History of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
1938 Chartered as Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
1941 Inactive during World War II
1947 Restructured and re-chartered, located at 824 N. Kings Highway
1955 Included North Myrtle Beach (no office)
1957 Area officially designated South Carolina's Grand Strand
1957 Changed name to Greater Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, serving South Carolina's Grand Strand from North Myrtle Beach to historic Georgetown
1960 Moved to 1301 N. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach
1968 Opened Georgetown office
1973 Opened North Myrtle Beach office
1975 Closed Georgetown office
1978 Completed 4,000-square-foot addition to Myrtle Beach Office
1979 Changed name to Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Opened Myrtle Beach Area Convention Bureau.
1984 Opened Murrells Inlet office
1987 Opened 501 Welcome Center on the campus of Horry-Georgetown Technical College
1994 Myrtle Beach office relocated to 1200 N. Oak Str.
2002 In preparation for opening new welcome center in Aynor, closed North Myrtle Beach office and Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand Welcome Center on Horry-Georgetown Technical College campus
2003 Opened Ashby Ward Official Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand Welcome Center on U.S. 501 in Aynor
2004 Opened a new welcome center at Myrtle Beach International Airport
2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce a five-star accreditation for excellence in planning and performance. The distinction is held by less than 1 percent of U.S. chambers.