Connection Opportunities to Round Out Your 2025
Once September arrives, the rhythm of life often shifts. Long summer days give way to earlier sunsets, school buses reappear on morning commutes, and schedules tighten as work and school commitments pick up. Cooler mornings inspire warmer drinks, cozy sweaters, and a return to familiar routines. It’s a season of transition—where the carefree pace of summer is replaced by structure, planning, and a hint of anticipation for the months ahead.
The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC) welcomes this transition as we get back to business with events designed to promote connections and collaboration.
New! Manufacturing Workshop
Manufacturers are the backbone of a local economy—creating jobs, driving innovation, and supporting a network of suppliers and service providers. Their presence strengthens community stability, fuels economic growth, and helps keep local dollars circulating close to home. But it is no surprise that manufacturers deal with their own set of unique challenges. The ARCC is bringing together experts from Sandler – Winning Process LLC and SIX Marketing to deliver practical strategies that address the unique challenges manufacturers face today.
The workshop, titled Mastering Manufacturing Sustainable Growth, is designed exclusively for manufacturing leaders looking to accelerate growth and achieve year-end targets. Key staff from manufacturing businesses can expect to gain proven techniques to significantly shorten sales cycles, strategic approaches to identify and target high-value customers, strategies to build a results-driven sales team culture, and much more.
This workshop will be held on Thursday, September 18th, from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at The Park Theater in Glens Falls, NY. To learn more about this event, our speakers, and to register, visit the ARCC website: https://www.adirondackchamber.org/events
5th Annual Walk for Veteran & First Responder Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Established in 2021, the Veterans Business Network (VBN) of the ARCC set out to connect with Veterans in business while providing resources and collaboration opportunities among its ranks. The annual Walk for Veteran Suicide Awareness & Prevention began as a “Stop 22” walk in partnership with the Department of NY Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). The Stop 22 walks were created to increase awareness of Veterans committing suicide—22 Veterans are lost each day.
Over the years, the name of the walk evolved, resource booths were added, and participation increased. This year, the walk will also include First Responders, whose lives are also being lost to suicide at a rapid rate.
The community is invited to join the walk on Wednesday, September 10th, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Glens Falls City Park, downtown Glens Falls, NY. After a brief greeting and remarks, participants will walk a circuit around downtown Glens Falls for 22 minutes in remembrance of lives lost and to raise awareness of the need for prevention. This event is rain or shine. Donations to the walk beneficiary, Ascend Mental Wellness, are appreciated.
Community Shred Event
In an effort to partner with an ARCC Member and give back to the community, the Chamber is once again hosting its annual Community Shred Day & Food Drive. Everyone is welcome to bring paper documents to be shredded on-site by our friends at Confidata. To accompany this free community event, the ARCC chooses a nonprofit beneficiary to gather donations for. This year, our friends from St. Mary’s Food Pantry will be on hand to collect non-perishable food donations.
So dust off those boxes of old, unwanted documents, and join us in the parking lot of Aviation Mall (578 Aviation Road, Queensbury) on Saturday, September 20th, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Mark Your Calendars
A true community celebration, the annual ARCC Business Awards shine a light on businesses’ hard work, resilience, and contributions to the community. The Chamber is excited to celebrate the 45 nominees in seven categories by recognizing each of them individually at this breakfast ceremony. Then, the winners are announced and presented with awards in front of 250+ friends, family, supporters, and community members. This event fosters pride, strengthens connections, and inspires continued growth and innovation among businesses and organizations.
If you would like to join the celebration, mark your calendars for Thursday, October 2nd, from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at The Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls.
Following the Business Awards is an equally exciting event—the ARCC Business Expo. This event offers businesses valuable exposure to new customers, partners, and markets. It provides opportunities to build brand awareness, demonstrate products or services firsthand, and gather direct feedback from attendees. It is also an excellent opportunity to network with other industry professionals, spark collaborations, and generate leads that drive future growth.
There are fees to exhibit (must be an ARCC Member), but it is free to attend and open to the public. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 5th, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at The Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls.
If you find that your calendar is filling up and you can’t make it to these events, the ARCC also hosts monthly mixers, a handful of ribbon cuttings, and smaller gatherings through our councils and committees. Visit our event calendar on our website anytime: https://www.adirondackchamber.org/events
Let’s connect and collaborate, and finish 2025 stronger than ever!
