Smyrna, Vinings Business Professionals 'J.A.M.' at Event

by Patch Community Editor
Jon Gargis

About 1,000 business professionals took part in a night of networking, entertainment, food and giveaways Wednesday.

The 2013 Summer J.A.M. (Joint Association Meeting), put on by the Coalition of Cobb County Business Associations and the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, brought together the Chamber and the county's 10 business associations under the roof of the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta.

In addition to the Smyrna Business Association and Vinings Business Association, participating organizations included South Cobb Business Association, West Cobb Business Association, Acworth Business Association, Austell Business Association, East Cobb Business Association, Kennesaw Business Association, Marietta Business Association and Northeast Cobb Business Association.

By the night's end, organizers said the event, now in its third year, had about 950 people pre-register plus an unknown number of walk-in attendees; last year's event drew about 800.