Copyright (c) 2007 U.S. Chamber of Commerce /content/chamber.htm /content/080702.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:54:00 GMT /content/0807_8b.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:34:29 GMT /content/0807_8a.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:48:54 GMT /content/0807_5b.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:09:50 GMT /content/0807_4b.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:58:04 GMT /content/080626.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:57:16 GMT /content/080624z.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:34:45 GMT /content/080620.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:24:58 GMT /content/080619.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:02:03 GMT /content/080618.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:57:20 GMT /content/080616b.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:52:32 GMT /content/080616a.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:47:30 GMT /content/080613b.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:28:25 GMT /content/080613.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:47:10 GMT /content/080611.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:01:53 GMT /content/080606.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:35:51 GMT /content/080605b.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:14:49 GMT /content/080605.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:09:16 GMT /content/080603z.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:35:17 GMT /content/080602z.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:41:34 GMT /content/0806_iyc.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:35:59 GMT /content/0806_4b.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:16:24 GMT /content/080529.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 14:16:46 GMT /content/080522.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 16:23:21 GMT /content/080521.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 15:45:09 GMT /content/080520a.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 16:06:27 GMT Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) kicked off World Trade Week by encouraging the U.S. Chamber and the Latin American Trade Coalition to continue the fight on the hill for a U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). /content/080516.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 14:37:51 GMT /content/080514.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 13:38:30 GMT On Tuesday, May 20, the Senate passed legislation (H.R. 4008) supported by the U.S. Chamber that will amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA). /content/080509.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 21:57:01 GMT /content/080506z.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 20:35:33 GMT /content/080502b.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 18:36:27 GMT /content/080502.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 13:18:38 GMT /content/0805_9a.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 17:52:10 GMT /content/0805_8c.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 16:01:53 GMT /content/0805_5b.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 16:12:14 GMT /content/080429z.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:21:55 GMT /content/080428.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:15:57 GMT /content/080425.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:44:11 GMT /content/080424c.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:51:18 GMT /content/080424b.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:39:49 GMT /content/080424.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:29:40 GMT /content/080414.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:45:28 GMT /content/080410.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:57:51 GMT /content/080409.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:03:47 GMT /content/080408c.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:52:20 GMT /content/080407.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:07:37 GMT /content/080404b.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:46:28 GMT /content/080404.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:58:12 GMT /content/080401b.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:31:22 GMT With six months to go in the elections, everyone is focused on the question: How will health care reform impact small and medium businesses? /content/080401a.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:31:16 GMT The 60-minute film, Illicit: The Dark Trade, will air on PBS on April 16 and tells the behind-the-scenes story about the links between intellectual property (IP) theft and other illicit activities. /content/080331b.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:05:34 GMT /content/080331a.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:01:51 GMT /content/080328.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:20:53 GMT /content/080313.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:08:59 GMT /content/080312.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:09:31 GMT /content/080311q.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:42:47 GMT /content/080306.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:02:35 GMT /content/080305.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:20:15 GMT /content/080303.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:16:21 GMT /content/080228.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:24:50 GMT /content/080225.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:57:47 GMT /content/080222.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:26:54 GMT /content/080220.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:59:38 GMT /content/080219b.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:47:52 GMT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, an independent federal government agency, to create and present four new Life Sciences Awards. /content/080219a.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:47:57 GMT The U.S. Chamber is urging Congress to extend the H-2B returning worker program and help small businesses that rely on these workers to supplement their U.S. workforce. /content/080212c.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:47:02 GMT /content/080212b.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:43:55 GMT /content/080212a.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:45:36 GMT /content/080211.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:47:42 GMT /content/080204b.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:38:30 GMT /content/080204.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:15:00 GMT /content/0802_6c.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:09:45 GMT /content/0802_6a.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:56:30 GMT /content/0802_5a.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:44:59 GMT /content/080131.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:27:55 GMT /content/080129a.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:15:58 GMT In his final State of the Union address, President Bush called on Congress to make permanent the $1.6 billion in tax cuts implemented during his term. /content/080128.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:32:07 GMT /content/080125.