STARTS THURSDAY! The Toledo Chamber's Capitol Conversations series presented by AT&T returns this week! We kick off the series with a virtual event with Senator Rob Portman July 15.

Capitol Conversations is a series of the Chamber that connects our members with elected officials and key policy makers at the state and federal levels. Your participation demonstrates that the business community is engaged and interested, and makes it easier to advocate for solutions to problems impacting the success of our region now and in the future. This is your chance to create and maintain a professional relationship with your elected officials.

Registration gives you access to all Capitol Conversations events in the series, so don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with and influence the elected officials and policy makers who are making decisions that can impact your business.

Confirmed elected officials and policy makers:

07.29 – The Toledo Chamber’s signature summertime event is back, and this year the Chamber welcomes you to join us in person at the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium! Gather with us for a seafood-inspired buffet with something for everyone in the relaxed atmosphere of the zoo. It’s time to network and enjoy a pleasant summer evening as you reconnect with your fellow Chamber members!

08.11 – The Institute Series is an extension of the Chamber’s Institute for Leadership & Advocacy. Each session of the series focuses on an issue of significant business importance to the Toledo region. For our next session, join us as we hear from the State of Ohio about the H2Ohio water quality program aimed at improving the health of our state’s waterways and our region’s most important environmental asset, Lake Erie.

08.20 – The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Morning Access returns in person on Friday, August 20, putting our region’s business leaders face-to-face with the elected officials whose decisions impact the region’s business climate. Morning Access gives you the chance to get to know your elected officials, ask them questions and learn the issues that might affect your business. Morning Access strengthens the relationships between our private and public leaders with the goal of fostering economic growth and prosperity throughout our region.

Members of the Ohio General Assembly, county commissioners, mayors, council members and other elected officials from Lucas, Fulton and Wood counties are being invited to attend.

The Center for Regional Development at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) along with the Toledo Region CEDS Strategy Committee comprised of representatives from Lucas, Wood, and Ottawa Counties, the City of Toledo, the Regional Growth Partnership, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, and the Greater Toledo Community Foundation developed a draft of its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and is seeking public input on the 2021-2025 Toledo Region CEDS.

The CEDS is a strategy-driven plan for regional economic development that is the result of a regionally owned planning process. The CEDS is designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region.

Public comment on the draft CEDS is available here.

This Labor Day weekend, we're welcoming the entire world of women's golf to our back yard for the 2021 Solheim Cup! Not only is this a once-in-a-generation celebration, it's the perfect opportunity to show off our great city.

In preparation of the Solheim Cup, which matches up Team USA against Team Europe on Aug. 31-Sept. 6 at the Inverness Club, we invite you to #showyoursol and join in on the celebration by purchasing a Solheim Cup flag and displaying it in your business! Take advantage of group pricing by ordering through the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. We will take orders until July 15.

These 3x2' Solheim Cup flags are the perfect way to show your excitement and be part of all the action! Or, request a window cling to display in your business' window! This die-cut 8x9.6" window cling will brighten up your business with patriotic colors.

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