Glenn Hamer

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

Hamer Times: NAFTA renegotiation is an opportunity for Arizona to lead

Word today that USTR Robert Lighthizer has informed Capitol Hill of the Trump administration’s opening of a 90-day consultation period with Congress that will set the stage for a formal renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement should be viewed as an opportunity, especially for Arizona. We’ve known since the president was sworn in

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Hamer Times: Administration right to put land grabs under the microscope

This opinion piece from The Wall Street Journal sums up the positive direction land use policymaking appears to be headed: “Federal land grabs have hampered resource development, and Mr. Trump could advance his pro-growth agenda by unlocking millions of acres.” The Arizona Chamber Foundation has produced two papers on this topic that are worth revisiting

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Glenn Hamer statement on adoption of Ariz. A-F school grading system

Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer released the following statement following the State Board of Education’s new A-F grading system for K-12 schools: “Kudos to the Arizona State Board of Education for its adoption today of a new A-F grading system for K-12 schools. “Thanks to this new system, parents

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Continued Innovation is the key to economic prosperity

As part of the tireless work of Governor Doug Ducey to attract innovative companies from around the country to grow and expand in our great state, the Governor’s Office, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and the Arizona Commerce Authority hosted the inaugural Arizona Tech Innovation Summit in Scottsdale last month. Tech leaders and

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Hamer Times: ¡Gol! Three-nation World Cup bid points to power of North America

Feeling pessimistic about the future of North American cooperation? Worried NAFTA is going to collapse under a tidal wave of protectionism? A development courtesy of the soccer world should give us all hope for the future of tri-national cooperation. The NAFTA of World Cup bids The U.S., Canada and Mexico are submitting a joint bid

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