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:33:33 GMT /content/080108b.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:36:14 GMT /content/080108a.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:29:58 GMT /content/0801_9a.htm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:32:44 GMT /content/0801_8c.htm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:17:01 GMT /content/0801_5a.htm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:29:45 GMT /content/071218iyb.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:57:39 GMT 18 December 2007 - New Energy Bill to Fuel State Economy /content/071218e.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:57:16 GMT December 18, 2007--The FOMC lowered the federal funds rate 25 base points to 4.25% as uncertainty over future economic growth continued. /content/071217.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:57:57 GMT /content/071213b.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:30:29 GMT /content/071211iyb.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:19:34 GMT 11 December 2007 - Oil Industry Resurging, Computer Services Tax /content/071211e.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:48:07 GMT The labor market created 94,000 net new jobs in November while the unemployment rate remained at 4.7%. /content/071210.htm Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:33:00 GMT /content/071207b.htm Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:08:00 GMT /content/071206b.htm Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:34:53 GMT /content/071205.htm Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:56:07 GMT /content/071204supplychain.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:30:38 GMT Chamber news /content/071204iyb.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:05:08 GMT 4 December 2007 - Oil Tax Waiver, Family Leave Bill /content/071204e.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:04:59 GMT Both personal income and consumption rose 0.2% in October. /content/071204c.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:04:42 GMT The Bush Administration announced plans this week revise its Social Security -no-match- letter regulation. /content/071204b.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:04:45 GMT One hundred U.S. small businesses received approximately $12 billion in government contracts in 2006, according to a recent report by the U.S. Small Business Administration. /content/071204a.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:04:49 GMT As Congress returns from recess this week, the U.S. Chamber is urging Congress to move quickly on a series of key small business issues before the end of the year, including bills on energy, taxes and trade. /content/0712_5a.htm Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:35:13 GMT /content/0712_1b.htm Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:06:14 GMT The U.S. Chamber will honor exceptional businesses that demonstrate the spirit of enterprise at Americas Small Business Summit 2008, April 16-18, in Washington, D.C. Follow these steps to apply or to nominate a business: /content/0712_1.htm Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:54:21 GMT The U.S. Chambers Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) hosted its eighth annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner on November 7 to honor businesses and organizations of all sizes for the extraordinary contributions they make to their communities. /content/071127iyb.htm Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:56:52 GMT 27 November 2007 - Minimum Wage, Immigration, Layoff Season /content/071127e.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:05:28 GMT November 27, 2007--Housing starts rose 3.0% in October but are down 16.4% compared to last year. Concurrently, the Conference Boards Index of Leading Indicators fell 0.5%. /content/071127c.htm Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:21:07 GMT View the new U.S. Chamber video OPPOSING the Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill. /content/071127b.htm Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:21:25 GMT The Supreme Court last week agreed to take up two Chamber-supported challenges that could have far reaching implications for the business community. /content/071127a.htm Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:06:31 GMT The Bush Administration announced plans this week revise its Social Security -no-match- letter regulation. /content/071120iyb.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:30:11 GMT 20 November 2007 - Slow Holiday Season for Retail /content/071120e.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:29:56 GMT Overall prices for consumer goods rose 0.3% in October while the core CPI increased 0.2%. /content/071120d.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:41:55 GMT The Chambers National Chamber Foundation brought together key industry leaders, lawmakers and the media to explore the enormous economic and societal benefits of nanotechnology. /content/071120c.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:40:45 GMT A U.S. District judge considered arguments last week in a case brought by immigration rights and business groups. /content/071120b.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:40:18 GMT Last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the second part of a study further illustrating the negative economic impact that increasing taxes on carried interest could have on Americas ability to grow and compete in a global economy. /content/071120a.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:37:45 GMT The Senate went on recess last week without passing legislation to prevent the alternative minimum tax from impacting approximately 21 million tax payers next year. /content/071115.htm Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:08:09 GMT /content/071113iyb.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:20:23 GMT 13 November 2007 - Property Values, Small-Business Wages /content/071113e.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:19:49 GMT The labor market created 166,000 net new jobs in October as the unemployment rate remained at 4.7%. /content/071113d.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:18:23 GMT The U.S. Chambers Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) has received a grant from the Department of Commerce to conduct a first-of-its-kind study on the effects of corporate citizenship on community and economic development. /content/071113c.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:20:52 GMT The Chambers Business Civic Leadership Center last week honored six businesses, trade associations, and chambers of commerce who have made a difference in their communities. /content/071113b.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:19:37 GMT The Small Business Administrations Office of Advocacy is asking small businesses to submit regulations that should be repealed or reformed as part of an effort to reduce the burden of outdated or ineffective federal regulations. /content/071113a.