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Larry Lucero UNS Energy Corporation With that in mind, we will focus on the following four areas: Walter Richter Southwest Gas Corp. 1. Better alignment with business development and advocacy organizations to leverage Cody Ritchie our collective strengths and create efficiencies (TREO, SALC, THCC, etc.). Crest Insurance 2. Improved recognition of the value of accomplishments and innovation of Southern Steve Rosenberg BizTucson Arizona’s small businesses across all sectors. Keri Silvyn 3. Strengthened support of economic development utilizing public and private Lazarus, Silvyn & Bangs, PC partnerships in both retail and industrial development. Lea Standridge Raytheon Missile Systems 4. Continued improvement of value added programs supported by the Chamber Howard Stewart regarding small business development and membership educational programs. AGM Container Controls, Inc. Cristie Street We are all blessed to live in such a wonderful community. Our future success lies in the Nextrio efforts of our business, political and volunteer leaders. I encourage each of you to continue to Richard Underwood strengthen your involvement in making Tucson and Southern Arizona the right place, at the AAA Landscape right time, for growth and prosperity for all. Judy Wood Contact One Call Center Tony Penn Chairman of the Board TucsonChamber.org Summer 2014 3 The Chamber Staff President’s Message Executive President & CEO Michael V. Varney Michael V. Varney Executive Vice President President & CEO Lori Banzhaf Executive Assistant Shirley Wilka, CPS Are We There Yet? Most economic indicators show that the country and the state are in a slow but steady Business uptick in the economy. If you’re like most people, you are aware that things are improving, Development but yet things just don’t “feel” like they are improving. A lot of companies still seem to be Business Development & hunkered down in defensive postures. They seem to have a “wait and see” attitude. The Advertising Director lessons of the Great Recession have not been lost on today’s businesses. They continue to do Jill A’Hearn “more with less”. They are lean. They are on top of every opportunity to create new revenue Business Development and cut every possible expense. Lessons learned over the past six years will serve businesses Executive well once this economy turns the corner and starts down the path of normal growth in GDP Edgar Martinez in the range of 3-4% a year. In my view, we have a way to go before companies now playing defense can shift into full-scale offense. The explosion in new regulations on business has had a very unsettling Government Affairs effect. Lawmakers have to stop making laws for every possible minute contingency. A better Vice President of approach would be for lawmakers to go on a campaign to actually reduce government Government Affairs regulation and intrusion on business operations. Ditto for health care. DItto for getting Robert Medler federal spending under control. The federal debt has the potential to unleash suffocating levels of inflation as the government competes for money with the private sector. Communications The bottom line is that business needs stability and predictability to rev up the engines Communications Director Carissa Fairbanks of free enterprise. Only then will we see more and more jobs and prosperity created. Communications Specialist David Long Michael V. Varney Special Events President & CEO Event Coordinator Jason Cook, CTA Member Services Member Services Affinity Director Jackie Chambers Member Operations Manager Tammy Jensen Member Services and Accounting Coordinator Sarah Akers Member Services Administrative Assistant Leticia Valenzuela Finance Finance and Operations Director Laura Nagore 4 THE CHAMBER EDGE confidence. experience. commitment. THE R A WAY. 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