to create 80 new jobs in Toombs County.…
DetailsEarth Day Appreciation Electronics Recycling Event Thursday, April 21st @ Chick-fil-A Vidalia 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (or earlier if the truck is full) Each customer who brings a recyclable electronic will receive a Chick-fil-A “Be Our Guest” card good for a Cookie/Brownie What We Accept: •Desktops •Laptops •Tablets •Servers & Server Racks •Networking Equipment…
DetailsConnectHER, A Gathering For Women, was established in 2020 to provide women in our community an opportunity to gather for food, drinks, shopping and sisterhood. The event has grown in attendance every year since it’s inception with almost 200 women in at this year’s event. This year’s shopping featured local women owned shops and service…
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