﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.mcccmd.com</link><description>News related to Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>MCCC Economic and Talent Development Committee Meeting  Economic Trends Shaping Montgomery County’s Future 5/6/2026 8:30 AM - 5/6/2026 10:00 AM</title><description>&lt;div class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Please join us for MCCC&amp;rsquo;s Economic and Talent Development Committee meeting.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;We&amp;rsquo;re pleased to welcome Keith Waters, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the Center for Regional Analysis and the Stephen S. Fuller Institute at George Mason University.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Dr. Waters will provide data-driven insights into Montgomery County and the regional economy. Topics will include economic growth, labor markets, housing, inflation, and other key regional indicators and what they mean for our business community.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Don&amp;rsquo;t miss this timely session offering practical analysis of where the economy stands today and where it may be headed next.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Economic and Talent Development Committee meets regularly to provide Chamber members with opportunities to learn, discuss, and engage with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;economic issues, including workforce development, small businesses, innovation, and education.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;This event will be held on Zoom. You will receive a calendar invite with the login link after registering.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Advocacy Committees are open to MCCC members only. Not a member?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx" title="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Join today!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Questions? Contact Brian Levine, VP of Government Affairs at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-linkindex="2" href="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com" title="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;blevine@mcccmd.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1008</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:31:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Government Relations Committee - Maryland End of Session Wrap Up with Senator Feldman and Delegate Qi 5/7/2026 8:30 AM - 5/7/2026 9:30 AM</title><description>&lt;div class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Join the MCCC Government Relations Committee for an end-of-session legislative review featuring Senator Brian Feldman and Delegate Lily Qi. All Chamber members are welcome to attend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Senator Feldman and Delegate Qi will share key takeaways from the recently completed 2026 Maryland General Assembly legislative session, along with insights on what to expect for the remainder of the election year and as policymakers look ahead to the 2027 legislative session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This timely discussion will provide valuable perspective on recent policy developments and offer an opportunity to better understand, and help shape, decisions that directly impact the local business community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Government Relations Committee meets weekly during the Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly and transitions to a monthly meeting schedule during the interim. These meetings provide Chamber members with opportunities to learn about, discuss, and engage on a wide range of policy issues impacting the regional business community.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;This event will be held on Zoom. You will receive a calendar invite with the login link after registering.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Advocacy Committees are open to MCCC members only. Not a member?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx" title="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Join today!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Questions? Contact Brian Levine, VP of Government Affairs at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-linkindex="2" href="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com" title="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;blevine@mcccmd.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1034</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:06:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Popcorn Mastermind with Goldman Sachs 5/12/2026 10:00 AM - 5/12/2026 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;div style="margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;"&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt; Rod Bourn, Project Director, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Join us for an amazing exercise to help deal with the biggest problem you&amp;#39;re currently facing!&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Participants rapidly exchange ideas, tackle challenges, and brainstorm solutions in a high-energy environment to develop innovative solutions to their toughest current business issues. All walk away with a list of remarkable feedback from which they can immediately take action.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;You will also get information on the upcoming Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;The &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccbcmd.edu/Programs-and-Courses/Continuing-Education/Workforce/Entrepreneurship/Pages/Goldman-Sachs.html#fullWidthVideo-4" id="OWA67a0d830-a452-9d40-2802-15c5d99b0492"&gt;G&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;oldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp;(GS10kSB) is a FREE, grant-funded learning opportunity designed to help you&amp;mdash;an established business owner&amp;mdash;accelerate growth across any industry. Through a unique curriculum, you&amp;rsquo;ll build a customized 3-year growth plan while gaining the tools and strategies you need to scale your company.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;With a passion to improve people and organizations, Rod has worked in organizational development and leadership programming positions in a variety of industries including manufacturing, services, and higher education.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Rod is the founder and Lead Ninja of Down Set Lead; a botique strategic consulting group that helps organizations grow their business through leadership retreats to places such as Gettysburg and the Underground Railroad, succession planning, and mentoring programs. For individuals he offers one-on-one coaching and 3-day retreats for both men and couples in Deep Creek Lake. He is also the Project Director for Goldman Sachs&amp;rsquo; 10,000 Small Businesses program in Baltimore.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;This event will take place in person at the MCCC office.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Questions? Contact &lt;a href="mailto:mmucha@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;Megan Mucha, MCCC Manager of Events.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1026</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:34:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NextGen Leaders Connect  5/14/2026 9:00 AM - 5/14/2026 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;div&gt;NextGen Leaders Connect is a dynamic networking experience designed to engage emerging professionals, innovators, and future business leaders. The program creates space for meaningful connections, leadership development, and cross-industry collaboration to help participants grow professionally and expand their influence within the business community.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333399;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NextGen Leaders Connect: Kick off&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333399;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:30 AM &amp;ndash; 10:00 AM-&lt;/strong&gt; Learn how to Network (Angela Franco, Preident &amp;amp; CEO, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerece)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333399;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:00 AM-10:30 AM&lt;/strong&gt;- Keys to Mentorship&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1029</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:29:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chamber After Hours at Montgomery County Green Bank 5/28/2026 5:30 PM - 5/28/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Our Chamber After Hours events attract a lively crowd from a cross-section of industries, creating the perfect environment for engaging conversation and impactful networking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The event will be held at Montgomery County Green Bank.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking:&lt;/strong&gt; There is a parking lot located next to the office.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food:&lt;/strong&gt; Torchy&amp;#39;s Tacos will be providing great cuisine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;After Hours events are &lt;span style="color:#3300cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;free for MCCC members only&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Non-members must purchase tickets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Questions? Contact &lt;a href="mailto:mfoy@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;Megan Mucha&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#3333cc"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;MCCC Manager of Events.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1025</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:19:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Annual Dinner - June 4, 2026 6/4/2026 5:00 PM - 6/4/2026 8:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the extraordinary talent and organizations that contribute to the regional economy and support MCCC efforts to achieve a bright future.&amp;nbsp;Join 700+ guests of awardees, sponsors, business leaders, elected officials and the media at this annual sold-out event.&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li&gt;7:00 - 8:30 pm - Dinner and Awards Ceremony&lt;/li&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=978</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:12:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Infrastructure and Land Use Committee Meeting 6/9/2026 8:30 AM - 6/9/2026 10:00 AM</title><description>&lt;div class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Infrastructure and Land Use Development Committee meets regularly to provide Chamber members with opportunities to learn, discuss, and engage on land use, transportation, energy, and infrastructure issues impacting the region&amp;#39;s business community.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Advocacy Committees are open to MCCC members only. Not a member?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx" title="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Join today!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Questions? Contact Brian Levine, VP of Government Affairs at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-linkindex="2" href="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com" title="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com"&gt;blevine@mcccmd.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1012</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:41:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Morning Mixer 6/10/2026 9:00 AM - 6/10/2026 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;MCCC Morning Mixers are the best way to start your day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Our&amp;nbsp;Morning Mixer is open to employees of all MCCC member companies as well as prospective members. Connect with other business leaders, meet potential clients and partners, and learn more about our Chamber.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;We start each Mixer with open networking, followed by &amp;quot;speed introductions&amp;quot; before returning to open networking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Bring your entire team, plenty of business cards, and your elevator pitch. Refreshments are provided.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don&amp;#39;t miss this in-person networking opportunity!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Questions? Contact&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:mfoy@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;Megan Foy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, MCCC Manager, Events &amp;amp; Membership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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