Georgia Chamber
Georgia Chamber News
Georgia Chamber Celebrates Pro-Business Legislative Session for 2022
Atlanta, GA – Thursday, April 7, 2022 – With the close of Monday’s business at the Capitol the Georgia Chamber of Commerce thanks House and Senate-leadership for their economic growth and mobility focus. These bills represent a wide range of topics spanning the range of the Chamber’s influence in the areas of economic development, education and workforce, health and wellness and transportation. In January, the Georgia Chamber…
Survey: Georgia Voters Concerned About PRO Act and Its Negative Impacts on Workers, Small Business and Inflation
Monday, March 28, 2022 — Atlanta, Georgia – A new survey released by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce shows that Georgia likely voters are very concerned about the Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act and the negative and unintended impacts the legislation would have on Georgia workers, small businesses, and inflation. A significant majority of Georgia likely voters (75%) are most concerned that the PRO…
Georgia Chamber Advisory Regarding News of Probable Russian Cyber-attack
Atlanta, Georgia – March 23, 2022 – The Georgia Chamber Foundation as a service to its member investors looks to inform and increase business cybersecurity awareness in the days to come. As the conflict in Ukraine has widened, the Biden administration is now cautioning companies to ‘harden their defenses’ about what they perceive as a probable cyber-attack on U.S. infrastructure. Georgia businesses should immediately begin…
Building a Global Talent Pipeline
by Chris Clark, President & CEO, Georgia Chamber and Verónica Maldonado-Torres, Georgia Hispanic Chamber President & CEO Even before COVID-19 hit our borders and changed virtually every business plan and legislative priority, the war for talent was being fought across every industry sector around the world. Communities, states, and nations that want a prosperous future have prioritized issues ranging from reforming K-12 to developing…
Georgia Chamber Kicks Off New Georgia Economy Tour for 2022
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – Atlanta, Georgia – The Georgia Chamber is proud to once again begin its statewide swing known as the New Georgia Economy Tour, presented by Wells Fargo. Each year the Georgia Chamber travels the state of Georgia listening to the needs of local leadership and business executives and sharing unique insights and data analysis developed by the Georgia Chamber Foundation to help…
Georgia Chamber CEO on Proposed Suspension of Georgia Gas Tax
Atlanta, Georgia – March 9, 2022 – In response to Governor Brian Kemp’s efforts along with the General Assembly to suspend the fuel tax in the state of Georgia during this time of uncertainty, Chamber President and CEO, Chris Clark released the following statement today: “With nearly half of Georgia’s workforce employed by a small business and with small businesses themselves comprising almost 99% of…
Business Advisory: Ukrainian War – Potential Impacts to Georgia Business
The Georgia Chamber offers the following advisory as businesses address questions rising from the growing Ukrainian-Russian war. We also ask all Georgia businesses to seek ways to support the people and leadership of Ukraine. We provide the following for your consideration regarding the potential impacts to your business: Likely increases in food prices because over 25% of the world’s wheat comes from Russia and Ukraine. The…
Georgia Chamber Commissioned Poll Shows Strong Support for Rivian Facility
Atlanta, Georgia — February 28, 2022 — A recent, independently commissioned Georgia Chamber poll of the four-county area (Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton) named as home to Rivian’s $5 Billion future manufacturing facility shows a strong 2-to-1 support for the project. According to the poll, the respondents cited the positive impact the facility will have on local community jobs, businesses, schools, and healthcare as primary…
Georgia Chamber Foundation Recommends Steps to Stronger Cybersecurity
Atlanta, Georgia – February 25, 2022 – The Georgia Chamber Foundation as a service to its member investors recommends the following steps to help inform and increase business cybersecurity in the days to come. Over the months, geopolitical tensions between the United States and Russia have heightened, due to varying interests in Ukraine. Now that Russia has advanced into Ukrainian territory, the United States, its…
Georgia Chamber Announces Release of Annual Rural Renaissance Report
Atlanta, GA – Thursday, February 24, 2022 – The Georgia Chamber of Commerce announces the release of the 2022 Rural Renaissance Report following a meeting of the Rural Prosperity Council in Tifton, GA. The report is part of continued efforts to elevate Georgia’s 140 rural counties through recommendations highlighting strategies and innovative solutions. Since 2018, the Georgia Chamber Center for Rural Prosperity has used the annual Rural…