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EX CITING DEVELOPMENT S FR OM Y OUR CHAMBER

In 2025, it’s full speed ahead for the Fayette Chamber. We’re excited
Save the Dates:
to host upcoming events and key initiatives to support the success and
• April 30 Business Outlook Summit
growth of our members and community.
• May 8 Cornhole Tournament

he Chamber is aligning with these concepts and initiatives are various • June 26 Economic Inclusion Summit
three important concepts in events, programs, and activities.
• September 17 Workforce Summit
2025: Connect, Thrive, and
TCollaborate. Additionally, “Big National Civics Bee® • October 22 Golf Tournament
Picture” initiatives include implementation On March 25, 2025, the Fayette
• November 18 Pitch Contest
of the Fayette Leadership & Community Chamber welcomed middle school
Foundation, gaining U.S. Chamber students participating in the National Civics
accreditation, developing a long-term Bee®. Students were invited to “share your to improve their communities. The event is
strategic plan, economic and community ideas and flex your civics knowledge.” open to middle schoolers statewide. The
development solutions, and renovations of To enter, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth- nonpartisan initiative seeks to enhance
the Chamber offices. Under the umbrella of graders wrote essays on how to use civics civic literacy, skills, and participation.

Workforce Summit

The Workforce Summit is a one-day collaboration of leaders in business
and education, policymakers, and other community stakeholders. With a
mission to address and solve education and labor challenges, the event
shares ideas and best practices on talent attraction and retention, workforce
skills development, and crafts solutions crucial to business success.
Hosted in 2024 by Cooper Lighting, last year’s Summit covered AI in
the workplace, cultivating your own talent pool, innovative, non-traditional
staffing, and retention strategies, including the role of workplace culture.
The host company for 2025 will be announced soon.
Workforce Summit

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