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SUMMARY:Leadership Visit 2025: Columbia\, SC
DESCRIPTION:Leadership Visit 2025\n\nPresented By\n\n\n\n \nThe Columbia Chamber of Commerce Leadership Visit is an annual fall community trip designed to expose Columbia/Boone County leaders to the best ideas of progressive\, nationally recognized communities throughout the United States.\n\n \n\nMark your calendar for September 30- October 2 for the Chamber's annual program. This year the Chamber will visit Columbia\, SC. The agenda details will be released soon. If you have any immediate questions\, please email Lily\, at lily@comochamber.com.\n\n\n\nGoals are to:\n\n\n	Provide the Columbia Chamber delegation the opportunity to openly discuss with leaders from our host community the challenges and opportunities their community is facing\,\n	Introduce our delegation of business and civic leaders to innovative programs and impactful projects that may be adapted and implemented in our community\,\n	Facilitate exchange of best practices and lessons learned among participants from both communities\, in order to address specific issues or concerns in Columbia\,\n	Offer participants high-level networking and relationship-building opportunities.\n\n\n\nEarly Bird Pricing is available now through Friday\, August 22nd! The Early Bird Price is $2\,700 which includes all transportation and accommodations. As well as all meals for Tuesday and Wednesday and breakfast on Thursday. (Attendee's are encouraged to explore on their own for Thursday's lunch). \n\n\n\nThank you to our 2025 Leadership Visit Sponsors:\n\n \n\nPresenting Sponsor Lindner Properties\;\n\nWelcome Reception Sponsor The City of Columbia\;\n\nAppreciation Dinner Sponsor AT&T\;\n\nGold Sponsors Burrell Behavioral Health\, The Broadway - A Doubletree by Hilton\, Columbia Board of REALTORS\, Commerce Bank\, The COMO Companies\, QuesTec\, and Veterans United Home Loans\;\n\nAirplane Sponsor Columbia Regional Airport (COU)\;\n\nTransportation Sponsor University of Missouri\;\n\nAttendee Gift Sponsor Plaza Commercial Realty\;\n\nHotel Room Key Sponsor First State Community Bank\;\n\nLunch Sponsor First State Community Bank\;\n\nBreakfast Sponsor Missouri Employers Mutual and SOA Architecture\;\n\nBriefing Booklet Sponsor SOA Architecture\;\n\nNametag Sponsor SOA Architecture\;\n\nLiftoff Breakfast Sponsor SOA Architecture\;\n\nPre-Trip Mixer and Briefing Beverage Sponsor 404 Portland\;\n\nPre-Trip Mixer and Briefing Food Sponsor First State Community Bank. \n\n\n\nMore sponsorships are available! Contact Lily at lily@comochamber.com for more information.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;"><em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><strong>Leadership Visit 2025</strong></span></span></em></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><strong>Presented By<br />\n<a href="https://www.lindnerproperties.com/"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2790/Image/LindnerProperties-MainLogo.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></a></strong></span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n<em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">The Columbia Chamber of Commerce Leadership Visit is an annual fall community trip designed to expose Columbia/Boone County leaders to the best ideas of progressive\, nationally recognized communities throughout the United States.<br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 14px\; font-weight: bold\;">Mark your calendar for September 30- October 2 for the Chamber&rsquo\;s annual program.</span><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;This year the Chamber will visit Columbia\, SC. The agenda details will be released soon. If you have any immediate questions\, please email Lily\, at lily@comochamber.com.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Goals are to:</span></span></em>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Provide the Columbia Chamber delegation the opportunity to openly discuss with leaders from our host community&nbsp\;the challenges and opportunities their community is facing\,</span></span></em></li>\n	<li><em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Introduce our delegation of business and civic leaders to innovative programs and impactful projects that may be adapted and implemented in our community\,</span></span></em></li>\n	<li><em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Facilitate exchange of best practices and lessons learned among participants from both communities\, in order to address specific issues or concerns in Columbia\,</span></span></em></li>\n	<li><em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Offer participants high-level networking and relationship-building opportunities.</span></span></em></li>\n</ul>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><u><strong>Early Bird Pricing is available now through Friday\, August 22nd! The Early Bird Price is $2\,700 </strong></u>which includes all transportation and accommodations. As well as all meals for Tuesday and Wednesday and breakfast on Thursday. (Attendee&#39\;s are encouraged to explore on their own for Thursday&#39\;s lunch).&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Thank you to our 2025 Leadership Visit Sponsors:</span></span></em>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<p><em><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Presenting Sponsor <strong>Lindner Properties</strong>\;</span></span></span></em><br />\n<em><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Welcome Reception Sponsor <a href="https://www.como.gov/"><strong>The City of Columbia</strong></a>\;</span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Appreciation Dinner Sponsor <a href="https://www.att.com/"><strong>AT&amp\;T</strong></a>\;</span></span></span></em><br />\n<em><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Gold Sponsors&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.burrellcenter.com/"><strong>Burrell Behavioral Health</strong></a><strong>\, <a href="https://thebroadwaycolumbia.com/">The Broadway - A Doubletree by Hilton</a>\, <a href="https://www.cbormls.com/">Columbia Board of REALTORS</a>\, <a href="https://www.commercebank.com/">Commerce Bank</a>\, <a href="https://comocompanies.com/">The COMO Companies</a>\, </strong><a href="https://questec.us/"><strong>QuesTec</strong></a>\,<strong> </strong>and <a href="https://www.veteransunited.com/"><b>Veterans United Home Loans</b></a>\;</span></span></span></em><br />\n<em><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Airplane Sponsor <a href="http://www.flycou.com/"><strong>Columbia Regional Airport (COU)</strong></a>\;</span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Transportation Sponsor <a href="https://missouri.edu/"><strong>University of Missouri</strong></a>\;</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Attendee Gift Sponsor <a href="https://www.paulland.com/"><strong>Plaza Commercial Realty</strong></a>\;</span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">Hotel Room Key Sponsor <a href="https://www.fscb.com/"><strong>First State Community Bank</strong></a>\;</span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Lunch Sponsor <strong>First State Community Bank</strong>\;</span></span></span></em><br />\n<em><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Breakfast Sponsor <strong>Missouri Employers Mutual </strong>and <strong>SOA Architecture</strong></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">\;<br />\nBriefing Booklet Sponsor <a href="https://soa-inc.com/"><strong>SOA Architecture</strong></a>\;<br />\nNametag Sponsor <strong>SOA Architecture</strong>\;<br />\nLiftoff Breakfast Sponsor <strong>SOA Architecture</strong>\;</span></span></span></em><br />\n<em><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Pre-Trip Mixer and Briefing Beverage Sponsor <strong>404 Portland</strong>\;<br />\nPre-Trip Mixer and Briefing Food Sponsor <strong>First State Community Bank. </strong></span></span></span></em><br />\n<br />\n<em><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">More sponsorships are available! Contact Lily at <a href="mailto:lily@comochamber.com?subject=From%20the%20LV%20Landing%20Page">lily@comochamber.com</a> for more information. </span></span></em></p>\n
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