April 13, 2023

Breakfast Briefing: April 2023

Topic: "Experience Columbia SC Ambassadors Share Personal Insights" 
Speakers: Mattison Heatherly, John Sherrer, Charlene Slaughter

Today's savvy traveler is interested in unique, local experiences. As…

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February 08, 2023

Breakfast Briefing: February 2023

Topic: "A Midlands Roads Construction Update from SCDOT" 
Speaker: Brent Rewis, Deputy Secretary for Intermodal Planning, SCDOT 
Please join us for February's Breakfast Briefing to hear an update on…

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January 11, 2023

Breakfast Briefing - January 2023

Introducing a fresh twist on a Columbia Chamber classic event! Starting January 2023, our monthly Chamber Issues Forum will become the Chamber Breakfast Briefing and will feature public policy panels, a hot breakfast…

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December 06, 2022

Chamber Issues Forum: December 2022

Topic: 2023 Outlook for Regional Economic Growth 
Speakers: Frank Cason, President, Cason Development Group; Macon Lovelace, SIOR, Senior…

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November 01, 2022

Chamber Issues Forum: November 2022

Topic: City of Columbia's Strategy for Working to Prevent and End Homelessness 
Speakers: Councilwoman Dr. Aditi Bussells and City Manager Teresa Wilson, City of Columbia

Join us for November's…

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October 04, 2022

Chamber Issues Forum: October 2022

Topic: Richland School District One School Board Candidates Forum 
Candidates: Dr. Aaron Bishop, Hamilton Jacobs, Robert Lominack, Richard Moore, Barbara Weston

All candidates have been invited.

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August 03, 2022

Chamber Issues Forum - August 2022

Topic: Educating Students for the Future Using the Challenges of Today 
Speakers: Dr. Baron Davis, Richland School District Two, District Superintendent and Dr. Craig Witherspoon, Richland School District One…

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June 09, 2022

Chamber Issues Forum - June 2022

Topic: Managing Today's Penal System to Increase Rehabilitation and Workforce Reentry 
Speakers: Jake Gadsden, Jr., Deputy Director of Programs, Reentry and Rehabilitative Services, South Carolina Department…

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May 05, 2022

Issues Forum Summary - May 2022

Topic: Combating Violent Crime to Protect the Safety and Economic Viability of our Community 
Speakers: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Byron Gipson, Solicitor of the 5th Circuit

A rise…

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April 06, 2022

Issues Forum Summary - April 2022

Topic: "Open for Business" - A Conversation with Mayor Rickenmann and Richland County Council Chairman Walker

The City of Columbia and Richland County are "open for business". Join us as we hear from City of…

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March 01, 2022

Issues Forum Summary - March 2022

Topic: Touching Base With Your New City of Columbia Council Members 
Guest Speakers: Dr. Aditi Bussells, Tina Herbert, and Joe Taylor, City of Columbia Council

Columbia Council has seen a change in its…

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February 01, 2022

Issues Forum Summary - February 2022

Topic: Public Safety in the Midlands 
Guest Speakers: Chief "Skip" Holbrook, City of Columbia and Sheriff Leon Lott, Richland County

Join us for our Chamber Issues Forum to hear from Chief "Skip"…

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