Alliances, Mergers, and Partnerships

The Clearwater Regional Chamber and the Clearwater Beach Chamber merged in 2019 to form Amplify Clearwater (FL). The organization represents more than 800 member businesses.

In May 2020, The Minneapolis Regional Chamber (MN) and the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce announced their plans to merge into one unified chamber to better serve members and the business community in a post COVID-19 economy. The new combined chamber will represent more than 2,000 businesses across the greater Twin Cities metro area.

The Minority Economic Development Council (MEDC) was incorporated into the activities and offerings of the The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce (OH) in Oct 2010. The fusion of MEDC and the Chamber will help guide efforts in minority inclusion and leverage local MBE firms and minorities to deliver value to the region’s economy.

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce (TX) unanimously approved a merger with the 34-year-old Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in April 2008. The Lubbock Chamber subsequently launched the Hispanic Business Division to work with Hispanic businesses.

The Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce (NV) and the Latin American Chamber of Business merged in 2018 to bring the business community together under one roof and to promote economic vitality in the community.

The Greater Greenwood Chamber of Commerce and Johnson County Development Corp. merged as a result of an evolution in economic development. The new organization, formally launched Jan 1, 2020, is called Aspire Johnson County (IN).

In 2012, the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp. merged to become a single entity known as the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC. Later that year, the group rebranded itself as the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance. In 2016, the group changed its name to the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC (CO), which they felt was a less confusing name that would be more widely recognized and understood.

Commerce Lexington Inc. was formed in January 2004 with the merger of the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Lexington United, and the Lexington Partnership for Workforce Development.

The Rockford Chamber of Commerce (IL) and the Rockford Area Economic Development Council believe coming together under one umbrella organization called the Greater Rockford Growth Partnership will help the organizations work together on common goals like business attraction, business retention and workforce development, and it will allow for stronger advocacy on issues favorable to business. (Jan 5, 2021)

The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce and Winston-Salem Business Inc. merged in 2020. The newly formed Greater Winston-Salem Inc. (NC) provides a unified voice for economic development in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

An article on the the merger of the Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Central Florida Partnership, which included the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, to become the Orlando Economic Partnership in 2017.

The Capital Region Chamber was formed as an umbrella organization in the spring of 2015 by the memberships of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber and the Chamber of Schenectady County to be a unifying force for regional business interests and to provide broad-based member services across the four-county area.

The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce (CA) is a multi-city regional chamber formed in 2016 from the merger of the Coachella, La Quinta, and Indio Chambers of Commerce, as well as the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians. The GCVCC has since added additional chambers, serves over 1,300 members, and has 5 local offices.

The Greater Topeka Partnership (KS) serves as the umbrella agency of eight distinct efforts that support the enhancement of economic development and quality of life in Topeka and Shawnee County.

Interview about the 2015 merger of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce to form the Springfield Regional Chamber (MA).

The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber has more than 15 affiliated chambers as well as a number of regional business councils. In 2019, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber absorbed the Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce in a trial partnership, which could eventually lead to a merger.

The Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce and the Southwestern Michigan Economic Growth Alliance merged in Jan 2019 to form the Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce (MI). The merger also includes a new partnership with the South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce, which is being contracted to handle back-office functions.

The Greater Des Moines Partnership (IA) and its Affiliate Chambers crafted a dual-Membership model that combines the value of Chamber benefits with the value of Partnership benefits.