Alamance Chamber Annual Meeting Jan. 27 in Burlington, sponsored by Duke Energy

Business leaders, volunteers and civic partners will gather at the Alliance Convention Center in Burlington for the Alamance Chamber’s annual meeting presented by Duke Energy, where the chamber will review 2025 impacts and outline priorities for 2026. Networking opens at 5:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 6:00 p.m. Individual tickets were priced at $85 and registration, substitution and cancellation closed at 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 20.

The event is the chamber’s signature gathering for local employers and community organizations, recognizing outstanding volunteers, leaders and entrepreneurs while reinforcing public-private partnerships that shape the county’s economic agenda. The chamber will also announce the winner of the 2025 Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award, a recognition that often signals which community initiatives and service models local leaders plan to amplify in the year ahead.

For the business community, the meeting is more than ceremony. Annual meetings set the policy and program playbook for workforce development, small business support and infrastructure priorities that influence private investment and hiring decisions. Sponsorship by Duke Energy underlines the role utilities and large employers play in county-level economic planning, particularly around energy resiliency, site readiness and workforce training, areas that affect operating costs and the competitiveness of Alamance County for new and expanding firms.

The chamber’s agenda typically highlights measurable metrics from the prior year, such as business retention activity, job announcements and partnership-driven initiatives, and frames targets for the coming year. Those outcomes matter for local budgets and for grant and incentive strategies pursued by municipal and county leaders. For small businesses and nonprofits, the networking hour beginning at 5:00 p.m. provides face-to-face access to decisionmakers and potential collaborators, which can translate into contracts, volunteer recruitment and mentoring relationships.

Residents tracking local economic health should note which initiatives the chamber prioritizes after the meeting, since those priorities influence workforce programs at community colleges, local procurement strategies and county-level advocacy on infrastructure and regulatory issues. For those who missed the Jan. 20 registration cutoff, the chamber’s event page at members.alamancechamber.com/events/details/2026-alamance-chamber-annual-meeting-2773 includes sponsor and program details and will carry follow-up announcements.

The annual meeting will set a tone for 2026 business-community action in Alamance County; expect the outcomes and award spotlight to guide where public and private leaders concentrate resources and recruitment efforts in the months ahead.