Category: Politics

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Chamber Board LeadershipPhotography by Jackie Mercandetti, Arizona Business Magazine Oct/Nov 2006

Chamber Board Leadership Second To None

3’s Company Chamber board leadership second to none By Vanessa White With the addition of President and Chief Executive Officer Katie Pushor in January, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors approved Pushor’s innovative three-year strategic plan in … Continue reading

Public Policy, AZ Business Magazine Oct/Nov 2006AZ Business Magazine Oct/Nov 2006

Greater Phoenix Chamber Of Commerce Outlines Its Most Pressing Public Policy Efforts

Public Policy in Focus Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce outlines its most pressing public policy efforts   Virtually any group that has experienced the give-and-take of supporting or opposing legislation at the state Capitol is aware of the truism—half a … Continue reading

Katie Pushor - AZ Business Magazine October/November 2006Arizona Business Magazine October/November 2006

CEO Katie Pushor Adds Fresh Ideas To Greater Phoenix Chamber Of Commerce

New President and CEO Katie Pushor adds fresh ideas to Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Katie Pushor gets a rush as she looks out of her 27th floor office, taking in the booming development in downtown Phoenix. The president and … Continue reading

Cover, AZ Business MagazinePhotography by Brian Fiske, Arizona Business Magazine Oct/Nov 2006

Jim Pederson And Jon Kyl Go Head To Head in Real Estate

The Blue Camp Jim Pederson has built a real estate kingdom in the desert, but can he dethrone Jon Kyl? By Lori K.Baker It’s 4:30 on a sweltering August afternoon, and a cadre of small-business owners duck into Nixon’s, a … Continue reading

Arizona MajorityArizona Business Magazine Aug/Sept 2006

Surging Hispanic Population Growth Creates Opportunity, Challenges

Arizona’s Majority Minority Surging Hispanic population growth creates opportunity, challenges   Arizona’s population is changing as fast as its landscape. At present, approximately 1.6 million Hispanics, or one in four Arizonans, call the Grand Canyon State home. Since 40 percent … Continue reading

Baby StepsArizona Business Magazine Aug/Sept 2006

Hispanic Chamber To Push For Guest Worker Program

Baby Steps Hispanic Chamber to push for guest worker program By David Schwartz They are the lessons pulled from the history books and reinforced in the mind of a 12-year-old boy working in the picking fields of Holtville, a small … Continue reading

WineryArizona Business Magazine Aug/Sept 2006

Wineries Win Battle At Capital

Southeastern Arizona: The Border Report Significant business developments promise to fortify the economies of Arizona’s southern half By Peter O’Dowd After battle waged at the Capitol, local wineries still in the game. Poised to enter the State Legislature with a … Continue reading

Public PolicyArizona Business Magazine Aug/Sept 2006

Hispanic Chamber Takes On Key Issues

Matters of Public Policy Hispanic chamber takes on key issues   From immigration reform to healthcare affordability, the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is once again wading into the turbulent waters of public policy and its already tackling big issues. … Continue reading

Oil RefineryArizona Business Magazine Aug/Sept 2006

Permit Extension Staves Off Misery For First U.S. Refinery In Three Decades

The Colorado River Valley From the state’s northern edge to its southern boundaries, growth flows along the Colorado River Permit extension staves off misery for first U.S. refinery in three decades By Peter O’Dowd Plans for an oil refinery outside … Continue reading

Shirley-CoverPhotography by Cassandra Tomei

Cover Story: State of the Navajo Nation

A president and the window to his Nation’s Future By Peter O’Dowd Somewhere on the Navajo Reservation, most often along Highway 264 between Arizona and New Mexico, a man holds his arm outstretched with a green flag fluttering from his … Continue reading

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