111th annual Meeting

We'd love to celebrate your business with an Albany Area Chamber ribbon cutting, one of the many benefits of Chamber membership. For details and to schedule, call Mary Bickerstaff at (229) 434-8700 or email at mbickerstaff@albanyga.com.

JOHNNIE JOHNSON JR. MEMORIAL CREW QUARTERS BUILDING 1900 N. MONROE ST. | JANUARY 21

The City of Albany, Georgia Public Works Department Johnnie Johnson Jr. Memorial Crew Quarters building located at 1900 N. Monroe St. was commemorated January 21, 2021. The 4,800 square foot building project, managed by the City of Albany Facilities Management Department with prime contractor W.J. Kirksey, has an occupancy of 145 people. Facility highlights include a training room that can accommodate 135 personnel, a break room area with a full kitchen, men's and women's restrooms with adjacent crew locker rooms, an ice machine room, and a mechanical room. The exterior also features a custom sign that memorializes the Albany Public Works 1971 sanitation workers strike, led by the Reverend Johnnie Johnson Jr. The success of this strike helped identify and address racial inequities.

ALBANY AUTO GLASS & ALBANY AUTO TRIM 404 W. ROOSEVELT AVE. JANUARY 13

Albany Auto Glass & Albany Auto Trim is a family-owned business specializing in auto glass repair and replacement. As a certified AGSC - AGRSS qualified auto glass technician shop, they can handle insurance claims and work closely with dealerships and manufacturers on the new operations available for vehicles, including lane departure warning, adaptive driving capabilities, and rain sensor technology. Owners Larry and Lafaya Robinson recently acquired Albany Auto Trim, an upholstery shop that has served Albany since 1977. Learn more about their business by visiting www. albanyautoglass.net.

COLONY BANK NORTHWEST ALBANY BANKING CENTER 2900 OLD DAWSON ROAD | FEBRUARY 11

The Albany Area Chamber celebrated the newly opened Colony Bank Northwest Albany Banking Center with a ribbon cutting at 2900 Old Dawson Road. Colony — Georgia's 8th largest publicly-traded bank and the largest community bank headquartered outside of Atlanta — has more than 300 team members passionate about serving their customers and delivering financial solutions. Learn more at www.colony.bank.