Glenn Hamer

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

Business community files lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Proposition 206

PHOENIX (December 15, 2016) – A group of plaintiffs representing job creators this morning filed suit over the constitutionality of Proposition 206, the ballot measure passed in November that dramatically raises the statewide minimum wage and imposes a new paid leave mandate on employers.   The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Greater Phoenix Chamber […]

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Hamer Times: Entry-level jobs are under attack

Don’t think entry level jobs are at risk as government-mandated minimum wages climb higher and higher? Read this column by former McDonald’s USA President and CEO Ed Rensi. When the Chamber was campaigning against Proposition 206, the recently passed ballot measure that will hike the minimum wage in Arizona by nearly 50 percent and institute

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A man-made disaster

A man-made disaster   Glenn Hamer   December 2nd, 2016                The state and national teachers unions spent a combined $400,000 on the campaign to pass Proposition 206, the ballot initiative to dramatically raise the state minimum wage and institute a new paid leave mandate on employers. Their efforts, along with

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Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry welcomes Whitney Chapa as new vice president of education policy and budget

          Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry welcomes Whitney Chapa as new vice president of education policy and budget PHOENIX (Nov. 17, 2016) – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced that Whitney Chapa has joined the Chamber team as the organization’s new vice president of education policy and budget. Chapa

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Hamer Times: Let’s make one last push to defeat Proposition 205

Tomorrow’s election is an extremely important one.  I know you hear that all the time, but in Arizona’s case, it is very true. While this has felt like the longest election cycle in all of history, it is imperative that we give it our all leading up to tomorrow’s election. In particular, we need to

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New Arizona Chamber Foundation paper recommends using lessons learned in supply chain management to address teacher shortage

              New Arizona Chamber Foundation paper recommends using lessons learned in supply chain management to address teacher shortage PHOENIX (November 1, 2016) —The Arizona Chamber Foundation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and A for Arizona today released a case study proposing a new approach to addressing the teacher shortage

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A call to reform

A call to reform    Glenn Hamer   October 19th, 2016                The Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Civil Justice Reform, convened by Chief Justice Scott Bales earlier this year, just completed its work taking a good hard look at the current state of Arizona’s civil justice system. Of interest

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