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SUMMARY:Webinar - COVID 19
DESCRIPTION:With the dramatic effects on business due to the COVID-19 epidemic it is critical that we form partnerships with our local leaders to keep businesses informed\, prepared\, and equipped. The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber is partnering with the Economic Development Board (EDB) to accomplish this task by hosting ongoing Pierce County Business Webinar Meetings three times weekly. These calls will include presenters from south sound business leaders\, elected leaders\, and area experts providing their knowledge and expertise on key issues regarding the COVID-19 crisis.\n\nThese webinars are of the upmost importance and target the critical needs of our business community. Each of the webinar meetings will be administered and paid for by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber and emceed by the EDB. Each meeting is prescheduled with presenters and topics of interest to the business community related to the COVID-19 crisis.\n\n\n\n4/1/2020\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters include:\n\n	Andy Wappler\, VP of Communications & Customer Operations\, Puget Sound Energy \n	Joe Bushnell\, Washington Hospitality Association\n	Kim Bedier\, Tacoma Public Facilities \n	Dean Burke\, CEO\, Travel Tacoma Mount Rainier Tourism and Sports\n	Russel Brunton\, Owner\, Indochine Restaurant\n\n\n\n\n\nHosts:\n\nTom Pierson\, CEO\, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce\n\nBruce Kendall\, CEO\, Pierce County Economic Development \n\nJohn Powers\, Executive Director\, Kitsap Economic Development Alliance\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPartners
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\;"><span background-color:="" font-size:="" trebuchet="">With the dramatic effects on business due to the COVID-19 epidemic it is critical that we form partnerships with our local leaders to keep businesses informed\, prepared\, and equipped. The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber is partnering with the Economic Development Board (EDB) to accomplish this task by hosting ongoing Pierce County Business Webinar Meetings three times weekly. These calls will include presenters from south sound business leaders\, elected leaders\, and area experts providing their knowledge and expertise on key issues regarding the COVID-19 crisis.</span><br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;" trebuchet="" />\n<span background-color:="" font-size:="" trebuchet="">These webinars are of the upmost importance and target the critical needs of our business community. Each of the webinar meetings will be administered and paid for by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber and emceed by the EDB. Each meeting is prescheduled with presenters and topics of interest to the business community related to the COVID-19 crisis.</span><br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;" trebuchet="" />\n<br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;" trebuchet="" />\n<span color:="" font-size:="" trebuchet=""><strong>4/1/2020</strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(109\, 110\, 112)\; font-family: Arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(230\, 236\, 240)\; font-weight: bold\;"><font size="3">Presenters include:</font></span>\n<ul style="padding-right: 0px\; color: rgb(109\, 110\, 112)\; font-family: Arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(230\, 236\, 240)\; margin: 5px 0px !important\; padding-left: 2em !important\; list-style-position: outside !important\; list-style-image: initial !important\;">\n	<li style="margin: 0px !important\; padding-top: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-bottom: 0px\; padding-left: 0px !important\; list-style: outside disc !important\; color: rgb(100\, 101\, 105)\;"><strong>Andy Wappler\,</strong>&nbsp\;VP of Communications &amp\; Customer Operations\, Puget Sound Energy&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px !important\; padding-top: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-bottom: 0px\; padding-left: 0px !important\; list-style: outside disc !important\; color: rgb(100\, 101\, 105)\;"><strong>Joe Bushnell\,</strong>&nbsp\;Washington Hospitality Association</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px !important\; padding-top: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-bottom: 0px\; padding-left: 0px !important\; list-style: outside disc !important\; color: rgb(100\, 101\, 105)\;"><strong>Kim Bedier</strong>\, Tacoma Public Facilities&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px !important\; padding-top: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-bottom: 0px\; padding-left: 0px !important\; list-style: outside disc !important\; color: rgb(100\, 101\, 105)\;"><strong>Dean Burke\,</strong>&nbsp\;CEO\, Travel Tacoma Mount Rainier Tourism and Sports</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px !important\; padding-top: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-bottom: 0px\; padding-left: 0px !important\; list-style: outside disc !important\;"><strong>Russel Brunton</strong>\, Owner\, Indochine Restaurant</li>\n</ul>\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\;"><strong>Hosts:</strong><br />\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Tom Pierson</strong>\, CEO\, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce<br />\n<strong>Bruce Kendall</strong>\, CEO\, Pierce County Economic Development&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">John Powers</span></strong><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">\, Executive&nbsp\;</span><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Director\, Kitsap Economic Development&nbsp\;</span><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Alliance</span></span></span></span><br font-size:="" trebuchet="" />\n<br font-size:="" trebuchet="" />\n<strong font-size:="" trebuchet=""><span style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\;">Sponsors</span><br />\n<img alt="" height="32" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/BHT_logo_RGB.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 32px\;" width="150" />&nbsp\;<img alt="" height="41" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/MultiCare-Color.png" style="width: 150px\; height: 41px\;" width="150" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<img alt="" height="102" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Pierce-County-Logo.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 102px\;" width="150" />&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="41" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/TPUlogo.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 41px\; float: left\;" width="150" /><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nPartners<br />\n<img alt="" height="46" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/EDB.PNG" style="width: 150px\; height: 46px\;" width="150" /><img alt="" height="42" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/KEDALogoHorizontal.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 42px\;" width="150" /></strong>
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