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:19:13 GMT The House passed an $82 billion tax bill on Friday, one day after House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) defended his measure during a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. /content/071106iyb.htm Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:40:34 GMT 6 November 2007 - Health Care, Unemployment, Immigration /content/071106e.htm Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:29:38 GMT At its latest meeting, the FOMC cut the funds rate 25 basis points to 4.50%, its second consecutive rate reduction. /content/071106c.htm Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:54:45 GMT The U.S. Chambers Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) has received a grant from the Department of Commerce to conduct a first-of-its-kind study on the effects of corporate citizenship on community and economic development. /content/071106b.htm Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:54:48 GMT In a tight 4-3 vote, a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee approved legislation that would, among other things, create a cap-and-trade system in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. /content/071106a.htm Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:54:52 GMT U.S. Chamber member Harold Jackson of Buffalo Supply Inc. provided a small business perspective on retirement benefits during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing last week. /content/0711_5c.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:33:13 GMT /content/0711_5b.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:25:22 GMT According to a study commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, more and more Americans are buying potentially dangerous and defective counterfeit and pirated goods. /content/0711_5a.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:30:30 GMT Sometimes the fate of business legislation boils down to the votes of just a few wavering members of Congress. /content/0711_4b.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:11:12 GMT /content/0711_4a.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:01:55 GMT The U.S. economy is often mischaracterized by both lawmakers and commentators intent on advancing a political agenda. /content/0711_1b.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:25:37 GMT Has the credit crunch impacted your business? Do you anticipate strong holiday sales? Do you expect employee health care costs to go up in 2008? /content/0711_1.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:04:02 GMT /content/071030d.htm Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:58:08 GMT The U.S. Chamber has dispatched a team of staff experts to fire-ravaged southern California to help assess damage, coordinate relief efforts, and begin mobilizing the Chamber community for recovery efforts. /content/071030c.htm Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:19:31 GMT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauded the Senate for passing a tax moratorium on Internet purchases and access for seven years before the current moratorium expired on November 1. /content/071030b.htm Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:51:03 GMT Citing chronic underinvestment, misuse of funding, and poor planning, ILRs Janet Kavinoky made the case before Congress on the pressing need for improvements to transportation infrastructure. /content/071030a.htm Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:50:53 GMT The U.S. Chamber of Commerces Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) is encouraging state attorneys general to voluntary adopt an ethical code of conduct in response to improper practices by some officials. /content/071023c.htm Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:35:31 GMT Lee Raymond, former CEO of ExxonMobil and chair of the NPC, led a team of more than 350 experts through an extensive 18-month study requested by U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman. /content/071023b.htm Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:35:25 GMT The Chamber wrote to Senate leadership this week urging them to permit a vote on permanently extending the tax moratorium on Internet access when the Senate considers H.R. 3678, the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007. /content/071023a.htm Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:35:28 GMT U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue will discuss the challenges America must meet in order to succeed in a tough global economy and how labor unions legislative, corporate, and political agendas are hurting our nations ability to compete. /content/071016d.htm Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:53:23 GMT Overcoming customers privacy issues and businesses cost concerns are among the two biggest obstacles to widespread adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips according to industry experts and administration officials. /content/071016c.htm Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:53:25 GMT The National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), the Chambers public policy law firm, scored an important victory last week as a California district court barred the administration from moving forward with new and onerous procedures. /content/071016b.htm Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:53:28 GMT Policymakers should legalize the immigrant workers who are already here and overhaul the currently broken visa system to allow more needed foreign workers into the country, Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue said recently. /content/071016a.htm Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:53:38 GMT Californias legal environment is under the microscope today, October 16, as the U.S. Chamber hosts Litigation in California--Its Everybodys Business, in San Francisco. /content/071009d.htm Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:19:22 GMT Check out the new Web site for the Chambers International division. /content/071009c.htm Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:12:41 GMT A San Francisco federal judge is expected to rule by October 10 on whether to permanently block the administration from sending Social Security -no-match- letters to approximately 140,000 employers. /content/071009b.htm Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:09:30 GMT The Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly passed a free trade agreement between the U.S. and Peru. /content/071009a.htm Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:01:43 GMT The Chamber announced a major new initiative to protect and defend intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical, technology, entertainment, and software industries. /content/071002c.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:26:17 GMT The Chamber hosted its second event in an informational series that tackles the technological challenges and opportunities within the biofuels industry. /content/071002b.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:26:14 GMT Thirty-five small and medium companies from 10 states will join the U.S. Chamber and TradeRoots in Washington, D.C. on October 2 to express their support for the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. /content/071002a.