﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>www.duluthchamber.com</link><description>News related to Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Fuse Spark Exchange - Lead Generation Group 9/1/2026 4:30 PM - 9/1/2026 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/97b2cf13001/df627e06-8747-40b8-8fcb-c8dd22e8e8dd.png" style="width: 600px; height: 132px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Fuse Spark Exchange is a new monthly lead generation group designed for businesses, nonprofits,&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;young professionals,&amp;nbsp;and entrepreneurs looking to grow their networks in a welcoming, action-driven space. Bring a lead, share a connection, and spark new opportunities &amp;mdash; no rigid rules, just real results. Give a lead. Get a lead. Grow together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"&gt;Wild Rose Company at Norway Hall Event Center is our 2026 meeting location host; they will kick off each meeting with a welcome and information about their new event space!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"&gt;Fuse Spark Exchange is open to current Chamber members and costs $5 at the door. Non-Chamber members may attend one meeting to try out the group. If you are interested in hosting or sponsoring, reach out to ahagen@duluthchamber.com.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"&gt;If you would like to be added to the email list for future Fuse Spark Exchange events, please &lt;a href="https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/Wznp7MB/leadgengroup"&gt;sign up here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://DuluthMNCOC.weblinkconnect.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4571</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:13:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connect @ Clyde - Kevin Beardsley, Executive Director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority 9/8/2026 11:45 AM - 9/8/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Join us for Connect @ Clyde on Tuesday, September 8th featuring Kevin Beardsley, Executive Director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://DuluthMNCOC.weblinkconnect.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4560</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:26:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Women in Leadership Conference 9/14/2026 7:30 AM - 9/14/2026 5:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/97b2cf13001/a9ba6a98-9178-4e10-a50e-ac7c256cb237.png" style="width: 600px; height: 553px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;The Duluth Chamber is proud to present the fourth annual &lt;strong&gt;Women in Leadership Conference&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;mdash;a signature event designed to motivate, inspire, and advance female leaders at any stage in their careers. Rooted in storytelling, empowerment, and connection, this innovative conference will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from trailblazing local women leaders as they tell the story of their personal journeys and the key lessons they learned along the way. This dynamic event will offer energizing keynotes, personalized career development workshops, relevant breakout sessions for any career level, the signature Trailblazers and Changemakers panel, and an engaging after-party and women&amp;rsquo;s expo highlighting women-owned and female-led organizations. This one-of-a-kind conference is an event that you and your team will not want to miss. All event proceeds benefit the Fuse Duluth young professionals program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;The 2026 agenda will be available to view in June at&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.duluthchamber.com/womeninleadership"&gt;www.duluthchamber.com/womeninleadership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;For sponsorship or scholarship inquiries, please reach out to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:ahagen@duluthchamber.com?subject=2025%20Women%20in%20Leadership%20Conference"&gt;ahagen@duluthchamber.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://DuluthMNCOC.weblinkconnect.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4536</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:13:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>After Hours Networking Event - Lincoln Park Business Group 9/22/2026 4:30 PM - 9/22/2026 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;After Hours:&amp;nbsp;Evening Networking Events to Build Your Connections&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;After Hours is the Duluth Chamber&amp;#39;s most popular monthly networking series. Area businesses and their employees enjoy appetizers and beverages at this happy hour event while meeting fellow local professionals. Join us at this special After Hours networking event, sponsored by the Lincoln Park Business Group and hosted at The Caddy Shack Indoor Golf &amp;amp; Pub, to build your connections in a fun, welcoming atmosphere.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;*After Hours events are $5 at the door for members, $10 at the door for non-members.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the Host&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;We are a dedicated group of volunteer leaders who offer our diverse skills in a shared commitment to the success of the businesses of Lincoln Park.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://DuluthMNCOC.weblinkconnect.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4540</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:02:02 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>