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SUMMARY:Nacogdoches Chamber Stakeholder Conference Call
DESCRIPTION:Business in Texas Outlook for 2024 by Texas Association of Business\n\nGlenn Hamer\, President & CEO\, and Drew Scheberle\, TCCE Executive Director\, and Sr. Advisor\, Texas Association of Business.\n\nLocal Leaders provide updates:\n\n10am Welcome by Kelly Augustine\, President/CEO Nacogdoches Chamber\n\n	Outlook for 2024 report by Glenn Hamer\, President and CEO\, TAB and Drew Scheberle\, Executive Director.\, TCCE\n	Stephen F. Austin State University report by Gina Oglesbee\, Interim President\n	City of Nacogdoches report by Rick Beverlin\, City Manager\n	Nacogdoches Main Street report by Tori Huddleston\, Main Street Manager\n	Regional EDC report by Nancy Windham\, TFCP President & CEO\n	Small Business Development Center report by Cassandra Stokes\, Business Advisor\n	Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center report by Anita Scott\, Director \n	Nacogdoches Area United Way report by Caroline Garner\, President & CEO\n	Nacogdoches ISD report by Les Linebarger Chief Marketing & Communications Officer\n	Sawmill 6th Man report by Gary Lee Ashcraft\n\nClosing comments by Ms. Augustine.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Glenn Hamer\n\nA torchbearer for the business community\, Glenn Hamer has a proven track record for success in the public policy arena. He testified before the 87thLegislature\, second day on the job\, and made meaningful contributions to the passage of top legislative priorities for the business community (including broadband expansion\, ?Keep Texas Trucking\,? pandemic liability protections\, and preventing astronomical increases in Unemployment Insurance).Since the pandemic\, Glenn has made it his mission to visit more local chambers of commerce than anyone else on the planet. He connects businesses\, small and large\, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to protect Texas? pro-business climate.Glenn is proud to be a part of theTexas Camino Real District Export Council\, American Society of Mexico\, and National Immigration Forum.He also serves on theboard for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and chairs its committee of 100(CCC100).Glenn came to TAB after 14 years as CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry ?where he played a central role in major tax\, education\, legal and healthcare victories. He was at the forefront of the business community?s advocacy for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement(USMCA). Glenn is a highly regarded international issues expert andhas joined governors\, mayors\, and the U.S. Chamber on trade missions to China\, Taiwan\, Mexico\, Canada\, Israel\, and the United Kingdom.Recognizing the global race for talent to keep our economy strong\, Glennis also a recognized champion on immigration reform.Glenn has also served as chief of staff to Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon\, executive director of the Arizona Republican Party\, legislative assistant to Sen. Jon Kyl\, and executive director of the Solar Energy Industries Association. A graduate of Cornell University and Arizona State University's College of Law\, Glennis married with three daughters\,allof whomexhibit a strong entrepreneurial spirit. His wife Tali is quadrilingual\, and their daughters arebilingual (English and Hebrew).\n\n\n\nAbout Drew Scheberle\n\nTCCE Executive Director\n\nSr. Advisor\, Texas Association of Business\n\n \n\nDrew is the staff leader for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives and serves as Sr. Advisor and Reshore Supply Chain Project Manager for the Texas Association of Business. Drew has more than two decades of experience at senior levels in the economic development space\, including co-founding the National Security Innovation Council\, a 501(c)(6) designed to ensure Texas is the partner of choice to accelerate national security decision making and 15 years as the SVP at the Austin Chamber of Commerce leading efforts to increase transcontinental air service\; pass $750M in road mobility bonds\; pass multiple community college and school district facility bonds\; state legislation to lower property taxes and improve Texas? economic\, human and physical capital competitiveness\; conceive and execute initiatives to attract key projects like Army Futures Command\, connect veterans to employment and increase regional college attainment rates.\n\n \n\nPrior to the Austin Chamber\, Drew ran the National Center for State Scholars\, an initiative of President George W. Bush\, which worked with 12 state Chambers of Commerce\, Governors and higher education leaders to ensure state policies supported widespread completion of a well-rounded academic course of study.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Business in Texas Outlook for 2024 by Texas Association of Business</strong><br />\nGlenn Hamer\, President &amp\; CEO\, and Drew Scheberle\, TCCE Executive Director\, and Sr. Advisor\, Texas Association of Business.<br />\nLocal Leaders provide updates:</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">10am <strong>Welcome</strong> by Kelly Augustine\, President/CEO Nacogdoches Chamber</span></span>\n<ul style="list-style-type:circle\;">\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Outlook for 2024</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;"> report by Glenn Hamer\, President and CEO\, TAB and Drew Scheberle\, Executive Director.\, TCCE</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Stephen F. Austin State University</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;"> report by Gina Oglesbee\, Interim President</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">City of Nacogdoches</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;"> report by Rick Beverlin\, City Manage<strong>r</strong></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Nacogdoches Main Street</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;"> report by Tori Huddleston\, Main Street Manager</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Regional EDC </span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">report by Nancy Windham\, TFCP President &amp\; CEO</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Small Business Development Center </span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">report by Cassandra Stokes\, Business Advisor</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Nacogdoches County Exposition &amp\; Civic Center </span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">report by Anita Scott\, Director </span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Nacogdoches Area United Way</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;"> report by Caroline Garner\, President &amp\; CEO</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Nacogdoches ISD </span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">report by Les Linebarger Chief Marketing &amp\; Communications Officer</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:0in\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Sawmill 6<sup>th</sup> Man </span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">report by Gary Lee Ashcraft</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Closing comments by Ms. Augustine.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>About Glenn Hamer</strong><br />\n<span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 394.