News & Press
Bibb County elementary school principal receives national award
Bibb County elementary school principal receives national award for setting high standards ...
Community Economic Development Strategic Planning Survey link
Community Economic Development Strategic Planning website and survey will be used to solicit broader feedback. Please take a few minutes to review the website and complete the survey found at www.maconbibbedstrategy.com ...
Girl Scouts honor Chamber of Commerce Board Members
Congratulations Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce Board Chair, Starr Purdue and MEDC Board Member, Theresa Robinson honored by the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia as Women of Distinction ...
CGTC Professional Development - What you need to know about Logistics in Central Georgia
GEICO Center for Professional Development and Central Georgia Technical College present...Central Georgia Logistics: Our Place in the Logistics Corridor and What it Means to Your Business & Community ...
Open House at Frank C. Amerson, Jr. Water Treatment Facility Thursday, May 9, 9a.m. to 4pm
Public invited to tour four-time state Water Plant of the Year during Drinking Water Week ...
Macon Hosts India's Consul General
India’s Atlanta-based consul general for the Southeast, Ajit Kumar, visited Macon May 2 on a get-acquainted visit with members of its Indian community and local officials. ...
University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Presents...GrowSMART
The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Presents...GrowSMART: Smart Strategies for Profitable Growth ...
Attention Small Business Rock Stars
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) have teamed together to recognize the Rock Stars of Small Business. Outstanding, out-of-the-box, unique & impacting small businesses in the state ...
Plan to attend the press conference 8:30 am Monday April 29, 2013 to learn more
The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and the Macon Economic Development Commission, together with our community partners will be launching a community wide economic development visioning and planning project ...
ASTD Middle GA Geographical Interest Group Presents “The Transformation of an Organization..."
ASTD Middle Georgia Geographical Interest Group Presents: “The Transformation of an Organization: From Low Performing to High Performing" ...
Fund started by local entrepreneurs who want to promote change and innovation in Macon-Bibb County
Local entrepreneurs, motivated by a strong desire to spur innovation and entrepreneurship in Macon Bibb County have introduced a micro-grant organization to fund great ideas with $1,000 at a time. ...
2013 Middle Georgia Regional Workforce Development Summit
Don't miss the 2013 Middle Georgia Regional Workforce Development Summit May 22 in Milledgeville ...
International companies seek to purchase, distribute or represent Georgia companies and products.
International Trade Opportunities ...
Profile of MEDC Board Member Monica Smith
Learn more about MEDC board member, Macon CVB president and CEO, Monica Smith ...
Macon Occupational Medicine offers Drug Free Workplace Supervisor Training
Macon Occupational Medicine will be providing the one hour of supervisor training required for the Drug Free Workplace Certificate renewal on Tuesday May 14, 2013 ...
Pat Topping appears in April issue of Georgia Trend magazine
Topping in April issue of Georgia Trend magazine: The Middle Georgia Region is seeing increased Economic Development activity and the surrounding counties are re-energizing a commitment to work together ...
Rutland High School junior, named Boys & Girls Club of America's "Youth of the Year"
Rutland High School junior, Tyler Ragin, named Boys and Girls Club of America's "Youth of the Year for the state of Georgia. ...
Annual OSHA Seminar -Tuesday March 12
On March 12, OSHA Assistant Area Director, Kia E. McCullough, will be providing information on the most important OSHA updates for this year ...
Veterans Career Expo
Tuesday, May 14, The Georgia Department of Labor, Macon Career Center, along with the Middle Georgia Employer Committee in partnership with the Marriott Macon City Center will host their annual Career Expo at the Macon Centreplex ...
Macon-Bibb Economic Development Ad Displayed for Georgia Trend Magazine
Representatives from Macon - Bibb County's business community joined together at Cherry Street Plaza to celebrate the consolidation task force. ...
Press Conference- Thursday February 28 10:00 am
Press Conference-Join MEDC the Macon Chamber of Commerce, Bibb County, City of Macon, Bibb County Board of Education and Macon CVB ...
Businesses show an increased interest in Macon-Bibb County
Georgia's economy is predicted to outpace the national average. According to the Macon Bibb Industrial Authority meeting Monday afternoon, that prediction is holding up. ...
Tractor Supply Company hiring 100 additional workers
Tractor Supply Company had originally projected to hire 200 workers, but now anticipates it will need more. ...
Tractor Supply now hiring
Tractor Supply is now hiring for its Bibb County Distribution Center ...
