GREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

REPRESENTING 2,400 BUSINESSES ACROSS THE GREATER PHOENIX REGION, THE CHAMBER IS THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS NETWORK IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THE CHAMBER CATALYZES REGIONAL PROSPERITY WITH FORWARD-THINKING PUBLIC POLICY, INTENTIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND DIVERSE, PREPARED TALENT. OUR MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A VIBRANT BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND BENEFIT FROM THE COUNTLESS CONNECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES BEING A CHAMBER MEMBER PROVIDES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, AN ESTIMATED 760,000 EMPLOYEES OF MEMBER COMPANIES WERE SERVED BY THE CHAMBER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHAMBER IS THE LEADING VOICE OF BUSINESS AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND CITY HALL. MEMBER DRIVEN PRIORITIES GUIDE OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, ENSURING THAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR MEMBER COMPANIES ARE ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT. THERE WERE 300 ENGAGED EMPLOYERS WITHIN 35+ PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ISSUE COMMITTEE MEETINGS WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER'S PUBLIC POLICY TEAM ADVOCATING FOR ARIZONA BUSINESSES. WITH GUIDANCE FROM MEMBERS, THE CHAMBER SUPPORTED 24 BILLS THAT WERE SIGNED INTO LAW AND OPPOSED 62 BILLS THAT WERE DEFEATED. THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES INCLUDE THE ROLE IN PASSING HB 2297 (COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; ADAPTIVE REUSE). REPRESENTATIVE LEO BIASIUCCI SPONSORED THE LEGISLATION TO INTRODUCE ADAPTIVE REUSE PRACTICES IN ARIZONA'S LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES. THE LEGISLATION PROVIDES PATHWAYS FOR HOUSING TO BE BUILT IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, OR MIXED-USE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THE LIFE OF THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE. HB 2297 IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO ADDRESS ARIZONA'S HOUSING SHORTAGE. THE CHAMBER ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW ARIZONA ECONOMIC INSIGHTS DASHBOARD, WHICH PROVIDES BUSINESSES WITH CRITICAL DATA THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR KEY CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORKFORCE THROUGH INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC INSIGHTS, INCLUDING GDP AND JOB PROJECTIONS. THE DASHBOARD PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF ARIZONA'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL TRENDS, EMPOWERING BETTER BUSINESS DECISIONS.