Youth Leaders Learn About Economic Development

Our Youth Leadership class had their economic development session yesterday and toured different parts of the community that all have an impact on improving the quality of life and income for our community! We started the day visiting one of our large industries, Trane Technologies. Here they toured the manufacturing floor and learned about all…

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2022 Legislative Luncheon

The Chamber kicked off the 2022 Signature Events schedule with the 2022 Legislative Luncheon held at Lyons First Baptist Church on January 6th. This event is generally held on the first Thursday in January, the week before the legislative sessions kick off in Atlanta, and hosted by the Chamber’s Public Policy Council. This year’s event…

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This Girl Can- A Workforce Solution Strategy in Action

As part of the Greater Vidalia® Workforce Development Strategy 2021, the “This Girl Can” initiative Development Strategy’s second priority) has been completed and was a great success! The program was chaired by Paige Williamson, Director of Toombs Family Connection, in an effort to introduce middle school girls in our area to non-traditional, local pathways for…

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Give the Gift of Shopping Locally This Year!

Give the gift of shopping local!  Community Bucks, our shop local program, is a great gift for employees, teachers, friends, and of course that person that has everything!  Not only does this program help our local merchants, it also keeps tax dollars in Toombs and Montgomery counties, providing better services for our community.   So…

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Introducing…. Brian Bishop, REACH 2022 Chair

Chances are, you know Brian.  He’s everywhere!  He’s that person that you can call and know that you’ll always hear, “you know I’ll be there” on the other end.  He is dedicated to this community and your Chamber.  He is a small business owner, having Bishop-Durden Insurance Group, and understands what it’s like to juggle…

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Size Up, A Data Tool For Small Business

GREATER VIDALIA® CHAMBER AND TOOMBS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PARTNER TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE NEW WEBSITE SERVICE TO SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES SizeUp Greater Vidalia® provides free market research to help small businesses   July 28, 2021 – The Greater Vidalia® Chamber and Toombs County Development Authority are supporting local small businesses by providing a new, online…

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