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CHAMBER REPRESENTED AT
USGLC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
In mid June, the Chamber's International Business Council Executive Director Laura Ortega traveled to D.C. to participate in the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's (USGLC) annual conference. She was part of a delegation from Illinois representing our state's advisory committee. Ortega met with members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation and advocated to maintain the current funding levels of the International Affairs Department.
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The Illinois Chamber of Commerce came together with the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and Illinois Retail Merchants Association for a press conference Monday, July 3 to send a strong signal that Illinois' economy must be revitalized. Leaders in the business community called on legislators to get back to work with negotiations and reject SB 9 and SB 6 - a tax hike without reforms is disastrous for Illinois.
Maisch testified on June 27 in front of the Illinois House of Representative. The Illinois Chamber recognized the dire need for transportation to be fairly and fully funded by the new fiscal year. "It is hard to overstate the importance of transportation to the Illinois economy. Allowing construction projects to shut down across the state is unacceptable. This is a completely avoidable crisis." Maisch said. The Chamber also stressed the need for transportation funding in a Transportation for Illinois Coalition press conference on Thursday, June 29.
two-day event on June 6 and 7 had two major goals, both of which were a success. The first was to highlight the Metro East and St. Louis region as important to our nation's economy. The second was to bridge the divide between the public and private sectors to ensure that our infrastructure is prepared for whatever happens.
honored to join Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti at Northrop Grumman's 26th annual America Day celebration on June 27. The event started in 1991 as a company barbecue, but has expanded to honor veterans, those in active duty and their families. Officials announced they're looking to hire another 200 people there, predominantly in the engineering field.
DuPage County Board Chairman, Dan Cronin, welcomed the Chamber to Argonnne National Laboratory. In remarks Cronin stressed his efforts for government efficiency and thanked the Chamber for joint efforts on local government consolidation.
WCIA 3 News interviewed Illinois Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd Maisch. The Chamber advocated against the Geolocation bill that sends a bad signal to innovators and would make Illinois a less friendly place to conduct business. This is an overstep and an unnecssary law, or rather, a solution looking for a problem.
Check out the latest Two-Minute Drill discussing legislative activity on budgetary items from overtime session.
