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SUMMARY:Fourth Friday Luncheon\, "Supporting our Regional Workforce"
DESCRIPTION:"Supporting our Regional Workforce" presented at Business Connect monthly membership luncheon\n\nGuest speaker is Brent McLemore\, Director\, Center for Professional and Continuing Education (PACE)\n\n\n\nStephen F. Austin State University is excited about the newly launched Center for Professional and Continuing Education. The PACE center is designed to support the regional workforce of Deep East Texas and beyond in upskilling\, reskilling\, continuing education and professional development needs by creating greater access to SFA's educational resources and opportunities for non-degree seeking adult learners. The PACE center will also offer opportunities for enrichment to our regional community members\, alumni and others interested.\n\nThe PACE center is here to help you find "Success at Your PACE!"\n\nVIEW OUR FULL COURSE CATALOG\n\n\n\nBusiness Connect\, a program in the Public Policy Division\n\nThis monthly luncheon series meeting features high-profile speakers and informs the business community of important issues. Program presentations are designed to educate and better equip attendees with the information needed to make fact-based decisions. It is also an excellent venue to make and renew contacts with other professionals.\n\n\n\nThe content shared addresses \n\nEducation/Workforce Development\n\nThe Chamber supports our partners in education\, including all County ISDs and Stephen F. Austin State\n\nUniversity in using common sense approaches good for our rural population in regards to educating our\n\nfuture workforce.\n\n\n	Supporting funding for education tracks and training programs that enhance workforce development.\n\n\nWhy? Because Nacogdoches businesses benefit when hiring needs are met by locals. Education institutions\n\nbenefit when talent pipelines are established.\n\nClick to view The Chamber's 2025 Legislative Priorities
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">&quot\;Supporting our Regional Workforce&quot\; presented at Business Connect monthly membership luncheon<br />\nGuest speaker is Brent McLemore\, Director\, Center for Professional and Continuing Education (PACE)</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Stephen F. Austin State University is excited about the newly launched Center for Professional and Continuing Education. The PACE center is designed to support the regional workforce of Deep East Texas and beyond in upskilling\, reskilling\, continuing education and professional development needs by creating greater access to SFA&rsquo\;s educational resources and opportunities for non-degree seeking adult learners. The PACE center will also offer opportunities for enrichment to our regional community members\, alumni and others interested.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; caret-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; font-family: myriad-pro\, sans-serif\; font-size: 23.4px\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">The PACE center is here to help you find &quot\;Success at Your PACE!&quot\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; caret-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; font-family: myriad-pro\, sans-serif\; font-size: 23.4px\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><a class="btn" data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3c13a106-46ee-4088-8b02-afbf4485f153" href="https://www.sfasu.edu/pace/catalog" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 10px\; cursor: pointer\; color: rgb(95\, 37\, 159)\; text-decoration: none\; appearance: none\; background-image: none\; background-position: 0% 0%\; background-size: auto\; background-repeat: repeat\; background-attachment: scroll\; background-origin: padding-box\; background-clip: border-box\; border: 2px solid rgb(95\, 37\, 159)\; border-radius: 6px\; display: inline-block\; font-size: 0.8em\; font-weight: 700\; min-width: 145px\; text-transform: uppercase\; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s\; vertical-align: middle\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">VIEW OUR FULL COURSE CATALOG</span></a></span></p>\n\n<p><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Business Connect\, a program in the Public Policy Division</strong><br />\n<em>This monthly luncheon series meeting features high-profile speakers and informs the business community of important issues. Program presentations are designed to educate and better equip attendees with the information needed to make fact-based decisions. It is also an excellent venue to make and renew contacts with other professionals.</em><br />\n<br />\n<u>The content shared addresses </u></span></span><br />\n<strong>Education/Workforce Development</strong><br />\nThe Chamber supports our partners in education\, including all County ISDs and Stephen F. Austin State<br />\nUniversity in using common sense approaches good for our rural population in regards to educating our<br />\nfuture workforce.</p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Supporting funding for education tracks and training programs that enhance workforce development.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Why? </strong>Because Nacogdoches businesses benefit when hiring needs are met by locals. Education institutions<br />\nbenefit when talent pipelines are established.<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><a href="https://www.nacogdoches.org/forms/2025_Nacogdoches_County_Chamber_of_Commerce_Legislative_Priorities.pdf" target="_blank">Click to view The Chamber&#39\;s 2025 Legislative Priorities</a></span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:The Fredonia Hotel & Convention Center 200 N. Fredonia St. in historic downtown
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URL:https://business.nacogdoches.org/events/details/fourth-friday-luncheon-supporting-our-regional-workforce-72699
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