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SUMMARY:MC Eggs & Issues: The Future of Business in Montgomery County - September 2026
DESCRIPTION:* 8:00 a.m. Check-in and breakfast \n\n* 8:30 a.m. Program promptly begins\n\n* 9:30 a.m. Program ends \nJoin the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce for our next MC Eggs & Issues: The Future of Business in Montgomery County as we explore the opportunities\, challenges\, and trends that will shape our business community in the years ahead.\n\nMontgomery County and the New River Valley continue to experience growth and change. From workforce development and housing to technology\, infrastructure\, economic development\, and the changing needs of employers\, businesses must be prepared for what comes next.\n\nThis timely conversation will bring together local leaders to discuss where Montgomery County is headed\, what could influence future growth\, and how businesses of every size can prepare to take advantage of new opportunities. We'll also look at the challenges that could affect our ability to attract talent\, support Small Businesses\, encourage investment\, and maintain a strong regional economy.\n\nConnect with business professionals\, community stakeholders\, and local leaders as we discuss the decisions and investments that will help define the Future of Business in Montgomery County and the New River Valley.\n\n\n\n \n\nLeading the conversation is Donna McCloskey\, Dean of the Davis College of Business and Economics at Radford University serving as moderator and guiding a dynamic panel of local leaders:\n        Katherine Schlee\, Plant Manager\, Corning\n\n        Sara Lyon-Hill\, Ph\,D\, Director for Research Development at                 Virginia Tech\n\n        Henry Bass\, President - Automations Creations Inc.\n\n        Kelly Kendrick\, SVP Regional manager -First Bank & Trust\n\n        Scott Sink\, President of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and               owner of Heathwood Market\n\nEvent Details:\n\n\n	Breakfast & Networking: 8:00 a.m.\n	Program Begins: 8:30 a.m.\n	Program Concludes: 9:30 a.m.\n\n\nWhether you own a business\, lead an organization\, manage a team\, or simply want to better understand where our local economy is headed\, this is a conversation you will not want to miss.\n\nJoin us as we look beyond where Montgomery County is today and focus on what comes next for business.\n\nRegister today and be part of the conversation.\n\nThank you to our event sponsor\, Automation Creations\, INC\, and our presenting sponsor\, Carilion Clinic New River Valley Medical Center\, for investing in this program and supporting conversations that help businesses across our region Invest\, Connect\, Engage\, and Prosper.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; color: rgb(47\, 47\, 47)\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: arial\;">* 8:00 a.m. Check-in and breakfast&nbsp\;<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n* 8:30 a.m. Program promptly begins<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n* 9:30 a.m. Program ends&nbsp\;</span></span>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Join the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce for our next <strong>MC Eggs &amp\; Issues: The Future of Business in Montgomery County</strong> as we explore the opportunities\, challenges\, and trends that will shape our business community in the years ahead.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Montgomery County and the New River Valley continue to experience growth and change. From workforce development and housing to technology\, infrastructure\, economic development\, and the changing needs of employers\, businesses must be prepared for what comes next.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">This timely conversation will bring together local leaders to discuss where Montgomery County is headed\, what could influence future growth\, and how businesses of every size can prepare to take advantage of new opportunities. We&rsquo\;ll also look at the challenges that could affect our ability to attract talent\, support Small Businesses\, encourage investment\, and maintain a strong regional economy.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Connect with business professionals\, community stakeholders\, and local leaders as we discuss the decisions and investments that will help define the <strong>Future of Business in Montgomery County and the New River Valley</strong>.<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size: 20px\;">Leading the conversation is <b>Donna McCloskey</b>\, Dean of the Davis College of Business and Economics at Radford University&nbsp\;serving as moderator and guiding a dynamic panel of local leaders:</span></p>\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; <b><span style="font-size:20px\;">Katherine Schlee\,</span>&nbsp\;</b><span style="font-size: 20px\;">Plant Manager\, Corning</span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; <span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Sara Lyon-Hill</strong>\, Ph\,D\, Director for Research Development at </span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-size:20px\;">Virginia Tech</span><br />\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 20px\;"><b>Henry Bass</b>\, President - Automations Creations Inc.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<b style="font-size: 20px\;">Kelly Kendrick</b><span style="font-size: 20px\;">\, SVP Regional manager -First Bank &amp\; Trust</span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Scott Sink\, </strong>President of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and</span>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<span style="font-size:20px\;">owner o</span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;">f Heathwood Market</span></span>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Event Details:</strong></p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li>Breakfast &amp\; Networking: 8:00 a.m.</li>\n	<li>Program Begins: 8:30 a.m.</li>\n	<li>Program Concludes: 9:30 a.m.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Whether you own a business\, lead an organization\, manage a team\, or simply want to better understand where our local economy is headed\, this is a conversation you will not want to miss.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Join us as we look beyond where Montgomery County is today and focus on <strong>what comes next for business.</strong></p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Register today and be part of the conversation.</strong></p>\n\n<p>Thank you to our event sponsor\, <b>Automation Creations\, INC</b>\, and our presenting sponsor\, <strong>Carilion Clinic New River Valley Medical Center</strong>\, for investing in this program and supporting conversations that help businesses across our region <strong>Invest\, Connect\, Engage\, and Prosper.</strong></p>\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(47\, 47\, 47)\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Warm Hearth Village 2387 Warm Hearth Dr. Blacksburg\, VA 24060
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URL:https://business.montgomerycc.org/events/details/mc-eggs-issues-the-future-of-business-in-montgomery-county-september-2026-15163
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