• Earned the 2009 Regional Organization of the Year award from SACOG for the federal stimulus list project and for overall collaborative efforts to represent the Sacramento region in local, state and federal advocacy.
  
• Spearheaded, with SACOG, the regional federal stimulus list project, convening nearly 80 organizations and jurisdictions. More than 1,200 potential projects were identified that represented more than $12 billion in funding opportunities.
  
• Advocated for $55.8 million in Proposition 1C funds for infill infrastructure and transit-oriented development housing projects: The Railyards, Township 9, Curtis Park Village and Capitol Lofts.
  
• Quantified and defined $33.5 billion impact that the region’s largest private employment sector has on the local economy in the 2009 Metro Chamber Health Care/Biosciences Economic Impact Report.
  
• Celebrated the opening of the $139 million Folsom Lake Crossing Bridge over the American River—a result of years’ long collaborative advocacy and leadership by Metro Chamber volunteers.
  
• Focused regional advocacy to achieve $86.5 million in federal funds for flood protection in Sacramento, to help achieve 200-year flood protection within five or six years.
  
• Led the way in successfully advocating for $127 million in federal stimulus funds to expand Sacramento's comprehensive regional smart grid implementation.
  
• Helped garner $12,063,000 in federal stimulus funds for the City of Sacramento Enterprise Zone facility bonds to promote job creation and economic recovery.
  
• Advocated for improved goods movement and cleaner air via containerized cargo shipping by barge on the Sacramento Ship Channel.
  
• Saw construction start on the Docks Promenade Parkway along the Sacramento River, a project advocated for by the chamber’s Capital Region Core committee.
  
• Advocacy work in the Cap-to-Cap program by the Workforce Development and Education Committee helped obtain $1,099,137 for the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps to provide job training and educational opportunities for at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 24.
  
• Advocated for Sacramento Regional Transit’s award of nearly $1 million in federal transportation funds for light rail maintenance.
  
• Led the way in securing $930,769 in federal stimulus funds for conservation projects at the Aerospace Museum of California.
  
• Connected with to 1,317 businesses in the greater Sacramento region with 16 Metro Pulse partners to discover important issues and unmet needs for job expansion and business growth.
  
• Conducted five Business Walks visiting 850 businesses in the Arden Arcade, Power Inn, Rancho Cordova, Rocklin and West Sacramento areas.
  
• Recruited 467 of the region’s top businesses as new Metro Chamber members.

• Developed and advocated for 91 separate policy and appropriation issues for the annual Cap-to-Cap program.
  
• Assembled 287 business and civic leaders to advocate for the region’s business and infrastructure needs during the annual Cap-to-Cap.
  
• Completed more than 220 meetings with 33 separate congressional offices, 53 federal agencies and 20 Congressional committees during the Cap-to-Cap program.
  
• Placed 150 business leaders in meetings with state legislators and their staffs during the one-day State Legislative Summit at the California State Capitol.
  
• Developed business community guidelines for solutions to the water, infrastructure and habitat crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
  
• Hosted two members of Congress in meeting with Metro Chamber members for discussions on vital regional and national business issues.
  
• Provided 655 participants in 12 Business Builder workshops with new skills to help grow their business.
  
• Fought for business employees’ right to keep ballots private in union elections.

• Launched Metro EDGE program to engage young professionals in philanthropy, business and community development and leadership. Recruited 350+ members by year’s end.
  
• Supported launch of the Sacramento First Citizen’s Task Force to find a solution to build a new regional entertainment and sports facility.
  
• Trained 35 business leaders to assume increasing visibility in their businesses and the community. Leadership Sacramento program now counts nearly 900 alumni in the region in its 25th year.
  
• Launched a new publication, the Metro Business Quarterly, to highlight Metro Chamber action and business people of the region.
  
• Recognized by Western Association of Chamber Executives for communications excellence for the Metro Business Quarterly's "strong business image"—one of three communications awards by W.A.C.E.
  
• Promoted the region’s business interests and concerns in more than 570 articles and interviews.

• Generated an average of $20,000 in new business for Metro EXPO exhibitors who reported developing business leads from the one-day event. Total new business generated was reported at $1.02 million. 
  
• Conducted more than 100 free events for members, providing visibility, education and business development opportunities.
  
• Connected 3,264 business participants to leads and new prospects at 48 free networking events.
  
• Promoted business success in the Arden Arcade District through ongoing meetings of business and community leaders and 11 monthly mixers.
  
• Made more than 1 million referrals to member businesses from the online Business Directory.

• Generated 3,800-plus letters from the business community, urging government leaders to act responsibly on job creation, protecting the employees’ right to a secret election, the state budget and the Delta crisis.
  
• Raised $79,285 in contributions—exceeding budgeted goal—for the Metro Chamber Political Action Committee to support candidates who share the chamber’s mission of fostering a strong regional economy.
  
• Raised nearly $50,000 in contributions through the Leadership Sacramento Class of 2009 project for the Boys & Girls Club of Sacramento.
  
• Recruited 50 Big Brothers for Big Brothers and Big Sisters through the Leadership Sacramento Class of 2009 creating a program structure for a new Sports Bigs program. 
  
• Participated in Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services’ Run to Feed the Hungry, with more than 40 team members raising more than $3,000 for the event.

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