Please join PACP and the PA Chamber for one of the most exciting events for local chambers in Pennsylvania - the 2026 Chamber Day event:

Monday & Tuesday, June 1 & 2, 2026

Monday, June 1 - 6:00pm - Evening Reception on the River

Dukes Bar & Grille - 313 S. Front Street, Wormleysburg

Tuesday, June 2 - Chamber Day - Capitol and PA Chamber Offices

Your local chamber of commerce staff and volunteers are invited to join us for a day of networking with other chamber professionals and insightful meetings with key state lawmakers and legislative staff on the issues of importance to job creators and Pennsylvania's local communities. Previous Chamber Day speakers have included Governors, legislative leaders, and key committee chairs.

CLICK HERE for more information and to register!

Ever wondered what Chamber Day is all about—and whether it’s worth putting on your calendar? Well this webinar is for you!

Tuesday, March 24 – 10:00am

Chamber Day Overview Webinar

George Book, Jr. – President & CEO, West Shore Chamber and 2026 PACP Board Chair

Dan DeBone – President & CEO, Westmoreland County Chamber and 2026 PACP Chamber Day Co-Chair

Join us for a Chamber Day overview where we’ll walk through what Chamber Day looks like in practice: a trip to Harrisburg with fellow business leaders to meet with legislators and share what matters most to our member businesses. We partner on this event with our colleagues from the PA Chamber, who will give an overview of the key policy issues to watch this year—and why they matter to you and your organization. Whether you’re brand new to Chamber Day or just want a refresher before deciding to participate, this webinar will give you the context, connections, and confidence to get involved.

CLICK HERE to register for this meeting. Once you have completed the short registration form, the system will send you the information to connect to the meeting, and you can add it to your calendar. The meeting will be recorded and shared with the membership in case you aren’t able to join us on that day.

We’re excited to introduce something brand new for our association…PACP merch is here!

We’ve partnered with Artistic Imprints to launch an online store featuring PACP-logo apparel and merchandise. Whether you’re looking for something polished for conference days or casual PACP pride for everyday wear, there’s something for everyone. Shop the PACP Store here:

https://shop.goaionline.com/pa_pacp/shop/home

This is a new program for PACP, and we’re thrilled to offer members a fun way to show your PACP pride and represent our profession in style.

The PACP Chamber Industry Consultation Program offers the opportunity to connect one-on-one with a PACP peer professional in a confidential setting. Participants can explore challenges they are facing in their roles, discuss complex issues in greater depth, and gain insight from an experienced colleague. After completing the information below, you will be thoughtfully matched with a PACP subject matter expert. Once your match is confirmed, you may coordinate directly to determine the best way to connect. Click the link below to get started:

https://www.pacprofessionals.com/programs/chamber-industry-consultations

For any questions regarding this program, or if you'd like to serve as a Subject Matter Expert,

please contact your PACP Administrator, Tiffany Fulmer Ott, at tfulmer@tlfexecutiveservices.com.

We introduced PACP Member Check-In Meetings, sponsored by YGM, last month...casual but meaningful opportunities to connect with fellow members via Zoom. These sessions are designed to give you space to ask questions, share challenges, exchange best practices, and hear what others across our chamber community are experiencing. Think of it as time set aside for just you and your staff —no long presentations, just real conversations and peer connection. The Board is implementing these check-ins as part of our focus on strengthening communication and collaboration across PACP this year.

Our next meeting date is scheduled for:

Monday, August 24 – 10:00am

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_p5fNjeTRSa14RAvPJD98g

Be sure to click the link and complete the short registration form so that the system will share the actual Zoom meeting link with you. The meeting will be scheduled for an hour.

Working Together to Advance PA’s Competitiveness Through Bipartisan Leadership

As Chambers of Commerce, our efforts to drive Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness forward require more than good ideas, but unyielding collaboration between business leaders and policymakers. Since its formation early last year, the PA Competitiveness Caucus – a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers – has been spearheading those efforts, working steadily with the PA Chamber toward enacting policies that will fast-track Pennsylvania’s economic growth. CLICK HERE to read more.

The PA Chamber will also be hosting a Women in Business Conference on April 2 at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square. Click here for more information and to register.

PACP is pleased to welcome Christy Brown, Executive Director, and the Greater Clearfield Chamber of Commerce as our newest member!

The Chamber will be hosting a "Banking on Business" Casino Night on Saturday, April 25 at the DuBois County Club.

For those of you who use ChamberMaster, below are some tutorials to create banners on your website:

• Link - Add a Banner
• Link - Change or Remove a Banner Ad
• Link - Using the Marketing Package

For any questions, feel free to contact Briana Tomack.

The Chamber will host a new State of the County event with Berks County Commissioners on Friday, March 20. This premier program will feature a data-driven presentation followed by a panel discussion with the Berks County Commissioners. Commissioners Christian Y. Leinbach, Michael Rivera and Dante Santoni, Jr. will examine county-level economic trends, priorities and opportunities. By leading with data and grounding it in real-world decision-making, the State of the County is designed to spark informed dialogue, shared understanding and forward-looking conversations about Berks County’s opportunities and challenges.

The Chamber is pleased to welcome Delta Quinones as their new Director of Membership and Engagement. 

Robert S. Carl, Jr., President and CEO, and Samantha Chivinski, Executive Vice-President of the Chamber, recently joined economists and business leaders from across the country at a national briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. examining the escalating economic toll of America’s child care crisis. The event marked the release of a new ReadyNation report finding that the lack of access to affordable, high-quality child care now costs the U.S. economy $172 billion every year in lost productivity, earnings, and tax revenue. The analysis expands earlier research to include families with children under age five, capturing the full economic impact prior to kindergarten. Click here to read the full press release.

The Chamber is pleased to welcome Antoinetta (Netta) Lindell as their new President / CEO.

Save the Date - #ACCE26 Annual Convention has been set for July 20-22, 2026 in New Orleans, LA. Please click here for more information.

We are looking forward to another amazing year at Madison, Athens, & Villanova. Click here to go to the general Institute registration page.