Life changing experiences influences career of Macon chamber leader
Mike Dyer has been president and CEO of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce since June 2012, .....“Having lived abroad a number of years, I have seen things through the eyes of the folks who lived in those countries. " said Dyer ...
Robins Air Force Base C-130 maintenance team wins the the Robert T. Mason Award award
The Department of Defense’s top award for depot maintenance is residing at Robins Air Force Base ...
Number of prospective companies looking to locate or expand in Macon-Bibb County is on the rise
Number of prospective companies looking to locate or expand in Macon-Bibb County is on the rise. MEDC is working on 48 projects at this time, which includes projects that are new and companies are close to making a decision ...
Innovation Management Workshop
MEDC is sponsoring this Innovation Management Workshop to help you improve your innovation strategy to increase your competitiveness. ...
McMahon named Middle Georgian of the year
The Telegraph has named Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon its first Middle Georgian of the Year. ...
The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority and MEDC form new partnership
The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA) and the Macon Economic Development Commission (MEDC) will form a new partnership, effective January 1, 2013. This new partnership will streamline efforts in bringing business and industry to the Macon ...
Pat Topping named Georgia Alternate Director of Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Board
The Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) is pleased to announce Pat Topping, CEcD, Senior Vice President of Macon Economic Development Commission, has been elected Georgia Alternate Director of the SEDC Board of Directors. ...
2012 Middle Georgia Regional Business & Industry Summit
Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon was the keynote speaker at the 2012 Middle Georgia Business & Industry Summit held at Central Georgia Technical College. The Summit was organized by MEDC and the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce. ...
2012 Middle Georgia Regional Business & Industry Summit
Don't miss the 2012 Middle Georgia Regional Business & Industry Summit ...
Bibb Teacher of the Year brings business experience to classroom
Bibb Teacher of the Year said she applies her business perspective to the classroom. She describes her own classroom like a business, where she is the manager and her students are employees. ...
Business & Industry of the Year Award Winners
2012 Business & Industry of the Year Award Winners ...
Macon businessman donates $1 million to Mercer University.
Macon businessman and former MEDC board member, educated at Mercer University has given the school $1 million to boost its five-year-old Conference on Great Books and Ideas. ...
Georgia Trend Magazine editor talks about worker personality types at Macon chamber awards luncheon
Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Neely Young, talked about ways to build friends and teams of employees based on personalities ...
Middle Georgia schools among best in state
“These schools are shining examples of what we can achieve in public education in Georgia,” said state school Superintendent John Barge when the Georgia Department of Education listed several middle Georgia schools among the state’s high-achieving schools ...
Macon Water Authority receives national recognition
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, an industry group representing the nation’s largest publicly owned drinking water utilities, has named The Macon Water Authority one of four utilities to win a Gold Award for exceptional utility performance. ...
2012 Business & Industry Awards luncheon
Register now for the 2012 Business & Industry Awards Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Neely Young editor of Georgia Trend Magazine ...
Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards Luncheon
Keynote speaker Vera Stewart shared her recipe for success at Small Business Awards luncheon ...
Small Business of the Year Award winners
Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce announces Small Business of the Year Award winners ...
Bibb County’s, L H Thompson increases sales, employees
LH Thomson Company in south Bibb County has added over 30 jobs since February 2011 ...
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Business & Industry Appreciation Awards
The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2012 Business & Industry Appreciation Awards, which recognize outstanding businesses in Central Georgia for their success and contributions to the community. ...
Central Georgia Technical College and Middle Georgia Technical College to merge
The Technical College System of Georgia voted to merge the administrations of Central Georgia Technical College in Macon and Middle Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins creating Georgia’s second-largest technical college ...
Topping & Rogers to appear on morning talk show
Thursday September 27 MEDC Sr. V.P. Pat Topping and Macon Bibb County Industrial Authority Director Maceo Rogers will appear on FOX 24's morning talk show ...
Small Business Awards Luncheon
Register NOW for the October 11 Macon Chamber of Commerce and MEDC Small Business Achievement Awards Luncheon ...
Robins Air Force Base wins Depot Maintenance Excellence Award
“This is the Super Bowl of depot maintenance,”said Brig. Gen. Cedric George, commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, in describing the significance of the award won by the C-130 overhaul maintenance team at Robins Air Force Base ...
Now accepting nominations for Small Business Achievement Award
The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce is now accepting Nominations for the 2012 Small Business Achievement Award ...
