Press Releases

Today, TechMGM, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s (MACC) initiative to connect and leverage Montgomery’s unique technology assets, announced a partnership with the Air Force Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate Program Executive Office to host a new Air Force software development project that will offer private sector collaboration called BESPIN. Signifying a shift in the way the Air Force approaches software development and acquisition, BESPIN, an acronym for Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation, pairs in-house developers with private sector developers and uses an agile development methodology in a collaborative and innovative environment to turn projects into new solutions to support the Department of Defense. Read more

Today, TechMGM, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s initiative to connect and leverage Montgomery’s unique technology assets, officially announced the formation of a University Technical Steering Group. This group will implement a variety of programs to prepare area students for a higher wage, skilled work environment that is growing in Montgomery. Read more

Today, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce along with Mayor Todd Strange, County Commission Chairman Elton Dean and Alabama Power’s Southern Division Vice President Leslie Sanders announced the creation of a Smart City Living Lab in downtown Montgomery. It will feature fiber optic infrastructure and an expansion of the Open Data Portal, free public Wi-Fi in downtown areas, conversion of street lights to LED, a public safety initiative and deployment of smart parking solutions. Montgomery leaders announced the smart corridor will be formalized through the creation of the Montgomery Smart Community Alliance, a public-private partnership focused on advancing smart city initiatives in the City of Montgomery. Read more

Two of Montgomery’s best-loved attractions are featured in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice contest for Best Alabama Attraction! The Alabama Shakespeare Festival and the Dexter Parsonage Museum are up against 20 other Alabama attractions such as the Alabama Gulf Coast, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, The Edmund Pettus Bridge and the USA Space and Rocket Center, among others. Read more

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s 145th Annual Meeting today will bring together hundreds of the city’s business community along with elected leadership to celebrate this year’s strategic successes and set the path for future growth firmly on the improvement of public education system with a powerful keynote address by Dr. Ed Richardson, Alabama’s interim education superintendent. Read more