Ocean City Chamber to Hold Annual Business Summit
The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Annual Business Summit on Thursday, October 5th from 5pm-7pm at Ocean City Yacht Club in Ocean City, NJ. The purpose of the summit is to provide information about the local economy to the local businesses so that they may make informed planning and marketing decisions for next year.
The Chamber’s Economic Development Committee has been gathering and compiling information from different business segments, the government, local organizations, and through tourism surveys. This information is being processed into the new Ocean City Value Index which will aid in planning for the future. This valuable information will be presented at the Summit.
Dr. Brigid Callahan Harrison will be the guest speaker. Dr. Harrison is Professor of Political Science and Law at Montclair State University. A frequent commentator in print and electronic media, Harrison often provides analysis to FOX News and FOX Business News, and has provided commentary to ABC News, BBC, BBC America, and local affiliates of ABC, NBC, and CBS. She has often provided commentary to various NPR radio programs, including NPR News, the Brian Lehrer Show, and Marty Moss-Coane. She writes a weekly column in the Sunday editions of The Bergen Record, and her editorials have appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Star-Ledger, and The Press of Atlantic City.
To register for the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s membership event, please email [email protected] or call the Chamber office at 609-399-1412.