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Apr 20
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Macon’s Soapbox Derby Makes its Mark as a Regional Success

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Straight off the heels of the Cherry Blossom Festival, what signature spring event brings speed, STEM and thousands of spectators to Macon’s Magnolia Street?

That would be Macon’s other event in full bloom: The Magnolia Soapbox Derby. The annual race celebrated its ninth anniversary on April 8, where around 5,000 people gathered to watch 52 competitors vie for the fastest and most creative soapbox cars in four separate categories. The event that went from a neighborhood block party has now earned a regional reputation for soapbox racing – and creating a strong sense of place and pride for Macon residents and racers, alike.

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Apr 12
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Peyton Anderson Foundation Announces $500,000 to Fund Ideas that Inspire Bibb County Educators and Students

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Teach to Inspire Project Provides Creative Resources Through Grant Awards

(Macon, Ga.) The Peyton Anderson Foundation announces the Teach to Inspire Project, an innovative, teacher-based grant program providing creative resources for Bibb County public schools. Through the Teach to Inspire project (TIP), the Foundation seeks to inspire education in Macon-Bibb by contributing additional monies to support extraordinary efforts. Up to $500,000 in funding is available for teachers’ best ideas for their classrooms, with grants awards ranging from $250-$10,000. Read More

Mar 30
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From the Cherry Blossom Trail to Keeping Macon Beautiful

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Guest post by Pam Carswell, President & CEO of Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission

 

When it comes to the pillar of Place, oftentimes it’s the community beautification efforts that are the first part of creating that sense of place noticed. In OneMacon’s approach to community and economic development, the strategic recommendation of beautifying our most visible places – our corridors, neighborhoods and activity centers – is at the top of the list.

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Mar 24
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Education Partnership Announces Goal to Implement The Leader in Me in Every Bibb County Elementary and Middle School

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Bibb County School District and Business Education Partnership Seek to Raise $2.1 Million in Funding

Macon, Ga. — At a community breakfast held at Sonny Carter Elementary School, where Bibb County school children demonstrated the “Seven Habits” based on Steven Covey’s bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the Business Education Partnership and Bibb County School District announced an ambitious fundraising campaign that will implement The Leader in Me program in every Bibb County elementary and middle school.

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Mar 21
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Financial Literacy Opportunity Brings Greater Prosperity to Macon-Bibb

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HOPE Inside Macon-Bibb is living up to its name by giving low-income residents more than just hope: it’s providing financial literacy services that change lives. The nonprofit is a local initiative of HOPE International that operates out of the Buck Melton Community Center. It provides free credit and money management workshops as well as one-on-one coaching sessions. HOPE Inside Macon-Bibb County began serving residents last February when dozens of people registered for its inaugural workshops.

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Mar 14
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Headquartered in Macon, America’s Swimming Pool Company Ranked One of the Fastest-Growing Franchises

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Report From Middle Georgia CEO

America’s Swimming Pool Company, the nation’s largest swimming pool cleaning, repair and renovation franchise, proudly announces its ranking in Entrepreneur magazine’s Fastest Growing Franchises list. The company ranked 86th on the list thanks to its exceptional growth last year. ASP is the only pool business company to crack the list. This highly competitive list recognizes the 100 companies with the greatest franchise unit growth in North America, based on data submitted for Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500® ranking. Read More