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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.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A well-known member of the Albany Chamber of Commerce has put in her resignation to move on to another opportunity.

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; Emerge Albany held their first meeting of the year on Wednesday to welcome back both old members and new members and tell them about any changes made.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The Georgia Academy for Economic Development has a new class of graduates and multiple graduates from Albany.

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, June 21, 2012  Updated with video; A fundraising event was held Wednesday night by the Connect Georgia campaign to raise funds and awareness for the upcoming T-SPLOST vote.

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."

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Updated with video; Small businesses make up the majority of businesses within the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Updated with video; The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce held a meet and greet Tuesday evening to introduce their new top official.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Updated with video; Our Facebook story of the day was: ‘is Georgia considered a good state for business?’

Friday, March 30, 2012  Updated with video; The new president and chief operating officer says he has plans for business, promoting Albany and repairing the city's negative perception.