Helping Chambers of Commerce Fund Their Mission
The oil and gas producing communities in the United States face two disasters at once: a virus and a precipitous drop in energy prices. This is widely known. What’s not so well known is how hard these communities and their chambers are fighting to … [Read more...]
There are many kinds of soldiers in the war on the coronavirus. Lots of them aren’t physicians, nurses, medical technicians, or other caregivers, or scientists, for that matter. Some of them are chamber executives. The chamber militias plug holes … [Read more...]
Greater New York Chambers Face the Virus Six chamber CEOs from Greater New York, and one from the State of New York, were interviewed for this article about how they are coping with the worst outbreak of Covid-19 in the nation. Their stories tell … [Read more...]
“We’re Closing Our Doors" The fundraiser was on the phone with one of his clients, the CEO of a large chamber of commerce. During the call, the chamber CEO received an email from the head of the largest foundation in the city. The foundation … [Read more...]
My second book is out: “Turning Rust to Gold: Fort Wayne’s Fight for Revival.” It’s different from my first book, “Magicians of Main Street: America and its Chambers of Commerce, 1768-1945,” especially because it involves living people and an … [Read more...]
Two former executives of ACCE have come together again to work with the organizations they love: chambers of commerce. DREAM IT, PLAN IT, FUND IT Call us any time. Magicians of Main Street What We Offer: Keynote Speaking – Topics: Public … [Read more...]
Sponsored by the Any City Chamber of Commerce A Challenge to Tech Students of the World $25,000 Prize For the World’s Fastest Robot 100-meter dash Humanoid robots four feet tall or taller High school, college, or grad students only … [Read more...]
By Chris Mead and Greyson Jones - Women make up the majority of new college graduates, new advanced degree holders in medicine, law, veterinary medicine, and dentistry, and more. And now there’s another field where women are moving into the … [Read more...]
by Chris Mead Alexandria, Va., is across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., and across a small creek, Four Mile Run, that separates the picturesque city from another one, Arlington. In turn, Arlington, home of the Arlington National Cemetery, … [Read more...]
by Chris Mead It was early on Tuesday morning, November 13, 2018. Kate Bates, the president and CEO of the Arlington (VA) Chamber of Commerce, and her government affairs manager, Scott Pedowitz, had guessed that it would be this day that some big … [Read more...]
