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Unifying our message for pro-business, pro-growth, pro-jobs climate

The Greater Flagstaff Chamber proactively listens to our membership, stays informed about important topics, and regularly communicates with decision-makers, putting us in the perfect position to influence policies that affect local businesses and our community. We partner with other organizations, local businesses, and policymakers to accomplish our shared mission of ensuring that the Flagstaff region maintains its strong pro-business climate.

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Everything You Need to Know About Prop 138: The Tipped Workers Protection Act

September 5, 2024

Everything You Need to Know About Prop 138: The Tipped Workers Protection Act A group called One Fair Wage (OFW), an outside special interest group from New York and California, is pushing an initiative known as the One Fair Wage Act that would raise the minimum wage by $2 above the current Consumer Price Index…

Important Updates on the City of Flagstaff’s 2024 Water & Sewer Fee Hikes

July 1, 2024

Important Updates on the City of Flagstaff’s 2024 Water & Sewer Fee Hikes In the May 2024 issue of the Chamber’s @7000 feet magazine we shared our concerns about the city’s water, sewer and reclaimed water rate hikes being proposed to Flagstaff’s Mayor & Council. We also shared our ongoing advocacy work on this issue…

Update on the City’s New Water and Wastewater Fee Hikes

June 18, 2024

Update on the City’s New Water and Wastewater Fee Hikes The City of Flagstaff Mayor & Council will formalize the city’s water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utility rate hikes with two public hearings on Tuesday, June 17, and Tuesday, July 2, 2024.  City staff and the city’s rate consultant had proposed a 15% per year…

The Story Behind the City of Flagstaff’s Massive 2024 Water & Sewer Fee Hikes

May 29, 2024

The Story Behind the City of Flagstaff’s Massive 2024 Water & Sewer Fee Hikes If you have not yet heard, every water and sewer bill in Flagstaff is set to double in five years. That’s right. Get ready to pay twice as much as you do today for turning on your faucet and flushing your…

Business Advocacy Division

Stephen Thompson, Division Chair – Great Charter Properties

Joe Galli – Senior Advisor for Public Policy, Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce

David Carpenter – Hope Construction

David Hayward – Neighborhood Homes

Gerald Tarling – Desert Financial Credit Union

Guillermo Cortes – Shephard-Wesnitzer, Inc. an Andurra Company

Janet Dean – APS

Jed Westover – Loven Contracting

Kurt Riegelman

Paul Turner – Turner Engineering

Thomas Smith – Peak Engineering, Inc.

Timothy Dodt – Alliance Bank of Arizona

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