Media Releases

Each year, the Ames Chamber of Commerce crafts strategic legislative priorities to advocate for the strengthening and growth of Ames, Story County, Central Iowa, and the State of Iowa’s economic and community development efforts and we are pleased to announce Legislative Priorities for 2021.

The Ames Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the promotion of Allee Wengert and John Hall.

The City of Boone and the Ames Economic Development Commission (AEDC) are pleased to announce a new partnership that will support economic development programming for the City of Boone. The Boone City Council, at its December 21 regular City Council meeting, ratified a twelve-month contract with the AEDC that will begin on January 1, 2021.

The Ames Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the participants who have been selected to participate in the 34^th year of the Leadership Ames program:

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the Ames Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had an unemployment rate of 1.9%; the lowest of any MSA across the Country. 

The Ames Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2020 Annual Event, The Ames Chamber of Commerce Show, Presented by Kingland Systems Corporation to be premiered virtually on Friday, December 11 at 3:30 pm.

The Ames Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Commission is pleased to welcome Jan Williams to the team as the Vice President of Communication and Investor Relations.

The Ames Chamber of Commerce and its affiliates are pleased to announce their 2020 Annual Award Winners

Yesterday afternoon the City of Roland celebrated Larson Well Company and the opening of their new facility in the Roland Industrial Park.

The Ames Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Ames Human Relations Commission and Iowa State University Division of Diversity and Inclusion, are pleased to announce the 2020 Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations will be held virtually November 12 and 13.