Glenn Hamer

Glenn Hamer is the president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

A special night in Tel Aviv as Arizona opens new trade office in Israel

On a magical evening last week, the Arizona Commerce Authority held a standing-room-only reception to commemorate the opening of the brand-new Arizona-Israel Trade Office in Tel Aviv. The event welcomed a bipartisan delegation of 18 Arizona legislators, business leaders from Israel and other dignitaries, and a member of Israel’s Knesset. Arizona, the Start-up-State, as Governor

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Business is our beat: Why Chamber Business News is your new go-to business news source

Business is our beat: Why Chamber Business News is your new go-to business news source  Glenn Hamer  June 4, 2018   I’m going to start out your Monday morning with some good news. This isn’t a column about Russian meddling in the election. It’s not about a looming trade war. It’s not about North Korea.

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An absolutely transformational moment for Arizona’s teachers

An absolutely transformational moment for Arizona’s teachers       Glenn Hamer   May 3, 2018 The Legislature Thursday morning adopted a $10.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2019. The cornerstone of the package is a three-year, $700 million infusion of funds to raise average statewide teacher salaries 20 percent by 2020. This plan was backed strongly

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Hamer Times: From state capitols to Capitol Hill, we’re making the case for a new NAFTA

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Monday welcomed Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner as our keynote speaker at our annual Update from Capitol Hill Luncheon. We were also fortunate to be joined by Minnesota Rep. Erik Paulsen and Arizona’s own Rep. David Schweikert, both of whom are members of the powerful House Ways and

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