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Founded in 1887, the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit organization that works to promote and improve the civic, industrial, agricultural and general business conditions in metropolitan statistical area. It offers training on topics related financing, documentation and transportation. The organization provides educational programs, organizes cultural events and conducts researches. The Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce offers various international programs to promote economic growth by assisting local businesses to expand into international markets. It publishes magazines, newsletters and articles that provide business-related information. The organization provides access to Web sites that offers job placement-and career counseling-related information. The Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce is located in Birmingham, Ala.

Southern Progress Corporation began with The Progressive Farmer magazine in 1886. The company is one of the largest lifestyle publishers in the country. It publications include Southern Living, Cooking Light, Health, Coastal Living, Southern Accents, Cottage Living, The Progressive Farmer and Sunset magazines, as well as books through Oxmoor House, Leisure Arts and Sunset Books. The company also operates a party-plan division, Southern Living At HOME. Southern Progress Corporation is a subsidiary of Time and Time Warner. It has headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., and operations throughout the United States. Its magazines have a combined readership of nearly 50 million.