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Press Releases
Friday, June 5, 2020On Friday, June 5, the Recover Together Small Business Relief Fund awarded nearly $70,000 to 22 local small businesses in its first round of funding. The purpose of the Small Business Relief Fund is to provide working capital to local small businesses as they work to continue or resume operations following COVID-19-related impacts. Over 450 applications have been received since the application window opened on June 1 and the Relief Fund will continue to accept applications through June 15. Additional funding rounds will be announced moving into next week. Read more(0) Comments
Monday, June 1, 2020Local leaders announced the opening of applications for the Recover Together Small Business Relief Fund which has received over 100 applications at the time of this release. Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation Chairman Willie Durham, Mayor Steven L. Reed and co-chairs of his Economic Impact Task Force, County Commission Chairman Elton Dean and City Council President Charles Jinright, addressed the media today to mark this milestone for the relief fund which was created help small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more(0) Comments
Wednesday, May 20, 2020Montgomery Launches Recover Together Small Business Relief Fund. Community partnership establishes grant-making initiative to help small employers recover from the impact of COVID-19. Read more(0) CommentsTuesday, May 5, 2020The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has won the prestigious Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development. This award is presented by Site Selection magazine to the nation’s top 20 local economic development organizations for their outstanding results in bringing prosperity to their communities. Read more(1) CommentsWednesday, April 29, 2020Today elected and business leaders launched the Recover Together Small Business HUB (Helping Business Unite), a free, one-stop clearinghouse to connect small and minority businesses to the resources and information they need most as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. This public-private collaboration is an early outcome of Mayor L. Steven Reed’s Economic Impact Task Force. Read more(0) CommentsThursday, March 19, 2020Words from the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Anna B. Buckalew. As our community continues to navigate through this unprecedented time, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s goals and objectives have not changed; we’re here to see you and your business succeed. Our dedicated team is still here and ready to provide your business with solutions and resources to keep Montgomery working. Read more(0) CommentsMonday, March 9, 2020Site Selection magazine has named Montgomery a Top Metro in the U.S. in its annual ranking of national corporate facility investment projects. 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, 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) Comments
