In 2022, joining a chamber of commerce isn’t just about networking. While swapping business cards was once the cornerstone of chamber involvement, an increasing number of our members are joining today for advocacy on issues and a voice. Ensuring we have elected bodies who understand that free enterprise is the backbone of our economy is critical to continued growth in our economy. Chamber members must use their voice during elections by voting for pro-business, pro-jobs candidates.
Whether you always see it or not, your Wilmington Chamber team is acutely focused on advocating on behalf of our members on public policy issues that matter to the business community, the job creators, and the engines of our economy. The key issues this chamber has been focused on include the following:
· Our region’s ability to attract and sustain business growth
· Protecting our unique quality of place&n
With the threat of a government shutdown largely averted (at least until December), Congress is turning to address other must-pass measures it has skirted this fiscal year. Chief among them is the authorization for highway and transit spending, which is set to expire at the end of October following its latest $8 billion bailout in July.
Ohio s gas prices rose faster in the past week than 44 other states. Gas costs an average of $3.92 in the Buckeye state, a 6.2 percent jump over last week.