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:20260224T160000Z DTEND:20260224T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Business Development Series - Hot Legal Topics of 2026 DESCRIPTION:Business Development Series presented by McWilliams Heating Cooling & Plumbing\n\nnews release\n\nStay on top of business law with Dr. Justin Blount\, Drew Thornly and Charles Oberweiser from SFA's Nelson Rusche College of Business presenting the top talked about law issues for business.\n\n\n\nThe panel will be open to questions and discussions and will present business law addressing:\n\nTax Issues - Stay ahead of 2026 tax considerations with practical insights on compliance\, deductions and strategic planning for small businesses.\n\nAI & Intellectual Property - Learn how emerging AI tools impact intellectual property rights and what business owners need to know to protect their ideas\, content and data.\n\nEmployment Law - Get up to speed on key employment law updates affecting hiring\, workplace policies and employer obligations in today's regulatory environment.\n\n\n\nThank you Sponsors!\n\nGold\n\nNacogdoches Economic Development Corp. (NEDCO)\n\nSERVPRO of Lufkin/S. Nacogdoches County\n\n\n\nBronze \n\nPiney Woods Apartment Association\n\nUnlimited Designs\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\n\n\nJustin Blount - Interim Associate Dean/Professor\n\nSanner-Berry Business Professorship \n\n936.468.1785blountjr@sfasu.edu\n\nView Bio\n\n\n\n\n\nDrew Thornley - Associate Professor\n\n936.468.1630 thornleyam@sfasu.edu\n\nView Bio\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Oberweiser\, Charles\n\n Charles.Oberweiser@sfasu.edu\n \n Assistant Professor\n\n \n Phone: 936.468.1829 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Business Development Series presented by McWilliams Heating Cooling &\; Plumbing
\nnews release
\nStay on top of business law with Dr. Justin Blount\, Drew Thornly and Charles Oberweiser from SFA'\;s Nelson Rusche College of Business presenting the top talked about law issues for business.
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\nThe panel will be open to questions and discussions and will present business law addressing:
\nTax Issues - Stay ahead of 2026 tax considerations with practical insights on compliance\, deductions and strategic planning for small businesses.
\nAI &\; Intellectual Property - Learn how emerging AI tools impact intellectual property rights and what business owners need to know to protect their ideas\, content and data.
\nEmployment Law - Get up to speed on key employment law updates affecting hiring\, workplace policies and employer obligations in today'\;s regulatory environment.
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\nThank you Sponsors!
\nGold
\nNacogdoches Economic Development Corp. (NEDCO)
\nSERVPRO of Lufkin/S. Nacogdoches County
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\nBronze \;
\nPiney Woods Apartment Association
\nUnlimited Designs
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\nSPEAKERS:
\nJustin Blount

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Justin Blount - Interim Associate Dean/Professor\n\n
Sanner-Berry Business Professorship
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936.468.1785blountjr@sfasu.edu
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View Bio
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\nDrew Thornley
\nDrew Thornley - Associate Professor\n\n
936.468.1630 \;thornleyam@sfasu.edu
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View Bio
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\nPhoto of Oberweiser\, Charles \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Oberweiser\, Charles\n\n \n
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\n LOCATION:Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce 2516 North St. UID:e.1393.87089 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260512T221204Z URL:https://business.nacogdoches.org/events/details/business-development-series-hot-legal-topics-of-2026-87089 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR