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Sacramento Metro Chamber Statement on Governor Brown’s Press Conference on Water and Transportation Infrastructure
In response to Governor Brown’s press conference today on water and transportation, the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Economic Development, Robert…
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Water Policy and infrastructure investment Matters
Our media outlets have been on overdrive this week as the image of the Oroville dam spilling over is now embedded in all of our…
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Chamber View: Great Region, Great Chamber
Great regions are built by great chambers. And great chambers attribute their success to dedicated, visionary and engaged members of their Board of Directors, volunteers…
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Robert Dugan Testifies on Sites Reservoir
On behalf of the Chamber’s Water Resources Team and our partner, the Northern California Water Resources Association, I had the pleasure of testifying before the…
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Why local SBA lending hit record levels last year
Capital region lending by the Small Business Administration topped its pre-recession peak in 2016, and the Sacramento area has eclipsed California in its pace of…
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Reports: Small businesses optimistic about a Trump presidency
Sacramento area employers are more confident about their business’ future after the 2016 elections than they were before, two new reports found. Sacramento Business Review…
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Spotlight On … Robert Dugan, SVP, Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
Robert Dugan joined the Sacramento Metro Chamber Jan. 1 as senior vice president of public policy and economic development. For the past four years, he…
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Sacramento Metro Chamber Announces New Hire
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Metro Chamber announced today that Robert Dugan will join the organization as Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Economic…
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Sacramento Metro Chamber Announces 2017 Annual Award Winners
SACRAMENTO, CA – Concluding his final term as the Mayor of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson has been named the 2017 Sacramentan of the Year by the…
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Chamber View: 2016–Supporting Regional Growth
Since 1895, the Sacramento Metro Chamber has put community first. From recruiting mid-westerners to our golden hills during the Gold Rush to convening conversations on…
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How the election could impact the local economy
The Business Journal asked Mayor-elect Darrell Steinberg and three local business advocates for their reactions on the outcomes of select state and local ballot races.…
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Prop. 54 will protect small businesses
The Sacramento Metro Chamber serves as the capital region’s primary advocate on issues affecting business, economic development and quality of life. It is on behalf…
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Chamber View: 31 Years of Leadership Sacramento
Every fall, a new class of community leaders join the Metro Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Sacramento program. In 31 years, nearly 1,000 elected officials, CEOs, non-profit…
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University Research Park deal improves Davis’s business reputation, locals say
Local civic and business representatives said Mark Friedman’s $70 million purchase of University Research Park could help reverse a reputation of Davis as a stodgy…
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Testimony on The Railyards to Planning and Design Commission, City of Sacramento 10/24
Good evening Vice Chair Burke and Members of the Planning Commission, my name is Chris Smith and I’m the Public Policy Manager for the Sacramento…
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Proposition 67 Plastic Bag Ban Makes Good Environmental — and Business — Sense
More than 450 organizations are backing the Yes on 67 campaign, the effort to preserve the state’s plastic bag ban. There are some you would expect,…