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.882772)\;">A torchbearer for the business community\, Glenn Hamer has a proven track record for success in </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 417.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.881854)\;">the public policy arena. He testified before the 87</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 502.197px\; top: 416.4px\; transform: scaleX(0.933104)\;">th</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 516.551px\; top: 417.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.86489)\;">Legislature\, second day on the job\, and </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 823.162px\; top: 417.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.843599)\;">made </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 440.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.884973)\;">meaningful contributions to the passage of top legislative priorities for the business community </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 464.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.890816)\;">(including broadband expansion\, ?Keep Texas Trucking\,</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 558.906px\; top: 464.028px\; transform: scaleX(1.14205)\;">? </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 572.861px\; top: 464.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.893013)\;">pandemic liability protections</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 801.133px\; top: 464.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.85412)\;">\, and </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 487.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.882611)\;">preventing astronomical </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 312.256px\; top: 487.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.836935)\;">increases in </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 406.201px\; top: 487.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.887842)\;">Unemployment Insurance</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 608.467px\; top: 487.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.834925)\;">).</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 534.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.876031)\;">Since the pandemic\, Glenn has made it his mission to visit more local chambers of commerce than </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 557.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.862584)\;">anyone else on the planet. He </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 353.896px\; top: 557.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.85664)\;">connects businesses\, small and large\, with lawmakers on both sides </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 876.543px\; top: 557.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.974854)\;">of </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 580.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.880486)\;">the aisle to protect </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 268.711px\; top: 580.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.896094)\;">Texas? pro</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 350.381px\; top: 580.828px\;">-</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 356.631px\; top: 580.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.844864)\;">business climate.</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 491.201px\; top: 580.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.903444)\;">Glenn is proud </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 613.692px\; top: 580.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.89086)\;">to be a part of the</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 758.242px\; top: 580.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.88059)\;">Texas Camino </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 604.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.914935)\;">Real District Export Council</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 342.676px\; top: 604.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.843964)\;">\, </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 352.051px\; top: 604.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.889072)\;">American Society of Mexico</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 571.387px\; top: 604.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.908383)\;">\, and National Immigration Forum.</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 850.947px\; top: 604.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.917129)\;">He </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 627.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.846139)\;">also serves on the</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 262.275px\; top: 627.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.907536)\;">board for the </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 370.176px\; top: 627.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.879404)\;">U.S. Chamber of </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 505.996px\; top: 627.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.878095)\;">Commerce and chairs its committee of 100</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 650.828px\;">(</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 125.83px\; top: 650.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.863572)\;">CCC100</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 192.07px\; top: 650.828px\;">)</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 197.9px\; top: 650.828px\;">.</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 697.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.895889)\;">Glenn came to TAB after 14 years as CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce &amp\; Industry </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 854.316px\; top: 697.628px\;">?</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 720.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.864382)\;">where he played a central role in major tax\, education\, legal and healthcare victories. </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 773.213px\; top: 720.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.86559)\;">He was at the </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 744.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.960705)\;">forefront of t</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 223.516px\; top: 744.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.847199)\;">he </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 247.051px\; top: 744.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.869736)\;">business community?s advocacy for the United States</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 658.457px\; top: 744.028px\;">-</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 664.707px\; top: 744.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.904183)\;">Mexico</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 721.992px\; top: 744.028px\;">-</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 733.242px\; top: 744.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.853115)\;">Canada Agreement</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 767.628px\;">(</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 125.83px\; top: 767.