

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: LUNCH & LEARN - New Year, New Strategy: Solving the Skills Gap in 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Tue, 20 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: New Year, New Strategy: Solving the Skills Gap in 2026 with Apprenticeship NC
As we kick off a new year, the #1 challenge for most businesses remains finding and retaining skilled talent. Don't let workforce shortages hold your business back this year! Our first Lunch &amp; Learn of 2026 features Scott Panagrosso from Apprenticeship NC, the agency dedicated to helping NC employers build a skilled, adaptable workforce.
Learn how Apprenticeship NC enables employers to:
Create a customized training program tailored to your specific needs.
Access state and federal funding to offset training costs.  
Reduce turnover and recruitment expenses.
Where: Stanly Community College, Brown Building 141 College Drive, Albemarle, NC 
When: January 20 at Noon
Registered Apprenticeships aren't just for the trades—they are a cost-effective way to upskill your current team and build a loyal pipeline of new talent.
REGISTER TODAY!
https://web.stanlychamber.org/atlas/events/business-development-lunch-learn-new-year-new-strategy-solving-the-skills-gap-in-2026-with-apprenticeship-nc-3155/details

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/albemarle/lunch-and-learn-new-year-new-strategy-solving-the-skills-gap-in-2026/200029492650824
- **Event Categories**: workshops, contests, business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://web.stanlychamber.org/atlas/events/business-development-lunch-learn-new-year-new-strategy-solving-the-skills-gap-in-2026-with-apprenticeship-nc-3155/details?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=albemarle-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Albemarle
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1000 N 1st. Street Suite 11, Albemarle, NC, United States, North Carolina 28001
- **lat**: 35.36626
- **long**: -80.19657
- **full address**: 1000 N 1st. Street Suite 11, Albemarle, NC, United States, North Carolina 28001

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Stanly County Chamber (https://allevents.in/org/stanly-county-chamber/23973544)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 20 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1000 N 1st. Street Suite 11, Albemarle, NC, United States, North Carolina 28001
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Stanly County Chamber
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, contests, business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about LUNCH & LEARN - New Year, New Strategy: Solving the Skills Gap in 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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