Glenn Hamer

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

Results over rhetoric

Results over rhetoric       Glenn Hamer   September 27, 2017   Most leaders engaged in the work of improving education in Arizona are focused on how we can replicate the success of our highest performing district and charter schools to reach even more students. Some outfits, though, like the Grand Canyon Institute (GCI), seem committed

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Hamer Times: Golden Age of Trade with Mexico on Display in Mexicali

I was Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Lea Marquez Peterson’s sidekick earlier this week for my first trade mission trip to Mexicali, capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. (Many Arizonans are probably familiar with the Baja California metropolis of Tijuana – sometimes called a mini Mexico City – just

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Hamer Times: Mexico Trip Wrap-up Vol. 5: A relationship that’s strong…and getting stronger

Here’s volume 5 of Glenn Hamer’s wrap-up of a historic bipartisan legislative delegation visit to Mexico. From our meetings and my conversations throughout the trip, I can report that it’s recognized that the Arizona political and business leadership is deeply vested in an even stronger relationship with Mexico. The relationship between Gov. Doug Ducey and

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Hamer Times: Mexico Trip Wrap-up Vol. 4: Job creators aligned on trade

Here’s the fourth installment of Glenn Hamer’s reflections on his participation in a historic bipartisan trade delegation to Mexico City led by state Reps. Tony Rivero and Rosana Gabaldon. While most of the legislative delegation headed to Guanajuato for more meetings, I stayed behind and participated in a series of sit-downs organized by the well-connected

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