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.922926)\;">USMCA</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 192.5px\; top: 767.628px\;">)</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 198.33px\; top: 767.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.843964)\;">. </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 207.705px\; top: 767.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.86568)\;">Glenn is a highly regarded international issues expert and</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 654.307px\; top: 767.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.864113)\;">has joined governors\, mayors\, </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 790.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.869829)\;">and the U.S. Chamber on trade missions to China\, Taiwan\, Mexico\, Canada\, Israe</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 751.182px\; top: 790.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.891716)\;">l\, and the United </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 814.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.929858)\;">Kingdom.</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 203.535px\; top: 814.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.879008)\;">Recognizing the global race for talent to keep our economy strong\, </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 726.133px\; top: 814.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.913515)\;">Glenn</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 779.873px\; top: 814.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.836851)\;">is also </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 831.953px\; top: 814.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.78792)\;">a </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 837.628px\;">r</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 126.67px\; top: 837.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.852968)\;">ecognized </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 209.15px\; top: 837.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.897184)\;">champion on </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 316.836px\; top: 837.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.914222)\;">immigration </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 416.406px\; top: 837.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.930372)\;">reform</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 470.156px\; top: 837.628px\;">.</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 884.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.912428)\;">Glenn </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 173.74px\; top: 884.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.822729)\;">has also </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 239.57px\; top: 884.028px\; transform: scaleX(0.881078)\;">served as chief of staff to Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon\, executive director of </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 907.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.873817)\;">the Arizona Republican Party\, legislative assistant to Sen. Jon Kyl\, and executive director of the </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 930.828px\; transform: scaleX(0.876686)\;">Solar Energy Industries Association. </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 977.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.9168)\;">A g</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 147.5px\; top: 977.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.88731)\;">raduate of Cornell University an</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 396.006px\; top: 977.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.88309)\;">d Arizona State University&#39\;s College of Law</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 733.037px\; top: 977.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.930357)\;">\, G</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 757.832px\; top: 977.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.881376)\;">lenn</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 796.152px\; top: 977.628px\; transform: scaleX(0.87488)\;">is married </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 1000.83px\; transform: scaleX(0.872512)\;">with three daughters\,</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 287.891px\; top: 1000.83px\; transform: scaleX(0.86358)\;">all</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 310.176px\; top: 1000.83px\; transform: scaleX(0.937239)\;">of whom</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 385.996px\; top: 1000.83px\; transform: scaleX(0.883609)\;">exhibit a strong entrepreneurial spirit. </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 681.572px\; top: 1000.83px\; transform: scaleX(0.92337)\;">His wife </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 751.348px\; top: 1000.83px\; transform: scaleX(0.925987)\;">Tali is </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 120px\; top: 1024.03px\; transform: scaleX(0.864842)\;">quadrilingual\, and their daughters are</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 411.436px\; top: 1024.03px\; transform: scaleX(0.893084)\;">bilingual (</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 487.871px\; top: 1024.03px\; transform: scaleX(0.884096)\;">English and </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 585.146px\; top: 1024.03px\; transform: scaleX(0.90074)\;">Hebrew</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 647.217px\; top: 1024.03px\; transform: scaleX(0.834925)\;">).</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong>About Drew Scheberle</strong><br />\nTCCE Executive Director<br />\nSr. Advisor\, Texas Association of Business<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nDrew is the staff leader for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives and serves as Sr. Advisor and Reshore Supply Chain Project Manager for the Texas Association of Business. Drew has more than two decades of experience at senior levels in the economic development space\, including co-founding the National Security Innovation Council\, a 501(c)(6) designed to ensure Texas is the partner of choice to accelerate national security decision making and 15 years as the SVP at the Austin Chamber of Commerce leading efforts to increase transcontinental air service\; pass $750M in road mobility bonds\; pass multiple community college and school district facility bonds\; state legislation to lower property taxes and improve Texas? economic\, human and physical capital competitiveness\; conceive and execute initiatives to attract key projects like Army Futures Command\, connect veterans to employment and increase regional college attainment rates.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nPrior to the Austin Chamber\, Drew ran the National Center for State Scholars\, an initiative of President George W. Bush\, which worked with 12 state Chambers of Commerce\, Governors and higher education leaders to ensure state policies supported widespread completion of a well-rounded academic course of study.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;
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