Glenn Hamer

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

Arizona Chamber of Commerce Releases 2014 Endorsements for Legislature

PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today released its primary election endorsements for the state Senate and state House of Representatives. The Chamber is excited to endorse 23 Senate and 31 House candidates who share the Chamber’s pro-business, jobs-friendly agenda. The Chamber maintains a rigorous process for supporting individuals for elected office. […]

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Launch Hour: New series highlights Arizona manufacturing

LaunchPoint, a new series on Cox7, spotlights the technology of manufacturing and the people who make manufacturing work. Each episode of LaunchPoint follows the journey of someone into the fast-paced and growing world of advanced manufacturing.  We watch their talents turn into passions, as they build careers filled with endless opportunities. Martin Edge and Jacob

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New York has a better business climate than Arizona? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Glenn Hamer If you watch the Sunday morning talk shows or cable news, you might have seen some ads from the folks at New York’s economic development agency, the Empire State Development Corp. Several friends of mine have seen the ads and have asked me what they’re all about. The ads are slick and well produced. They might prod

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Arizona celebrates “Arizona Travel and Tourism Days”

As the weather heats up (officially a dry heat) and the school year winds down, the U.S. Travel Association has declared this week National Tourism Week. In conjunction with this, Governor Brewer issued a proclamation yesterday designating this week as “Arizona Travel and Tourism Days,” to highlight Arizona’s tremendous travel and tourism industry. With destinations from Jerome

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The long and the short of it: Legislature extends lengthy jury trial fund

Last Thursday, Governor Brewer signed an important piece of legislation for Arizona’s civil justice system. Senate Bill 1248 was sponsored by Sen. Adam Driggs, and reauthorizes the 2003 program that allows the Arizona Supreme Court to establish a filing fee to be deposited in the Arizona Lengthy Trial Fund. This fund is used to pay

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