Curtis Blair to provide new vision and ongoing leadership for Chamber and Valley-wide Business Initiatives and Economic Development The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (Chamber) announced the appointment of Curtis Blair as the Chamber’s new president and CEO. An experienced business leader and entrepreneur, Blair takes the Chamber lead following the departure of former president and CEO, Rona Rahlf, and interim president and CEO, Stan Lockhart. “We are thrilled Curtis will take the
As chair of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce last year, I was grateful to be a part of the effort to form a group solely focused on convening thought leaders to imagine the future of Utah Valley - Valley Visioning. The Valley Visioning committee is tasked with bringing business, government, and community leaders together to envision the steps needed to ensure a successful future for all of us. This coalition is dedicated to forming a regional vision that will shape the growth that is coming to Utah
Timing matters. And now is the time for deliberate, specific leadership in the Utah Valley business community. Over the past several years, community members have done extensive work to understand the growth trajectory of Utah Valley. We have looked at key areas that will impact growth, such as transportation, affordable housing, or workforce development. The Utah Valley business community cannot just be a stakeholder in managing this growth. We must lead, in partnership with civic leadership, to
The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) Interim President and CEO, Stan Lockhart, issued the following statement on behalf of the Chamber, calling upon businesses to utilize COVID-19 best practices that begin with social distancing or staying six feet away from other people: “The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce’s goal is to help keep every business open during the pandemic. Our economy remaining open and best practice protocols are inseparably connected. We are concerned for the health and safety of
Best practices to reopen our economy while protecting employees and customersProvo, UT - April 22, 2020 - In support of the newly released “Utah Leads Together” 2.0 plan, the Utah Valley Chamber today unveiled a collection of best practices to guide the safe and appropriate reopening of the Utah economy. “Safe to Work” is a best practices guidance document created in consultation with private business, commercial cleaning experts, and local health officials. It offers techniques local businesses can employ
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: On behalf of the undersigned chambers of commerce and trade associations from across the United States, we urge you to support including all nonprofit organizations within emergency assistance legislation considered by Congress to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of nonprofit organizations are left out of the relief law and bills and will be hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Nonprofit organizations, including chambers of
Download the letter TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly encourages expedited consideration of H.R. 6201, the House-passed Coronavirus response legislation, which is intended to help workers and their families better handle the pandemic for the duration of this public health emergency. It is essential that Congress and the Administration build on this non-partisan collaboration to act on additional legislation to address other aspects of this emergency. We
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 1:45pm WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching four new task forces to prepare business for any potential long-term economic impacts of the coronavirus. “The Chamber is making sure the business community is ready for any scenario because it’s essential to be prudent and prepared, but not overreact,” said Chamber President Suzanne Clark. “As we continue to monitor the virus situation, we are working on a long-term strategy to coordinate the business
Download the full letter with appendix of additional recommendations Dear Mr. President, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader McConnell: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its members applaud the Administration and Congress for their recent actions to protect the American people from the spread of the Coronavirus and mitigate its direct and indirect economic effects. The national emergency declaration and the strong, bipartisan relief legislation providing targeted relief will deliver needed support for
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 8:30am The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today called for additional swift, aggressive action to ensure American businesses of all sizes can mitigate the potentially devastating economic effects from the spread of the Coronavirus, starting with three key steps. Taken together these three steps, in addition to other actions recommended by the U.S. Chamber and those already initiated by the federal government, will ensure that businesses have increased liquidity, access to financing, and
Steady education funding, investment in infrastructure vital to economy Provo, UT - March 10, 2020 - The Utah Valley Chamber released the following statement regarding the state legislative proposal to change the way education is funded in Utah: The Utah Valley Chamber supports the legislative effort to stabilize education funding and address the structural imbalance in state revenues. Steady education funding that accommodates growth in enrollment and inflation regardless of economic circumstances
Provo, UT – January 13, 2020- The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce announces the departure of Andy Pierucci and the hiring of Nic Dunn as the new Director of Public Policy and Business Development. Pierucci is taking a job with aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman. His last day at the Chamber is January 15th. “Andy has positively facilitated the Utah Valley Chamber's arrival on the Utah policy scene; I wish him the very best and am excited to have Nic Dunn join our team. Nic is an outstanding
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PROVO, Utah, January 14, 2020 – The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has selected Alan Osmond as the recipient of its prestigious Pillar of the Valley award. He will be honored Mar. 19, 2020 at the tenth annual Pillar of the Valley Gala, to be held at the Utah Valley Convention Center. The Pillar of the Valley Award is the Chamber’s highest honor. It was created in 2011 to honor individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the business, civic, social, educational, and cultural climate of
The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Women Business Network (WBN) has awarded grants of $5,000 each to three female owned small businesses in Utah County. Valley View Equestrian in Payson, Glen Ray’s Corn Maize and Pumpkin Patch in Spanish Fork, Basil Swim Co in Saratoga Springs were chosen out of a pool of 18 different applicants. “We are excited to be able to award these Small Business Development Grants to such incredible businesses,” says Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce WBN President and General
Rebrand Unifies Operating Units, Clarifies Mission and Market Position AMERICAN FORK, UT – Nov. 12, 2019 – People’s Intermountain Bank, which has been operating as Bank of American Fork, Lewiston State Bank and People’s Town and Country Bank, today announced that it is updating its brand and changing its name to Altabank. The rebranding unifies the different operating units into a single name, clarifying the bank’s mission and market position. “We are the largest community bank headquartered in Utah but
Light the World Giving Machines Open at University Place in Orem Global holiday giving campaign debuts in Utah Valley after raising more than $2.3 million in 2018A holiday meal for a family. A box of fresh produce. Take-home meals for a child. Those are only some of the donation options that Utah Valley shoppers will have this year through the Light the World Giving Machines. As part of the annual #LightTheWorld campaign, shoppers at University Place in Orem can donate to Community Action Services and
UV Chamber of Commerce Launches Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Utah Valley Classrooms Applications for Student Entrepreneurs are Now Available PROVO, Utah, July 08, 2013 – The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce (www.thechamber.org) in partnership with the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!™) and Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS) today announced it is sponsoring in Utah Valley the YEA! Educational program, which takes participating students in grades six through 12 through the process of starting and
