Glenn Hamer This week I want to share with you the latest goings on in the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s efforts to advance a key civil justice reform. The state Senate on February 28 passed Senate Bill 1336, the Chamber’s top tort reform priority. The legislation is very straightforward. It simply says that […]
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Steve Macias Commentary from a manufacturing perspective While UAS in the NAS may sound like the latest reality show about self-absorbed twenty-something rap stars, it is anything but. What the acronym stands for is integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System. The Federal Aviation Administration is currently looking to establish six test
Glenn Hamer With last week’s presidential debate in our rearview mirror and the primary just a day away, here are a few thoughts on the day’s political scene. *** What a great night for Arizona to take its turn in the spotlight on the national political stage. Gov. Jan Brewer deserves applause for her work
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Glenn Hamer Two bills last week took one more step down the path to bolstering our state’s reputation for enjoying a legal environment that is welcoming to business. One bill got the headlines, but they’re both an important component of Arizona’s ongoing civil justice reform efforts. The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Jobs Creation
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From Katie Whitchurch, Director of Government Relations: Earlier this afternoon, I stood in the upper gallery of a courtroom in the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix and watched as 99 people from 37 different countries took the oath of citizenship. Ninety-nine people in every shape, size, age and nationality, but each story
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By Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry Chairman Mark Dobbins I believe I have observed a new truth. That is, the 2012 US Presidential campaign seems only to mock economic reality. Reality for the vast majority of Americans is neither politically left or right. The people I know and those I meet in this great
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Katie Whitchurch At a luncheon earlier today in Phoenix, the 2011 Progress on Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap was unveiled. A joint project between Flinn Foundation and statewide leaders in science, business and policy, the Bioscience Roadmap has sought to advance Arizona as a global leader in the biosciences industry. Over the course of the last 10
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Glenn Hamer With the 2012 legislative session well underway, here are a few thoughts from the Chamber notebook (apologies to Bob Robb)… Centennial tax agenda: The right moves at the right time The tremendous competitiveness package signed into law last year is a tough act to follow, but Gov. Jan Brewer’s plan for 2012 is
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Glenn Hamer The second regular session of the 50th Arizona Legislature opened this week and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry was back at the state Capitol representing the interests of the state’s job creators as we seek to make Arizona an even better place to do business. This year opens on a more
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Investments in Growth Stage Companies Could Create 8,000 Jobs, Generate $360 Million in Tax Revenues PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber Foundation today released a study that examines the economic and fiscal impact of the Arizona New Markets Jobs Growth Investment Initiative, a proposal aimed at encouraging private capital investment in existing growth stage Arizona
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