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The Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Business at Breakfast forum on Wednesday at Fishburne Military School examining the business of education.

The 8:30 a.m. event will feature a panel discussion looking at FMS’s plans to open a new military junior college, Blue Ridge Community College’s new advanced technology faciity, and Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center’s postsecondary rehab transition program.

The panel consists of Col. Roy Zinser, superintendent of Fishburne Military School, John Downey, president of Blue Ridge Community College, and Rick Sizemore, director of Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center.

Learn how these educational endeavors are partnering with each other and the business community.

RSVP by calling 540.324.1133. More information is online at www.augustachamber.org.

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