Glenn Hamer

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

Sen. Flake organizes Arizona-only listening session with EPA, stakeholders

Even an oncoming haboob couldn’t stop this guy- from his time in the House through today, U.S. Senator Jeff Flake has always insisted that the federal government listen to Arizona on the critical issues that affect our state. He proved this once again today by organizing an Arizona-only listening session with the Environmental Protection Agency […]

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Arizona Shows D.C. How it’s Done: A tale of two rollouts

On October 1, two healthcare programs opened for enrollment in Arizona. The first was the federal health insurance marketplace; the second was the recently restored state Medicaid program, Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). Since its creation in 1982, AHCCCS has been the gold-standard for cost-effective managed care in the country. AHCCCS is currently

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Making Arizona a more veteran-friendly place to call home

Today, as we honor our veterans who have given their service to this country, I thought it would be appropriate to briefly mention the important steps that Arizona has taken toward making Arizona a more veteran-friendly place to call home. We know that as increased numbers of veterans are returning back to the civilian life,

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Exceptional Events: the Return of the Air Quality Conference

After a three year hiatus, the Air Quality Conference made a triumphant return yesterday, with over 175 attendees turning out to hear presentations on topics from the EPA’s Exceptional Events rule to streamlining permitting procedures. A full room for yesterday’s Air Quality Conference We’re grateful to presenting sponsor Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, who kicked off

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Arizona mining boosts local industries and national economy

By special guest contributor Hal Quinn Last week, I met with a group of Arizona business leaders, government officials, academics and association heads including Glenn Hamer, president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and author of this blog. What transpired was a robust discussion on the importance of Arizona’s minerals mining industry to the state’s

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Arizona Chamber statement on Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards

PHOENIX – Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer released the following statement on Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards, the subject of a symposium held today at the state Senate: “A state’s education system is a critical element in its ability to compete economically. Arizona has some outstanding schools, but

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Arizona Chamber on Capitol Hill urges Congress to take up immigration reform

Fly-in features broad coalition of business, education, law enforcement and faith leaders WASHINGTON – Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer is on Capitol Hill today leading a group of Arizonans urging the state’s congressional delegation to pass an immigration reform package this year. The group is meeting with all nine

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DEQ acts quickly to streamline licensing and permitting processes

Last session the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality was able to secure $5 million for an e-portal system that would allow businesses to pay for and receive licenses online. In the FY 2014 budget, Governor Brewer proposed that the Department of Administration and Department of Environmental Quality develop an e-portal that would allow regulated customers

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Celgene: Curing cancer and creating jobs in Arizona

October is not just about post-season baseball and Arizona manufacturers- it is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. That’s why it was so fitting that the latest stop on Governor Brewer’s month-long Arizona Manufacturers tour was to biopharmaceutical manufacturer, Celgene’s Phoenix plant.   Celgene employees wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Here, Celgene is manufacturing

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