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Experts to Offer '26 Economic Outlook at Chamber Brunch

Experts to Offer ’26 Economic Outlook at Chamber Brunch

SPRING CITY PA – A panel of regional leaders is prepared to offer its thoughts and comments on economic development efforts across Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties during the 2026 TriCounty Economic Development Brunch, scheduled for Jan. 21 (Wednesday) in Spring City.

Tickets for the event, held by the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce, remain available but online reservations must be made soon.

Offering their observations on the business environment of 2025, and what’s ahead for the coming year, will be:

  • Stephen Forster, director of the Montgomery County Commerce Department;
  • Pamela Menet, director of Community and Economic Development in Berks County; and
  • Michael Grigalonis, President and COO of the Chester County Economic Development Council.

Additionally, the brunch features outlook updates from the boroughs of Pottstown and Boyertown. They will be presented by Peggy Lee-Clark, executive director of Pottstown Area Economic Development, and Ellen Martignetti, Main Street Manager at Building a Better Boyertown.

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A ‘Last Call to Register’

The brunch, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., is being hosted at Spring Hollow Golf Club, 3350 Schuylkill Rd. Tickets cost $55 for chamber members, $110 for prospective members, and $400 for a member table of eight.

Supporting the chamber event are this year’s platinum sponsors, Pottstown Hospital-Tower Health, Tompkins, and TriCounty Health Plans; gold sponsors Cherry Bekaert, OWM Law, and QNB Bank; and silver sponsors Comcast Business and Montgomery County Community College.

The chamber, founded in 1927, is a membership-based organization. It serves businesses in southeastern Berks, western Montgomery, and northern Chester Counties, as well as along the U.S. Route 422 corridor.

Its offices are located at Suite 613 in the Philadelphia Premium Outlets, 18 W. Lightcap Rd., Pottstown PA. For more information about it, or about the brunch, call 610-326-2900 or send it an e-mail using its online contact form.

Experts to Offer '26 Economic Outlook at Chamber Brunch

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