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SUMMARY:MC Eggs & Issues: Building a Resilient Workforce - December 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 \n\n \nBuilding a Stronger Workforce for a Stronger New River Valley\n\nA strong workforce is the foundation of a thriving business community. But as employers across Montgomery County and the New River Valley face challenges with recruitment\, employee retention\, changing workforce expectations\, and evolving skill requirements\, how can we better prepare for the future?\n\nJoin the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce for our December MC Eggs & Issues: Building a Resilient Workforce\, an engaging conversation focused on the challenges and opportunities shaping our regional workforce.\n\nThis discussion will bring together business\, education\, and workforce development leaders to explore practical solutions for attracting and retaining talent\, strengthening career pathways\, and preparing employees and employers for a changing economy.\n\nKey discussion topics will include:\n\n\n	\n	Workforce Recruitment & Retention: Strategies to attract skilled employees and keep them engaged.\n	\n	\n	Education & Workforce Partnerships: Connecting schools\, colleges\, and employers to build stronger career pathways.\n	\n	\n	Workforce Readiness: Addressing skills gaps and preparing the next generation of workers.\n	\n	\n	Changing Workplace Expectations: Understanding what today's employees value and how businesses can adapt.\n	\n	\n	Building Long-Term Resilience: Strengthening partnerships that support sustainable business growth throughout the New River Valley.\n	\n\n\nWhether you're a business owner\, employer\, educator\, community leader\, or someone interested in the future of our regional economy\, this conversation will offer valuable insights into one of the most important issues facing our business community.\n\n\n\nThank you to our Event Sponsor\,  and our Presenting Sponsor\, Carilion Clinic New River Valley Medical Center\, for supporting MC Eggs & Issues and conversations that matter to the future of our region.
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><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n&nbsp\;\n<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Building a Stronger Workforce for a Stronger New River Valley</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">A strong workforce is the foundation of a thriving business community. But as employers across Montgomery County and the New River Valley face challenges with recruitment\, employee retention\, changing workforce expectations\, and evolving skill requirements\, how can we better prepare for the future?</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">Join the <strong>Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce</strong> for our December <strong>MC Eggs &amp\; Issues: Building a Resilient Workforce</strong>\, an engaging conversation focused on the challenges and opportunities shaping our regional workforce.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">This discussion will bring together business\, education\, and workforce development leaders to explore practical solutions for attracting and retaining talent\, strengthening career pathways\, and preparing employees and employers for a changing economy.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Key discussion topics will include:</strong></span></p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li>\n	<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Workforce Recruitment &amp\; Retention:</strong> Strategies to attract skilled employees and keep them engaged.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Education &amp\; Workforce Partnerships:</strong> Connecting schools\, colleges\, and employers to build stronger career pathways.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Workforce Readiness:</strong> Addressing skills gaps and preparing the next generation of workers.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Changing Workplace Expectations:</strong> Understanding what today&#39\;s employees value and how businesses can adapt.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Building Long-Term Resilience:</strong> Strengthening partnerships that support sustainable business growth throughout the New River Valley.</span></p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">Whether you&#39\;re a business owner\, employer\, educator\, community leader\, or someone interested in the future of our regional economy\, this conversation will offer valuable insights into one of the most important issues facing our business community.</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong>Thank you to our Event Sponsor\, &nbsp\;and our Presenting Sponsor\, Carilion Clinic New River Valley Medical Center\, for supporting MC Eggs &amp\; Issues and conversations that matter to the future of our region.</strong></p>\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(47\, 47\, 47)\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; font-family: arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></span>
LOCATION:Warm Hearth Village 2387 Warm Hearth Dr. Blacksburg\, VA 24060
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DTSTAMP:20261106T125552Z
URL:http://montgomerychamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/mc-eggs-issues-building-a-resilient-workforce-december-2026-15185
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