MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT March 19, 2020. This is the date we planned to join hundreds of community leaders, business professionals, elected officials and development partners from across the region for the highly-anticipated “State of the Base.” The Chamber office was closed the Thursday and Friday before attending the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce…

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT It’s graduation week!!! We are so excited that our 2020 graduating seniors will have the opportunity to have an in-person graduation this year. BIG KUDOS to Dr. Scott, the Board of Education, and our amazing schools for their dedication and persistence to make this a possibility for these deserving young people.…

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT Robins Strong. We have had a front-row seat to witness our community spring into action to support our local businesses, healthcare workers, first responders, military personnel, and our essential workforce over the past few months. Our school system fed our kids – all of them. Citizens found innovative ways to support…

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT PIVOT. It’s a term we have become all too familiar with over the past 9-10 weeks, but how deep (permanent) are your pivots? Many of us, the Chamber included, dropped our “normal” activities to address the pressing needs associated with COVID-19. Some of the more shallow pivots businesses made during this…

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT It has been exciting to see so many of our members OPEN for business. Consumer confidence is growing and COVID-19 numbers are trending downward. Our high school seniors will be celebrated with an in-person graduation in the next few weeks which is something many thought to be impossible just a few…

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT Back in March if you had asked me, I would have told you that this year’s political season couldn’t end soon enough. Now, eight weeks later we are approaching the start of early voting here in Georgia; and I’m beginning to wonder how many will educate themselves on the candidates and…

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT How are you? Are you back in the office? Still working from home? Something else? Drop a line and let us know. We are anxious to hear how you are taking care of business (and yourself) through this transitional time. The past two weeks your Chamber team has been creating some…

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT Over the past several days many businesses previously closed due to COVID-19 restrictions have been allowed to reopen their businesses in some capacity. The Chamber even held our first virtual ribbon cutting last Friday celebrating a new business in our community. This period we find ourselves in is a bit of…