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January brought an early start to the legislative session on Tuesday, January 13th. As happens, the first week of the session brought a buzz to Montgomery with the first BCA Tuesday morning briefing with Governor Ivey. The next morning I was happy to join friends and colleagues for the ADN Legislative Kickoff Breakfast followed by our first Alabama Chambers board meeting and the BCA Legislative Reception. We are also pleased to be with ATN as they cut the ribbon on their official renaming to Alabama Training Network.

November started with a visit to the David Mathews Center for Civic Life in Montevallo to discuss all things National Civics Bee before heading to Huntsville for the 2025 ACCS Workforce Summit for a full day of partner discussions about all things workforce. It was great to see my old friend from Georgia, Dr. Roger Tutterow and to hear his thoughts on the economy and where 2026 will take us.

As the weather turns a little cooler (FINALLY) and the calendar turns to November, I first want to say how thankful and grateful I am for the opportunity to serve each of you. I hope as the year draws to a close and you are looking forward to a new year that you will find ways to engage with us more and strengthen your connection to YOUR state association and fellow chamber professionals. So, before we put up those Christmas trees and Mariah Carey completely defrosts, let’s look back at October…  

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, fall leaves, everything pumpkin, Friday night lights, college football, cooler weather… well, 3 out of 5 isn’t bad. September was a great week of visits, planning, and connection.

The month started off with a planning call with the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce to start plans for a great 2026 Executive Leadership Conference. Mark your calendars for April 28-30, 2026 for a can’t miss conference in the Rocket City!