2024 AREAS OF FOCUS

Comprehensive Strategic Planning

  • Partner with Marion City and County to establish a Strategic Plan.

Member Support

  • Intentionally work with MACC Members to understand their desired goals and outcomes, to identify partnership.

Charter City Communications

  • Continue to provide a platform, along with other organizations, to educate the community on the potential benefits of Marion City becoming a Charter City should City Council vote to place the option on a future ballot.

Blight & Delinquent Property Tax

  • Continue to encourage efforts in partnership with the Land Bank, Housing Coalition, and other organizations, to advocate for the reduction of blight and vacant properties.

  • Encourage a continued effort by the Prosecutors Office to reduce the over $7 million in delinquent property taxes.

OUR 2023 IMPACT:

Member Reinvestments

  • Spent over $51k in 2023 with Chamber member businesses through events, catering, goods and services.

Marketing Platforms

  • Reached 98k people, 2.7k followers

  • 24k website views

  • Blasted 681 emails to 1700+ contacts

Training and Education

  • Annual Marketing 101 class

  • 23 Leadership Marion classes

  • 6 Supervisor Six classes

  • OHSA 10 trainings

  • 12 Safety Councils

Networking & Events

  • 127 networking events

  • 12 Business After Hours

  • 22 ribbon cutting