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Chamber News Chamber Office Closed - 07-03-2009 In observance of Independence Day, the Chamber Office will be closed. Leadership Lawrence County Task Force Meeting - 07-07-2009 The graduate of the 2008-2009 class of Leadership Lawrence County will meet to plan and share ideas for the upcoming year's program at Noon in the Chamber Conference Room. LCEGC Human Resources Roundtable - 07-08-2009 The Human Resources Roundtable of the Lawrence County Economic Growth Council will meet at Noon in the Chamber Conference Room. LCEGC Executive Committee Meeting - 07-09-2009 The Executive Committee of the Lawrence County Economic Growth Council will meet at Noon in the Chamber Conference Room. Publilc Relations Task Force - 07-17-2009 The Public Relations Task Force of the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at Noon in the Chamber Conference Room. Chamber Board Meeting - 07-21-2009 The Board of Directors of the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 4 p.m. at the Comfort Suites of French Lick. Business Before Hours - 07-08-2009 Bill and Teri Turpen of Advanced Concepts will host this quarter's Business Before Hours at 7:30 a.m. in the Chamber Conference Room. Refreshments served and a drawing for $50. Business After Hours - 07-16-2009 Stone City Bank is hosting July's Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. at 1502 I Street. All Chamber members and guests are invited for networking, refreshments and a cash drawing for $200.

Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce 1116 16th Street Bedford, IN 47421 Telephone (812) 275-4493 Email: bedford@bedfordchamber.com   Our Mission: To promote trade, industry, tourism, and quality of life in Bedford - Lawrence County, and create an environment to advance business and civic interests. Founded in 1825 as the relocated and second county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, Bedford was incorporated as a city in 1889 with a population of 2,541. Today, population looms at around 14,000 with 46,097 residents in the county. The stone industry was the city's largest employer of men and by the turn of the 19th century, 25 cut stone mills operated. By the beginning of the first World War there were 4,000 men employed in the stone industry, thus named the Stone City and was nearly a one-industry town. Some of the most famous buildings constructed with Indiana limestone are the Empire State Building in New York, Tribune Tower in Chicago, and the Pentagon and National Cathedral in Washington DC. Thirty-five of the state capitol buildings are made of Indiana limestone as are a varied number of other famous buildings throughout the country. This explains why Bedford is known as the Limestone Capital of the World.  Today, Bedford is home to over 55 manufacturers, GM Powertrain, Stone City Products, Whitney Tool and Bedford Machine, just to name a few. The civic-minded citizens have succeeded in diversifying Bedford's industrial base; growth has been healthy and continuous and the city remains one of Southern Indiana's best communities. To download a map of Bedford please click here.