BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260814T120000Z DTEND:20260814T140000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Business and Community Advocacy Council Meeting: State Budget Update with Chairman Jordan Harris DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to welcome Chairman Jordan Harris\, Chair of the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee\, as our special guest. Chairman Harris will join us to discuss the recently passed state budget\, including key investments and priorities that impact businesses\, communities\, and the broader Greater Reading region. We are looking forward to an informative conversation and the opportunity to hear directly from one of the state's key budget leaders. \n\nThe Business and Community Advocacy Council (BCAC)\, hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA)\, serves as a collaborative network for public and private business professionals to engage in impactful advocacy. BCAC focuses on educating members about the policy-making process\, identifying emerging policy issues\, and fostering active participation in local and statewide advocacy efforts. By promoting pro-business advocacy statements\, BCAC empowers members of all sizes to navigate and shape the legislative landscape effectively. We do this by utilizing GRCAs Pro-Business Advocacy Statements to guide the collaboration and coalition building that leads our advocacy work.\n\n\n\nTo those interested in joining the BCAC outreach list\, please reach out to GRCA's Director of Advocacy\, Alex Roche (aroche@greaterreading.org)\, for more details. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We are \;pleased to welcome Chairman Jordan Harris\, Chair of the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee\, as our special guest. Chairman Harris will join us to discuss the recently passed state budget\, including key investments and priorities that impact businesses\, communities\, and the broader Greater Reading region. We are looking forward to an informative conversation and the opportunity to hear directly from one of the state&rsquo\;s key budget leaders. \;

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The Business and Community Advocacy Council (BCAC)\, hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA)\, serves as a collaborative network for public and private business professionals to engage in impactful advocacy. BCAC focuses on educating members about the policy-making process\, identifying emerging policy issues\, and fostering active participation in local and statewide advocacy efforts. By promoting pro-business advocacy statements\, BCAC empowers members of all sizes to navigate and shape the legislative landscape effectively. We do this by utilizing GRCAs Pro-Business Advocacy Statements to guide the collaboration and coalition building that leads our advocacy work.
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\nTo those interested in joining the BCAC outreach list\, please reach out to GRCA'\;s Director of Advocacy\, Alex Roche (aroche@greaterreading.org)\, for more details.

\n LOCATION:Location: GRCA's Center for Business Excellence 49 Commerce Drive Reading\, PA 19610 Please reach out to Alex Roche (aroche@greaterreading.org) with questions. UID:e.1980.12194 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260811T045042Z URL:https://business.berkswomen2women.com/events/details/business-and-community-advocacy-council-meeting-state-budget-update-with-chairman-jordan-harris-12194 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR