Press Releases

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced its endorsements for the 2026 primary election, backing a bipartisan slate of candidates for the Arizona Legislature, Congress, and the Arizona Corporation Commission. 

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced the addition of Bailey Lloyd as senior director of programs and membership engagement, where she will oversee member-focused programming and help strengthen relationships with businesses and organizations across the state.

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Goldwater Institute today hosted a delegation of Missouri policymakers for a discussion focused on economic competitiveness, innovation, and pro-growth policy. The meeting comes on the heels of the Chamber’s recent launch of the AZ AI Leadership Initiative, which is focused on strengthening Arizona’s leadership in emerging technologies and the broader digital economy.

The discussion brought together Arizona legislative leaders, policy experts, and partners from the Arizona Commerce Authority to share insights on how Arizona has built a competitive environment for emerging industries and long-term economic growth. 

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today celebrated a major victory for the state’s business community after the EPA approved Arizona’s Clean Air Act Section 179B ozone demonstration. 

The ruling confirms that the Phoenix-Mesa region would have met federal air quality standards but for pollution drifting in from international sources and wildfires, factors entirely outside Arizona’s control. As a result, the region will not face a reclassification to a more stringent “Serious” nonattainment designation, sparing Arizona businesses from a wave of costly new regulatory requirements. 

Arizona didn't become a national leader in semiconductor manufacturing, advanced aerospace, and automotive innovation by accident. It happened because business and civic leaders made deliberate choices about infrastructure, tax policy, and the regulatory climate that made Arizona an attractive place to build, hire, and invest. The question now is whether we will make those same deliberate choices as artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy.

As states across the country compete aggressively for talent, investment, and jobs, the Arizona Chamber Foundation and Arizona Commerce Authority today unveiled ArizonaW1NS, a comprehensive competitiveness playbook designed to help Arizona sustain economic growth, strengthen its advantages, and expand opportunity statewide over the next decade. 

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced the launch of the AZ AI Leadership Initiative, a coalition of industry experts, business leaders, and policymakers working to strengthen Arizona’s leadership in next-generation technology, digital infrastructure, and workforce development. 

The initiative will focus on advancing smart technology policy, bolstering the infrastructure that powers the digital economy, and ensuring Arizona’s regulatory environment keeps pace as artificial intelligence and emerging technologies transform industries across the state.  

Today, the Arizona Chamber joined 40 business organizations in submitting formal comments calling on the Department of Interior to withdraw and revise its draft Colorado River operational guidelines, which would impose disproportionate water cuts on Arizona in violation of established water law.

The Arizona Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee will hear Senate Bill 1489 on Wednesday, legislation that strengthens transparency and accountability in Arizona’s initiative process. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry is urging lawmakers to advance the bill, citing its role in improving disclosure, consistency, and voter confidence at the local level. 

“As federal officials consider new rules for managing the Colorado River after 2026, Arizona is being asked to shoulder more than its fair share of the cuts. That is not acceptable, and we need our state’s leaders across both political parties to step up and aggressively push back. As the business community, we are prepared to do the same."

Arizona has spent years positioning itself as a state that punches above its weight — a place where innovation and talent translate directly into economic competitiveness. Few leaders have had a bigger hand in shaping that trajectory than Dr. Michael Crow. 

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced the addition of Vanessa Pomeroy as chief counsel of the Arizona Chamber Legal Center, where she will help lead the Chamber’s legal and policy efforts to promote a competitive business environment and protect Arizona employers from burdensome regulation and litigation.