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ETEC will not meet on Friday, January 26, due to the 2024 Regional Legislative Breakfast that will be held at Bridgewater Place. This event is organized by the Chambers and is currently sold out.The keynote speaker is Dr. Bill Lyons. 

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For three decades the Chambers of Commerce of Blount County, Oak Ridge, and Knoxville worked together to develop a regional legislative agenda to identify state issues of importance and increase job and business growth in the region. In 2021, the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce and Anderson County Chamber of Commerce joined this initiative.

The 2024 Keynote Speaker is Dr. William “Bill” Lyons is Professor Emeritus of the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee’s Baker Center of Public Policy and Affairs. Prior to that, Bill served as Political Analyst for WBIR for over 25 years, managed Bill Haslam’s 2003 Knoxville mayoral campaign, served Haslam’s administration and the city, and served as KCDC Board Chair leading the 2001-2002 process that redeveloped the downtown revitalization.

Dr. Lyons will speak on the theme, “Our Region is Growing: Doing it Together AND Getting it Right.”