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Press Releases
Friday, August 7, 2020EatMGM Restaurant Week Returns August 14-23, 2020. Safe dining practices, takeout challenges, food trucks fill 10-day celebration. Read more(0) Comments
Wednesday, August 5, 2020This morning, Dollar General announced the official grand opening of its newest DG Fresh cold storage facility, a 450,000 square foot operation in Montgomery, Alabama in partnership with State and local representatives. Honored guests who participated in the virtual event included Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed, Montgomery County Commission Chairman Elton Dean and Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Chairman Arthur DuCote. Read more(0) Comments
Thursday, July 16, 2020The Recover Together Small Business Relief Fund announced that it has approved another $105,000 in additional grant awards for 32 local small businesses as part of its fourth round of grant funding. Read more(0) Comments
Monday, June 22, 2020Recover Together Small Business Relief Fund Announces Third Round of Grant Recipients Read more(0) CommentsFriday, 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(1) 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) Comments
Friday, May 15, 2020Based on guidance from Governor Kay Ivey and public health professionals regarding COVID-19, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce is moving to remote work for the immediate future. All Chamber facilities and in-office operations are closed effective March 16th and remain closed through May 26th. At that time, we will evaluate the ability to reopen our facilities and return to full on-site staffing. 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) Comments
