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Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Though there was tough competition, Stewbo's Restaurant Group came in a close second as runner up, but electrical company A. West Enterprises took home the top honor as Small Business of the Year.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Local Southwest Georgia leaders offer some advice to recent college grads.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  On May 10th, Albany will be one of 400 cities throughout the nation to take part of the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, a telecast conference that provides leadership development techniques and officials say there’s still time to reserve a seat.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce released Wednesday morning that the United States Chamber of Commerce has dropped their accreditation rating from "5 stars" to "3 stars."

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Updated with video; Like they have been doing for over 50 years, the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce recognized students from both public and private schools around the county.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce held its 103rd Annual Meeting Thursday evening at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Area chamber of commerce is a membership based organization.

Saturday, October 27, 2012  The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau announce plans to begin production of the Official 2013-2014 Albany Area Map.

Friday, October 19, 2012  The Board of Trustees of Girls Inc. of Albany is pleased to announce Sherrell Alexander as the new executive director of the award-winning, nonprofit organization.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Updated with video; The Albany Chamber of Commerce and Verizon Wireless teamed up Thursday afternoon to celebrate the official launch of 4G capabilities in Albany.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  The Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for the upcoming legislative session.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  The Economic Development Commission met Wednesday morning to vote on the budget and discuss their plans for the upcoming fiscal year

Thursday, May 24, 2012  The Albany-area chamber of commerce held a "Rise N Shine" breakfast this morning to name The Veranda as "2012 Small Business of the Year."

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  The Albany-area Chamber of Commerce presented a luncheon Wednesday afternoon on how to prevent corporate identity theft.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Updated with video; The Albany Chamber of Commerce is saluting small businesses as they host their “Let’s Grow Together” campaign all this week.