Bárbara Rivera Holmes is appointed Georgia's new Labor Commissioner, becoming the first Latina in a statewide constitutional ...

As for what's next for the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, Rivera Holmes says the board is making that decision now.

Bárbara Rivera Holmes is appointed as Georgia's new Department of Labor Commissioner by Governor Kemp, effective April 4th, ...

Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, a Republican and former state senator who was elected labor commissioner in 2022. He ...

Gov. Brian Kemp names Southwest Georgia businesswoman Barbara Rivera Holmes as the state's 11th labor commissioner.

Barbara Rivera Holmes, who leads the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, will be the first Latina to hold a statewide constitutional office in Georgia.

ALBANY – Albany Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Barbara Rivera Holmes became part of Georgia history Tuesday when Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor.

Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.

ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed Bárbara Rivera Holmes as Georgia’s new labor commissioner, filling the vacancy left by former Commissioner Bruce Thompson, who passed away last fall ...