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Press Releases
Friday, March 13, 2020The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce is monitoring Coronavirus (COVID-19) and working closely with the city, county, military, and Emergency Management Agency as the situation evolves. Our top priority is the health, safety, and well-being of Montgomery area residents, visitors and our business community. We will be here to provide valuable resources and support for your business in this time when business continuity is critical. Details about upcoming chamber meetings and events will be forthcoming by email early next week. Chamber news, updates and resources to help your business minimize negative impacts of this situation will also be posted on an ongoing basis to our website at www.montgomerychamber.com. Read more(0) CommentsTuesday, February 18, 2020The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitor Bureau is proud to announce that they are the recipient of one Gold and one Silver Adrian Awards, presented by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) at the Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala. Read more(0) CommentsTuesday, January 14, 2020The Program Executive Office at Gunter Awards $13.4B Air Force Small Business Enterprise Applications Solutions Contract. The Air Force Program Executive Office for Business Enterprise Systems (PEO-BES) located at Maxwell-Gunter AFB awarded a major Air Force wide Small Business Enterprise Applications Solutions (SBEAS) Contract to 20 small businesses. The contract scope is for up to $13.4 billion of work to be performed over a fifteen-year period if all contract option years are used. Read more(0) CommentsTuesday, December 10, 2019The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce concludes its 147th Annual Meeting, a signature event for the region’s business community and elected leadership. This year’s meeting highlighted a second consecutive year of record-breaking economic growth and newly inaugurated Mayor Steven Reed delivered the keynote address. Read more(0) CommentsMonday, October 14, 2019Starting on October 15, Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) will offer the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck amenity for passenger screening. Read more(0) Comments
Monday, September 23, 2019Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) will invest an additional $292 million in new machinery and equipment to facilitate the production of the redesigned Hyundai Elantra and Santa Fe vehicles and a new, more fuel-efficient Theta engine at their North American plant in Montgomery, Alabama. Read more(0) Comments
Thursday, July 18, 2019The City of Montgomery today announced a formal three year agreement has been reached with Rubicon Global (Rubicon) to equip more than 60 City vehicles with its RUBICONSmartCityTM technology to improve performance, reduce maintenance costs and enhance residential and commercial sanitation service. Read more(0) Comments
Thursday, July 11, 2019With an increase of 400,000 more visitors last year and an ever-expanding array of dining, hotel and entertainment options, parking is a premium in downtown Montgomery. The City’s new partnership with ParkMobile, the nation’s leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions, will trade the hassle of meters and loose change for the convenience of paying for parking from nearly any mobile device. Read more(0) Comments
Wednesday, May 29, 2019Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and Lightsource BP announced today the development of a 130 MWDC / 100 MWAC solar energy project in Montgomery County, Alabama. Lightsource BP will finance, develop, build, own, and operate the solar facility and will deliver energy to AMEA under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The project, situated 15 miles from AMEA’s headquarters in Montgomery, will supply clean energy to AMEA’s 11 Member utilities located across the state and will generate enough electricity to power more than 20,000 homes. Read more(0) Comments
