Steve Roberts, the president of the
chamber, said they’ll be focusing on thee main issues during the three-day
event.
“We think education, economic
development and job creation are the things that the business community can do
the most to have an impact on and will really, really help move West Virginia
To help get the message across
Roberts said they’ve invited a lot of guests to speak to the membership
including Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and former Utah
Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman.
It will be a jam-packed three days
of workshops and meetings, a chance, said Roberts, for business owners to share
their own stories and learn from each other.
He stressed they’ll also focus on
the business climate and the challenges facing the state from Washington D.C.
“A lot of the theme of this meeting
is going to be if we can get the Obama administration to let us, we will create
jobs and we’ll create them in West
Virginia
More than 800 people have signed up
for the event which Roberts said will be the largest gathering in the Chamber’s
77-year history.
