History

The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership is a nonprofit organization originally chartered on August 28, 1889, as the Jackson Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange. The organization was established by business and professional men in the city of Jackson to promote interests beneficial to individual businesses and to the city as a whole. On September 12, 1921, the Jackson Board of Trade changed its name to the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber incorporated on January 26, 1933. While the Chamber was formed primarily to serve the city of Jackson, the needs of our Chamber members changed over the past 114 years. The Jackson Chamber of Commerce became the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership in 1992 and expanded its boundaries to cover all of Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties.

The reorganized MetroJackson Chamber does not function as an umbrella for chamber efforts in the tri-county area, but rather as a partner to these other programs. The Metro Jackson area has within it 10 chartered chambers of commerce.

In our 114th year, the MetroJackson Chamber boasts more than 1,600 members—ranging from small, mom-and-pop businesses to large, international corporations. Currently, there are 18 staff members at the Chamber, and 56 business leaders comprise the board of directors. The Chamber is fully funded by Chamber membership investments, special events, and programs that compliment our goal of being the voice of business for the recount metropolitan area.