The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural State of the County forum to kick off the Eggs & Issues for 2025 tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 9 at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg.
Attendees will hear from the Town of Christiansburg’s Mayor Mike Barber, Town of Blacksburg’s Mayor Leslie Hager-Smith and Montgomery County Board of Supervisor’s Chair Mary Biggs.
The State of the County is an open forum that provides attendees the opportunity to listen to updates on the two towns and Montgomery County’s fiscal and developmental status. Those in attendance will be able to ask questions about issues affecting the business community. State of the County is a must-attend event for business leaders who are focused on government affairs and economic development.
Kevin Byrd with the New River Valley Regional Commission will serve as the moderator. Byrd began working for the commission in 2005 as a Regional Planner and was appointed Executive Director in October 2009. He has close to 20 years of community development experience in the public sector at the town, county, and regional levels of government along with private sector consulting experience.
The schedule is: 8 a.m. Check-in and breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Program promptly begins and 9:30 a.m. program ends.
Admission is $30 for Chamber members and $50 for non-members (breakfast included).
Space is limited and reservations are required by no later than today, Wednesday, Jan. 8 at noon.
Register on the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce website at montgomerycc.org or call 540 382-3020.
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
