JULY 2017
CHAMBER CENTRAL
A PUBLICATION OF THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Westmoreland County Chamber Leads the Way at Annual Chamber Day County Business Leaders Advocate in Harrisburg for a Better Business Climate More than 100 state and local chamber officials from across the Commonwealth, including the Westmoreland County Chamber, came together on Tuesday, June 6th to participate in 2017 Chamber Day. The annual event, which is cohosted by the PA Chamber of Business and Industry and the Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals, allows local chamber officials to meet with key policymakers and discuss ways to improve Pennsylvania’s business climate and competitive edge.
moreland County in Harrisburg,” said Chad Amond, President & CEO of the Westmoreland County Chamber. Amond also serves as Co-Chair of the Annual Chamber Day Event. “As one of the largest and most active chambers in all of Southwestern Pennsylvania, our voice carries weight. Sometimes the general public thinks a Representing the Westmoreland County Chamber at Chamber of Commerce just cuts ribChamber Day are (back row) Chris Daniels, Chevron; bons and hosts networking events. Mike Storms, Elliott Group; Chad Amond, Chamber While those kinds of programs are “The Westmoreland County Chamber was proud President; (front row) Cheryl McCabe, Comcast; important and fun, our primary misto represent businesses from across all of WestScott Harshman, Harshman Consulting sion is to enhance our community. Advocating for a strong business climate at the local, state, and federal level is an budget, pension reform, property taxes, workessential part of meeting our mission to make force development, as well as the CommonWestmoreland County a better place to live, wealth’s transportation and infrastructure work and play for everyone.” needs.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JULY 12 10:00 am - New Member Orientation
JULY 13 8:00 am - Marketing Committee Meeting
JULY 19 5:00 pm - BASH, Rusbosin Furniture, Latrobe *Events held in Chamber office unless otherwise noted.
Participants met with key elected officials throughout the day, including Gov. Tom Wolf, who served as the keynote speaker during the Chamber Day luncheon. Senate Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, both kicked off the event with welcoming remarks at the State Capitol. Meetings were also held with Secretary of Transportation, Leslie Richards and Secretary of Education, Pedro Rivera. The day-long event also featured policy discussions on a variety of topics, including: the upcoming 2017-18 state
In addition to the PA Chamber and the PACP, Chamber Day 2017 was sponsored by the following organizations: Beaver County Chamber, Bedford County Chamber, Blair County Chamber, Central PA Chamber, Chester County Chamber, Greater Reading Chamber & Economic Development Corp., Greater West Chester Chamber, Lebanon Valley Chamber, Main Line Chamber, Schuylkill Chamber, Western Chester County Chamber, Westmoreland County Chamber, Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber and the Wyoming County Chamber.
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