﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.focochamber.org</link><description>News related to Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>2026 State of the Schools Address 9/16/2026 9:00 AM - 9/16/2026 11:30 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9312</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:43:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Networking Event: Business after Hours 9/17/2026 5:30 PM - 9/17/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:36px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000080;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join Us For Our Business After Hours!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000080;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:24px;"&gt;This event is intended to give Chamber members an opportunity to enjoy an evening of social networking with other professionals from around the county at a different venue every other month.&amp;nbsp;This is truly a networkers perfect way to end the day!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:28px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000080"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thursday, September 17th, 2026&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:36px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000080"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stars &amp;amp; Strikes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000080"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;133 Merchant Square&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000080"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cumming, GA&amp;nbsp; 30040&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000080;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:30 pm - 7:00 pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 24px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"&gt;$20 For Members; $25&amp;nbsp;Non-Members&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 24px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"&gt;(includes 2 drink tickets) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9313</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:08:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Power Networking Lunch 9/22/2026 11:30 AM - 9/22/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25487" style="height: 380px; width: 380px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join the Chamber&amp;#39;s Power Networking Lunch on Tuesday&amp;#39;s!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:28px;"&gt;September 22nd&amp;nbsp; @ 11:30 am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 28px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Grape Vines&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;font color="#003366"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 28px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2619 Freedom Parkway&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:28px;"&gt;Cumming, GA&amp;nbsp; 30041&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you have any issues registering please email Beth Harris @&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9314</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:55:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Power Networking Lunch 10/6/2026 11:30 AM - 10/6/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25487" style="height: 380px; width: 380px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join the Chamber&amp;#39;s Power Networking Lunch on Tuesday&amp;#39;s!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:28px;"&gt;October 6th @ 11:30 am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 28px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;420 Vision Drive, Suite A102&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:28px;"&gt;Cumming, GA&amp;nbsp; 30005&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.focochamber.org/atlas/events-v4/register/9306"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:26px;"&gt;Click Here to Register&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you have any issues registering please email Beth Harris @&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9306</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:29:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Professional Skills Workshop | Session Two 10/7/2026 10:00 AM - 10/7/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25927" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9291</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:50:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Industry Roundtable - HVAC 10/7/2026 11:30 AM - 10/7/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="" /&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25833" style="height: 583px; width: 450px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The HVAC Industry Roundtable is a gathering hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, designed to bring HVAC companies, technicians, and contractors together around the workforce issues that matter most. Attendees will dive into topics like hiring pipelines, employee retention, and the growing impact of retirements in the industry. This event is conversations led by the people who know the industry best. Whether you&amp;#39;re navigating a tight labor market, or planning for the next generation of your workforce, this roundtable is your oppertunity to connect with peers, share what&amp;#39;s working, and help shape programs and resources that directly support the trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9317</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:15:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manufacturing Society Q3  10/13/2026 8:30 AM - 10/13/2026 10:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25937" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9324</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Transportation Summit 10/14/2026 7:30 AM - 10/14/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.focochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9336</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:31:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Human Resource Council Q4  10/14/2026 11:30 AM - 10/14/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.focochamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=25916" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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