Events & Registration
- Behind the Scenes - Devo Olive Oil Co., Feb 9
- B-to-B Connects, Feb 15
- Quarterly Law Update, Feb 23
- Business After Hours - Hard Rock Cafe, Feb 23
- Business After Hours - South Atlantic Bank & Magnolia's at 26th, Mar 8
- Behind the Scenes - Barefoot Princess Riverboat, Mar 22
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.