Birch Ranked in the Inc. 500|5000 for Fourth Consecutive Year
Birch Communications announced today that it has been included in the 2012 Inc. magazine ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. ...
TAG offers free Economic Gardening Program for small businesses
Technology Association of Georgia and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission are offering a free program to help small businesses ...
SBDC Grow Smart Series
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be offering a series designed to teach participants to improve and grow their business ...
Topping elected 2013 SEDC Alternate Director for the Georgia caucus
Pat Topping, Senior Vice President, Macon Economic Development Commission, was elected the 2013 Alternate Director for the Georgia caucus at the Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC Aug. 5-7 ...
Macon's Lintech International has broken ground on its 3,000 square foot office expansion.
Due to rapid growth over the last 3 years, Lintech International is expanding it office complex to facilitate a larger inside sales department and provide room for further customer service and accounting services. ...
The AARP declared Macon-Bibb County the first “Age-Friendly Community” in the United States
AARP and The World Health Organization have designated Macon-Bibb County, Georgia as an “Age Friendly “community – an inclusive and accessible urban or suburban environment that encourages active and healthy aging. ...
Construction has begun on Tractor Supply Company’s distribution center
Construction of Tractor Supply Co.’s $50 million distribution center in I-75 Business Park is well underway and should be complete in July 2013, officials said at Monday’s meeting of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority. ...
Lineage Logistics Acquires Stanford Refrigerated Warehouses
Lineage Logistics, a warehousing and logistics company today announced that it has acquired Macon's Stanford Refrigerated Warehouses. ...
Loft-style apartments and retail space coming to downtown Macon
Macon’s “first major renovation project since the Great Recession.” That's what they are calling plans to transform the Dannenberg Building in downtown Macon. ...
Danish Parliament members visit Macon companies
17 members of the Danish Parliament’s Employment Committee spent nearly a week visiting Georgia. The focus of their visit was to learn about employment trends. ...
Dyer named new President and CEO of Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce
Mike Dyer will assume the position of President and CEO of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and the Macon Economic Development Commission on July 2nd. Dyer has led the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and MEDC as interim president for the past six m ...
Macon-Bibb County Welcomes Tractor Supply Company
200 jobs are on their way to Bibb County, by way of a distribution center for Tractor Supply Company. ...
Important Economic Development News
Join us on Monday June 25 for a special event. Check back here for more information ...
Manufacturing and Industrial Center would serve companies, expand programs for students
Central Georgia Technical College announced plans for a $3 million advanced manufacturing and industrial center. ...
Workforce Development Summit
The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development and Existing Industry Committees and the Macon Economic Development Commission hosted The 2012 Regional Workforce Development Summit ...
Macon company named Georgia's 'Family-Owned Business of the Year'
A family business in Macon is named Georgia's 'Family-Owned Business of the Year' by the Small Business Administration. ...
Macon-Bibb CVB celebrates Travel and Tourism Week
In 2010, Macon and Bibb County tourism generated $278 million in direct tourist spending, 3,210 jobs, $70.6 million in payroll and $8.2 million in local tax revenue. ...
Macon kaolin company buys major ownership of Brazilian company
Macon-based kaolin company, KaMin LLC, has acquired a major interest in a Brazilian-based CADAM S.A ...
Alexander II recognized as 2011 Ga School of Excellence
Georgia State Superintendent John Barge visited Alexander II Magnet School to recognize its achievement as a 2011 Georgia School of Excellence. ...
Business parks help keep Macon-Bibb County in economic development game
Most prospective new industries and businesses come to town looking for an existing building. But to land the really big fish, you need, well, land. ...
Coldwell Banker Commercial Eberhardt & Barry Inc. announces recognition for Art Barry III
Art Barry III recognized as #1 Sales Producer Worldwide for Industrial Property Brokerage and #1 Sales Producer for Georgia ...
Calco Environmental Group officially becomes newterra.
Beginning March 14, 2012, Steel Services, a division of Calco Environmental Group officially became newterra. ...
Birch Communications Teams With Bank of America Merchant Services for Electronic Payments Processing
Birch Communications, a leading IP-based telecom and managed services provider for small- and medium-sized businesses has teamed up with Bank of America Merchant Services, on the first of many business focused financial services solutions. ...
Macon featured in Georgia Trend Magazine's March issue
Macon/Bibb County: Forward Progress Expansions on the upswing ...
