Day inducted into Chamber Wall of Fame

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Dr. Homer Day’s induction into the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce’s Wall of Fame highlighted the Chamber’s Annual Banquet Thursday night at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center.

Fortson Turner of Turner’s Furniture was the winner of the Stafford Award, recognizing excellence in business leadership and contributions to economic development. Also, Mandy Brooks received the Prince Business Woman of the Year Award, Ernest Lang received the Tifton Rotary Club Ethics in Business Award, Bill Park won the John Hunt Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Dr. Ryan Currie was the winner of the J. Lamar Branch Award, and Jody Benson was named the Ambassador of the Year.

Chamber President and CEO Brian Marlowe also addressed the large crowd, recapping a successful year of growth in Tift County. He also welcomed several officials from Coca-Cola United Bottling Company who attended the banquet hours after holding the official groundbreaking for their new Tifton location, which is scheduled to open in 2021.

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