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January 24 - January 28
Tuesday, January 25
Education & Workforce Development Committee
Virtual Meeting
2:00-3:00 p.m.

Membership Engagement Committee
Virtual Meeting
4:15-4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, January 26
Thursday, January 27
Venture X Arlington-Courthouse Metro
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 4 | 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Marymount University
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Register now for the AWE Women in Business Summit on Friday, February 4! This summit is Arlington’s premier professional women’s event. 

Featuring panel discussions and presentations from experienced leaders, this summit will provide education, inspiration, and connections to foster your success and help you achieve your personal and professional goals.

Whether you are just starting your own business or are an established executive, this year’s women-focused summit will have programming to help you succeed.

Check out the full summit agenda and take advantage of our earlybird pricing now!
 
Thursday, January 27 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Venture X Arlington-Courthouse Metro

Build your network while enjoying food, beer, wine, and soft drinks, all included in your registration! Creating connections in this relaxed setting is a great way to end your business day. Make sure to bring plenty of business cards!
Those present at the event have the opportunity to win door prizes, and there's also a cash jackpot for members only. Members have the opportunity to donate a door prize that all attendees will be eligible to win.

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Wednesday, January 26 | 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Virtual Event
 
Sign up for the Chamber's free Small Business Roundtable. We will be joined by Christine Searle, Searle Business Solutions, LLC, as she presents Income Tax Basics for Sole Proprietors.
 
This workshop helps individuals who are in business for themselves, aka Sole Proprietors, gain awareness of rules and resources about allowable business expenses, financial recordkeeping, projecting income tax liability, estimated tax payments, and income tax filing.
Education & Workforce Development Committee
Tuesday, January 25 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Virtual Meeting
 
This year, the Education & Workforce Development Committee is exploring the workforce needs of different industries, starting with hospitality industry. The meetings will feature a dialogue with Q & A with professionals from that sector.
 
The Committee is proud to welcome to speak to the group:
 
The goal is to learn about the future workforce needs within the hospitality industry to determine how our educational system can best help. 
 
The meeting is free and open to all Chamber members. To join this meeting, contact [email protected] for meeting information.

Recently, the Supreme Court issued their much anticipated decision on OSHA's (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 'vaccine or test' Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). By a 6-3 majority, the Court reinstated the stay that had been dissolved by the Sixth Circuit panel.
Key points of the decision:
  • The Court blocked OSHA’s mandate, which would have applied to all employers with 100 employees or more.
  • The Court upheld the CMS mandate, which requires health care workers to be vaccinated.

The case will now go back to the Sixth Circuit for further consideration on the merits of the challenge consistent with the Supreme Court's decision. Therefore, while blocked from going into effect, the ETS is not yet invalidated.
By Shaara Roman, President & CEO, The Silverene Group

With the recent Omicron surge, it’s become clear that return-to-work plans aren’t panning out as expected. So what now? Leaders are going to have to think fast to get ahead of this curve ball, but at this point it’s nothing we haven’t dealt with before. Here are a few things leaders should keep in mind as we hunker down for another wave of COVID cases. 
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