The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following press release Monday afternoon:

Join us for the 2026 Economic Summit sponsored by TexasBank, Ethos, Ciatizen’s National Bank, Brown County Abstract, Accel Health, and Balancing Act Small Business Services on Thursday, February 26th, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM at the Maybee Development Center, in the Bullion Suites located at Howard Payne University. Breakfast will be served.

We are thrilled to announce Dr. Helen You, Associate Director of the Texas Demographic Center, as our keynote speaker. In addition, we have, City Manager Marshal McIntosh, Deputy City Manager, Ray Tipton, Carrie Dunn, President of the Heartland Realtor’s Association and Bill Dean, Director of Workforce Partnerships with Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas lined up to speak.

Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for non-members, Tables of 8 are $200

For more information, contact Wendy Lawson, Executive Director at director@brownwoodchamber.org.

Reservations can be made here.

For more information, call the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce at (325) 646-9535.