MEDC Bus Tour
About 30 business leaders and elected officials took a bus ride around town. ...
Topping named Notable Georgian
MEDC's Senior Vice President, Pat Topping,CEcD, has been named one of Georgia Trend Magazine's Notable Georgians for 2012 ...
RAFB gets 'excellent' safety rating
Last week, a team of 65 inspectors from Air Force Materiel Command, the base’s parent agency, probed through maintenance shops and other work areas, closely examining a range of functions to determine how well the base is doing in safety, quality and effi ...
Macon-based Technicon Merger
Macon-based Technicon Engineering Inc. has merged with a Virginia-based firm, which will give both firms greater resources than before. ...
Birch Communications Ranked by Atlanta Biz Chronicle
Birch Communications, a leading IP-based telecommunications and managed services provider for small- and medium-sized businesses, was named as one of the Top 100 Private Companies for 2011 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. This is the second year... ...
MGEC wins State Award
Middle Georgia Employer Committee wins third straight Committee of the year Award ...
Birch Communications adding about 25 jobs
Moving Jobs Back to the US, Birch is also named for the 4th year to Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 list ...
Birch Ranked in the Inc. 5000 for Third Consecutive Year
This is Birch's fourth Inc. 500/5000 ranking since 2004! ...
Steel Services, Inc adds new laser machine; increases workforce
In July, Steel Services, a division of Calco Environmental Group installed a $1M laser machine at its Macon location. ...
State Bank Ranked No. 1 in U.S.
Parent Company of Macon-based State Bank and Trust Company tops Bank Director Performance List ...
May's overall tonnage surges to second-best month ever for GPA
Overall tonnage for the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick reached the second highest monthly volume ever in May with 2.3 million tons, a 17-percent increase compared with May 2010. ...
Schnitzer Named Scrap Company of the Year
General Steel located in Macon, GA and acquired by Schnitzer in 2010 reports Metals Market Award ...
Sheridan Earns Boeing's Performance Excellence Award
Boeing presented Macon contractor Chris R. Sheridan & Co. with the 2010 Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award at a ceremony Thursday morning. ...
Freudenberg Texbond President and CEO takes on new role as President & CEO of Freudenberg Politex
Richard Shaw, President & CEO of Freudenberg Texbond – Macon, Georgia will be leaving the Macon area to take on the role of President & CEO of Freudenberg Politex(Parent Company of Freudenberg Texbond). ...
Local colleges add $700M to midstate economy
Local public colleges and universities contributed about $700 million and more than 8,200 jobs to the region’s economy in the 2010 fiscal year, according to a study released by the University System of Georgia on Tuesday. ...
Environmental Company Stresses Employee Involvement
Environmental Company Stresses Employee Involvement ...
Danzie, Leath named to Leadership Georgia Board
Danzie, Leath named to Leadership Georgia Board ...
Macon economic developers report activity up
Macon economic developers report activity up ...
U.N Positive Peace award bestowed on Macon
U.N Positive Peace award bestowed on Macon ...
February 15th deadline. Job Tax Credit Change
February 15th deadline. Job Tax Credit Change ...
Small Business Achievement Award Nominations
Small Business Achievement Award Nominations ...
Vision Airlines Announces New Non-Stop, Low-Fare Service between macon and NorthWest Florida
Vision Airlines Announces New Non-Stop, Low-Fare Service between macon and NorthWest Florida ...
Macon listed in Georgia's top 5 economic development announcements of 2010
Macon listed in Georgia's top 5 economic development announcements of 2010 ...
2011 Existing Business and Industry Appreciation Nomination Forms
2011 Existing Business and Industry Appreciation Nomination Forms ...
Georgia Trend Cover Story: Macon in the future
Georgia Trend Cover Story: Macon in the future ...
Tour Shows Bibb Industrial Sites and Successes
Tour Shows Bibb Industrial Sites and Successes ...
First Quality Expansion Ahead of Schedule
First Quality Expansion Ahead of Schedule ...
North Coast Logistics locates in Macon!! Press Release.
North Coast Logistics locates in Macon!! Press Release ...
Make Manufacturing Expansion adds New Jobs in Bibb County
Make Manufacturing Expansion adds New Jobs in Bibb County ...
First Quality to make $200 Million Dollar Investment. Will add 150 new jobs.
First Quality to make $200 Million Dollar Investment. Will add 150 new jobs ...
Mercer gets a spot in magazine’s Top 10 rankings.
