Glenn Hamer

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

Hamer Times: Results Based Funding – Expanding access to excellence

Below is a letter authored by the Chamber President and CEO Glenn Hamer and Tucson Hispanic Chamber President and CEO Lea Márquez-Peterson. This letter was distributed to state legislators in support of Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposed K-12 education budget and results-based funding. Dear Legislators, As leaders of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and […]

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Hamer Times: How to make our airports more competitive

The airline business is a tough one. Rising fuel costs. Government regulations. Mechanical breakdowns. Expensive equipment. Labor negotiations. Weather that doesn’t cooperate. Carriers are doing all they can to squeeze out profits in the face of an operating environment that is by no means easy. Meanwhile, cities and states around the country are in a

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Hamer Times: Sen. Flake marks Earth, Wind, and Fire Week

Count the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry in as co-celebrator of Sen. Jeff Flake’s Earth, Wind and Fire Week. The senator has given this week that moniker as a way of recognizing the unique challenges Arizona – especially rural Arizona – faces due to federal regulatory overreach in the environmental space Over the course

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Hamer Times: Arizona-Mexico Commission Hermosillo trip: A MegaRegion of opportunity

Arizona and Sonora remain committed to making our MegaRegion a model for cooperation between states. I returned late last week from an Arizona-Mexico Commission delegation trip to Hermosillo. The delegation was led by Jessica Pacheco, the first female president of the organization in its history. Talk about a fast start – Pacheco led the mission

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Hamer Times: Chamber’s D.C. fly-in provides insider’s look at biggest national issues

The Arizona Chamber D.C. Fly-In, which was attended by over 20 board members gave us insights that we will rely on to best position Arizona for the new political order. We met with our two senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake, and Representatives Franks, Gosar, Schweikert, McSally, Biggs, O’Halleran, and Sinema. We also were greeted

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Hamer Times: D.C. fly-in presents opportunity to talk trade’s benefits to Ariz. and nation

WASHINGTON – Greetings from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Washington, D.C. fly-in. I’m here this week with over 20 Chamber board and staff members visiting with our Capitol Hill delegation and key agencies about the top federal issues facing Arizona’s job creators. We had the opportunity yesterday to visit with ProMexico, the investment

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