The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce is the largest business membership organization in the CSRA. Membership is open to all businesses and organizations interested in enhancing the overall growth of the Augusta Region as well as investing in a multitude of opportunities that will maximize their growth and opportunity.

The mission of the Chamber has three components:

• Serving as the voice for business in matters of public policy and legislative affairs
• Working to promote the region as a partner in economic development
• Providing programs and services to our members that enhance their profitability, productivity, and overall success.

UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and service to best serve our students, the business community, the government and our nation. The Carnegie Foundation ranks UMBC in the category of Research Universities with high research activity, and UMBC is among the top 3 universities in the U.S. in the production of IT degrees, according to the National Science Foundation.

UMBC is well regarded as an innovator in higher education with great strength in STEM education and inclusive academic excellence.  UMBC is a place where it’s cool to be smart.

Absolute Tax Credit Investments is a national syndicator that provides tax equity financing for Historic Tax Credit Rehabilitation Projects.

Our team’s depth of experience and background as developer consultants helps us structure investments well suited to developer needs.  We understand every project is different and we work closely with our developer clients to build a transaction around their priorities.

While we focus primarily on the Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC), we work with other investors who are able to utilize the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), and various state tax credits.  We have the capacity to invest in projects of any size, and will consider any project type that meets the eligibility criteria for the HTC.

M-Communications installs and engineers Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), Small-Cell related-Radio Frequency (RF) and Base Transceiver Station (BTS) systems.  We set the benchmark for DAS, Small-cell, Private-LTE, Wi-Fi and CBRS in-building wireless communication networks.  We provide analysis, design, installation, integration and managed services for the wireless communications industry and enterprise clients.