The Official Business News Magazine of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Chamber of CommerCe magazine SummeR 2011 INSIDE: ANNUAL GOLF OUTING June 8th - Pg 4 MILestones of Al Paschall's Career - Pg 5 sOMedAys COMMentary By Al Paschall - Pg 6 OwN A PIeCe OF hIstory historic Prints - Pg 7 ChAMBer exCeLLeNCe AwArds - Pg 8 New MeMBers welcome - Pg 10 MeMBershIP application - Pg 11 Us ChAMBer Clean energy - Pg 12 PA ChAMBer Fair share Act - Pg 13 reNewING MeMBers Thank you - Pg 13 State hOUse LUNCheON - Pg 14 wOMeN's resOUrCe COUNCIL - Pg 14 NEW ReAL estate GUIde - Pg 26 ECRWSS PERMIT NO. 317 NO. PERMIT FOND DU LAC, WI LAC, DU FOND U.S.POSTAGE PAID U.S.POSTAGE Complimentary Copy Complimentary PRSRT STD PRSRT Serving Businesses from Fort Washington to Valley Forge, Conshohocken to Collegeville along the Route 202, Route 422 and I-76 Corridors 11,000 Combined Circulation with four seasonal issues per year. 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