It has been a busy and productive week at the 74th Annual Midwestern Legislative Conference. It was a pleasure to welcome legislators from all over the Midwest and Canada to Chicago. It was a great opportunity to come together with state leaders on both sides of the aisle to find common ground and develop ideas to help better the communities we serve. I was honored to be the chairman of the conference.

A big thanks to all that participated in the Advancing the Development of Minority Entrepreneurs (ADME) Business Workshop. It was a great opportunity for minority business owners to ask questions and learn how they can do business with the state.