My Dad, the eternal optimist, liked to say, “There’s a reason the windshield is so much larger than the rearview mirror, because forward is the way you’re going.”

He would remind me that where we have traveled is important because it is our story. However, no amount of looking back can ever change a bit of what has happened. Forward is the only direction that matters.

This week, the Chamber will open registration for our inaugural State of the Burg Economic Summit on Oct. 18, at our host v...