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February 2009
A Year of Unprecedented Challenges

January 2009
Musings on a shambled state budget: Let's do something revolutionary

December 2008
Keep Your Business and the Local Economy Moving: Shop Local

November 2008
Getting Beyond the Instant Gratification

October 2008
Sacramento Deserves a Proactive Leader With Vision

September 2008
The Thrill of Discovery

August 2008
Coming Soon: Historic Economic Growth

June/July 2008
An Economy on the Rise: Growth & Innovation in the Region's Future

May 2008
Voice of Buisness at the State House: Metro Chamber heads down Captiol Mall on June 18

April 2008
2008 Regional Business Agenda

March 2008
Politics, like business, needs competition: Contested Sacramento mayor's race will inspire voters

February 2008
Hearts, Brains and Courage: Leadership skills needed as the Sacramento region confronts 2008’s challenges

January 2008
One Busines at a Time: How the Metro Chamber's economic development services pay off for members

December 2007

What you need to tell your customers: Consumers respond with purchases when they know you're a Metro Chamber member

November 2007
Express Yourself and Be Heard: Metro Voice advocacy tool makes it easy for business to influence policy-makers

October 2007
Building a Qualified Workforce: Our region must invest, train students, employees locally

September 2007
We Can Lead the Way: Making the region the clean energy tech center

August 2007
Regional Cooperation=A Competitive Advantage

July 2007
Fiscally Sound Action

June 2007
A Win on Many Fronts

May 2007
Ensuring Local
Businesses Prosper


April 2007
Clean & Green

March 2007
A Breakthrough Business Plan

February 2007
The Impact of Our Advocacy

January 2007
Stepping Up to a Higher Level  

THROUGH CHAMBER VIEW, THE METRO CHAMBER SHARES ITS PERSPECTIVE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES affecting our region's economy and quality of life. The Chamber View is published on Page 2 of the monthly member newsletter, Metro Business. You can comment on a Chamber View. Send to Chamber View Comment


MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

A YEAR OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES
Metro Chamber has a voice and a plan to help our region emerge stronger. Come join us

Linda Cutler, 2009 Metro Chamber Board Chair,
Vice President Corporate Communications, GenCorp Inc
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For 114 years, the Metro Chamber has been the consistent voice of business — large and small — for major issues facing this region. From flood control and transportation to workforce, economic development and education, the list goes on and on. It is the chamber’s “voice for business” that resounds in the halls of Congress at the Cap-to-Cap trip, at the State Capitol and in our local halls of government.

In these challenging times, our voice has never been more important. Going forward, the Metro Chamber will be heard leading and developing collaborative partnerships so the region can emerge from the economic downturn in a stronger and more competitive position. This action emerges through our objectives and commitment to:

• Foster a strong regional economy by serving as the region’s leading business retention and expansion organization

• Represent the interests of business at all levels of government in order to ensure that in these uncertain budgetary times, our interests are heard

• Promote the competitive advantages and significant assets of our region—no longer can we be pegged as the stepchild of San Francisco or the stopover on the way to Lake Tahoe

• Provide additional and diversified networking and visibility for our members, facilitating the all-important connection of business to business and to identify, cultivate and mentor the next generation of business leaders

• Initiate political and community action activities that strengthen and diversify the business community’s relationships and influence

Businesses this year need to think and behave differently — working collectively to position our region for economic recovery that will eventually come. This is especially true as we compete for a share of the state’s expected billions in Federal Stimulus Package funds.

As Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight — it's the size of the fight in the dog.” We’ve got a big contest ahead — please join us—for together we will not only survive, but thrive.