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About Us
Building a Better Bay
Since 1913, the Bay County Chamber of Commerce has brought businesses, leaders, and community partners together to strengthen Bay County and create opportunities for the people and businesses that call it home.
Serving Callaway, Lynn Haven, Mexico Beach, Panama City, Panama City Beach, Parker, Springfield, and unincorporated Bay County, the Chamber represents businesses of all sizes and across industries.
Through connection, advocacy, leadership development, business visibility, and strategic partnerships, we work to create an environment where businesses can grow, people can prosper, and our community can move forward.
Our longstanding relationships with local military installations and community partners further strengthen our ability to connect the business community with the people, resources, and conversations shaping Bay County's future.
Our Mission
Our mission is “to create superior value for all Chamber members, large and small; to cultivate economic and personal development; to promote and protect a competitive enterprise system of business; and to be a community leader while embracing Bay County’s opportunities and challenges.”
What We Do
How We Operate
Independent. Member-Owned. Community-Focused.
The Bay County Chamber of Commerce is an independent, member-owned organization governed by a Board of Directors and managed by a professional staff.
We are not a government agency or a division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Our membership reflects the businesses that power Bay County's economy — from small businesses and entrepreneurs to major employers and regional institutions.
This diverse membership helps ensure that the needs, experiences, and perspectives of the local business community remain at the center of our work.
Through organizational leadership, member involvement, committees, and partnerships, the Chamber works to advance its mission and provide meaningful value to the businesses it serves.
Our Impact
More Than a Century of Building a Better Bay.
For more than a century, the Bay County Chamber of Commerce has worked alongside its members and community partners to strengthen Bay County.
That legacy includes involvement in initiatives that have shaped our community, including support for the Panama City Bed Tax, advocacy for local infrastructure investment, helping secure Bay County's designation as a Coast Guard Community, and continued support of efforts that protect and strengthen the region's military presence.
Our work continues today.
Each year, the Chamber works with its members and partners to address business priorities, strengthen connections, develop leaders, share information, advocate for the business community, and pursue opportunities that move Bay County forward.
Building a Better Bay isn't simply our tagline. It's the work we've been committed to since 1913.
Be Part of Building a Better Bay
Your Connection to Opportunity Starts Here.
The Bay County Chamber of Commerce is strongest when businesses, professionals, and community partners work together.
Whether you're looking to grow your business, develop new relationships, become involved in Chamber initiatives, or learn more about our organization, there are opportunities to connect and contribute.
Join a network of businesses committed to supporting one another, strengthening our community, and creating opportunities for Bay County's future.