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Helping Move Our Community Forward
The Benefit of Collaborative Partnerships
Over the past 20 months I have had the opportunity to serve as your Chairman of the
Board for the Chamber. What a ride it has been! At the close of 2020 I thought really, this is my legacy year of giving back to the community. So, when the board asked me to serve again 2021, I was thrilled with the opportunity. Why? One of the things I enjoy the most about serving is collaborating with like-minded individuals who want to make a difference. There are many issues facing our community today. Some very complex. When it comes to decision-making for strategic planning and development issues, we now live in the age of partnerships. Collaborative partnerships are becoming the norm for our society to address and tackle these complex issues. These partnerships bring many to the table that can push you to see and understand issues from a different perspective. This in turn allows us to create answers for the challenges that organizers might not have seen or thought about otherwise. It shifts from the power of one to the limitless power of a team. As your Chamber, we are continually seeking community and industry input and support to ensure that our collaborative efforts are focused on what our members feel is impacting their community. We work with a variety of partner organizations to address the diverse needs and interests of our businesses and the community at large. At the Longview Chamber of Commerce, we look forward to faithfully serving you, our members, by moving our businesses and community forward through our collaborative efforts. Join us in this collaboration movement! What can you do to become a collaborator for success in Longview?
DANA PARR Chairman of the Chamber Board & Owner, Advanta Insurance Partners
COLLABORATION
- it’s a popular buzzword these days. What does that mean? What does that look like? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary it is “to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor”.
STATE OF THE CITY
Wednesday - November 11, 2020
3:00 - 4:00 pm
DR. ANDY MACK
City of Longview Mayor
DR. ANDY MACK, City of Longview Mayor November 10, 2021 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 pm Holiday Inn Infinity Event Center
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