Mercer gets a spot in magazine’s Top 10 rankings. ...
Rankings list Mercer University among nation's top colleges
Rankings List Mercer University Among Nation's Top Colleges. ...
Georgia Centers of Innovation Partners with Venture Atlanta
Georgia Centers of Innovation Partners with Venture Atlanta ...
Centerville man honored for 50-year career
TIMCO Aviation Services employee Bobby Owens received the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award at the company’s facility at Middle Georgia Regional Airport. ...
Companies Seeking Sites in Bibb County Increasing
The number of companies seeking new sites in Bibb County and throughout the state is tracking upward a little, according to information presented at Monday’s Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority meeting. ...
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Announces Expansion of Biomass Energy Usage in Macon, GA.
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Announces Expansion of Biomass Energy Usage in Macon, GA. ...
149th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony
The Chamber annouced its 2009 award winners at the 149th Annual Meeting presented by Cox Business on Friday, March 5th. Held at the City Auditorium, the meeting's theme was "Tell Me Something Good," and the award presentations helped us to do just that. ...
Bombardier Aerospace Opens Facility in Macon, Georgia
Mayor Robert Reichert and Macon Bibb County Industrial Authority Chairman, Cliffard Whitby, announced today that Bombardier Aerospace will open a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon, Bibb County ...
Macon plant turns used bottles into roofing - and profit
Freudenberg Texbond can make a Coke bottle look like fluffy cotton. Or a gob of chewed mint gum, or taffy, or smooth ribbon. But in the end, a million plastic drink bottles a day become 550-pound rolls of polyester rooking material... ...
Patrick J. Topping Named President of Georgia Economic Developers Association
Patrick J. Topping, Senior Vice President of the Macon Economic Development Commission was named President of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) at its annual conference in Savannah last week. ...
Georgia Economic Developers Association Names Leah Blasingame to 2009-10 Leadership
At its annual meeting in Savannah, the Georgia Economic Developers Association named Leah Blasingame chair of its Professional Development Committee ...
I-16 Corridor Alliance Hosts Legislative Luncheon
The I-16 Corridor Alliance recently hosted a Legislative Luncheon at the Black Creek Lodge in Bryan County. ...
Macon - Eastman - Warner Robins Development Groups Exhibit at Aviation Week Trade Show
Georgia's "Aerospace Corridor," the communities of Macon-Bibb, Eastman-Dodge, and Warner Robins-Houston, exhibited at the Aviation Week MRO Trade Show in Grapevine, TX ...
KT Recycling Selects Macon for New Facility
KT Recycling, a specialty steel recycler, has purchased 49 acres on Jeffersonville Road to construct its new facility ...
MEDC Receives "Deal of the Year Award"
The Macon Economic Development Commission (MEDC) was awarded the first annual Deal of the Year Award by the Georgia Economic Developers Association ...
Ferry-Morse Seed Company Grows in Macon, GA
Ferry Morse to locate a light manufacturing and distribution center in Macon, GA. ...
Kumho Tires Expands Manufacturing Base to U.S.
Kumho Tires holds a groundbreaking ceremony for new $225 million production plant in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia ...
Bibbs Water Treatment Plant Plucks another Award The Telegraph
The plant, located around the Javors Lucas Lake just across the border in Jones County, recently picked up the Plant of the Year award - its third in six years - from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals. ...
Jobs at YKKs New Plant up to about 60 The Telegraph
YKK AP America is a subsidiary of YKK Corp. of America, which has operated YKK USA Inc. -- the zipper subsidiary - off Ocmulgee East Boulevard in Macon since 1974 ...
DayJet Expands DayPort Network into the Heart of Georgia
DayJet Corporation announced the addition of Macon, Georgia to its DayPort™ service network. ...
Kumho Tire Co., Inc. to locate first U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Macon, GA
Korean tire company to create 450 jobs, invest $240 million in Bibb County facility ...
Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce Announces 147th Annual Meeting Award Winners
On Friday, January 25th, representatives from the Macon business community gathered at the Macon City Auditorium for the 147th Annual Meeting of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce. Individuals and businesses were recognized for their dedication and har ...
Patrick Topping, Senior Vice President of the Macon Economic Development Commission Joins Governor P
Patrick Topping, 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors of Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) joined Governor Perdue with other GEDA officers and board members as he signed a Proclamation declaring January 22, 2008 "Economic Development ...