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:08:59 GMT Uschambermagazine.com is your one-stop-shop for all of the news and information found in the print publication, in addition to regularly updated features, audio and video content, economic analysis, and how-to toolkits. /content/0710_7b.htm Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:41:44 GMT /content/0710_5c.htm Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:41:39 GMT /content/0710_1.htm Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:32:28 GMT /content/070925b.htm Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:11:49 GMT Today (9/25), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the Corporate Leadership Advisory Council (CLAC) in Washington D.C., with a full day of events at Chamber headquarters and on Capitol Hill. /content/070925a.htm Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:11:49 GMT The U.S. Chambers Institute for Competitive Workforce is holding its annual education and workforce summit in Washington D.C. this week. /content/070911.htm Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:30:53 GMT This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), the public policy law firm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. /content/070904b.htm Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:31:26 GMT The U.S. Chamber’s latest 60-Second Advocate will be featured throughout the month of September on CNN monitors at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport. /content/0709_9b.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:32:02 GMT Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will kick off the Education and Workforce Summit held by the U.S. Chambers Institute for a Competitive Workforce September 24-26, in Washington, D.C. /content/0709_4c.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:32:15 GMT What are you doing for dinner on September 24? Hopefully, you will be spending it with your family in celebration of Family Day-A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children. /content/0709_4a.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:32:17 GMT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on the occasion of President and CEO Tom Donohues 10th anniversary as head of the organization, is charting a multiyear agenda to enhance Americas competitiveness. /content/0709_1b.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:32:17 GMT /content/0709_1a.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:32:18 GMT The U.S. Chambers Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) and the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) hosted a fundraiser for a mom-and-pop dry cleaner engulfed in a two-year fight against a $54 million lawsuit over a missing pair of pants. /content/070828c.htm Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:31:37 GMT The U.S. Chambers Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a historic agreement to work together on disaster preparedness and recovery. /content/070828b.htm Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:31:38 GMT The U.S. Chamber has joined other U.S. business groups to form the Automotive Jobs Action Coalition (AJAC). /content/070821c.htm Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:12:17 GMT The U.S. Chamber’s Space Enterprise Council welcomed NASA directors, industry experts, and business leaders to a two-day workshop to discuss business opportunities on existing and future agency projects. /content/070821b.htm Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:12:18 GMT The Chamber will host an NCLB rally on Capitol Hill on September 26. Attendees will have the opportunity to personally lobby members of Congress to strengthen and reauthorize the law. /content/070821a.htm Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:12:20 GMT The U.S. Chamber is hosting a week of educational and media events throughout the Los Angeles area to focus on the costs and health and safety threats of counterfeiting and piracy. /content/070814c.htm Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:12:21 GMT The U.S. Chamber has launched a new 60-Second Advocate calling on Chamber members to e-mail, write or call their members of Congress at their home offices during the August recess, and share their opinion about legislation that impacts business. /content/070814a.htm Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:12:25 GMT U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue announced the launch of a major initiative to lead the effort to solve the current infrastructure crisis in America during a speech last week at the Transportation 2007 Summit in Irving, Texas. /content/070814.htm Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:38:15 GMT We are going to organize, fund, and lead a new, multimillion-dollar initiative called -Lets Rebuild America.- The initiative has four goals. /content/070807.htm Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:38:16 GMT What more evidence do Americans require that our vast infrastructure needs must be met before additional catastrophes occur? /content/0708_iyc.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:23:45 GMT I will address each of these issues individually in future columns; for now, heres an overview of what I want to accomplish. /content/0708_5a.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:23:45 GMT The U.S. Chamber is increasing its efforts to protect intellectual property (IP) by educating small businesses on the growing epidemic of counterfeiting and piracy and by calling on Congress and the administration to toughen existing laws. /content/0708_4a.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:23:45 GMT Business Benefits From Legal Victories /content/070724a.htm Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:12:40 GMT The U.S. Chamber held a high-profile event last week to launch its new Global Regulatory Cooperation Project. /content/070710a.htm Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:12:50 GMT U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chairman Paul Speranza joined a broad coalition of business leaders and health care advocates on the Hill this week to promote workplace wellness and support a bill that provides tax credits to companies with a wellness program. /content/070703c.htm Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:12:54 GMT U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on climate change legislation and the U.S. power industry. /content/0707_9a.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:23:28 GMT Companies led by the chairman and the immediate past chairman of the U.S. Chambers board of directors were named two of the -Worlds Most Ethical Companies- by Ethisphere Magazine. /content/0707_8.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:23:28 GMT /content/0707_5a.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:23:28 GMT Addresses Health Care, Tax, Trade Priorities /content/0707_4b.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:23:27 GMT /content/0707_4a.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:23:27 GMT Gen. James Jones (Ret.) Leads International Effort /content/0707_1a.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:23:27 GMT More than 500 Chamber members, including small business owners, state and local chamber representatives, and association leaders, came to Washington, DC, May 23-25, for Americas Small Business Summit. /content/070619e.htm Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:13:05 GMT Ann Beauchesne, executive director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Homeland Security division has been named to the FEMA National Advisory Council. /content/070619d.htm Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:13:06 GMT The U.S. Chamber has released its 2007 -Analysis of Workers Compensation Laws,- a comparative analysis of state workers compensation laws. /content/070612a.htm Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:13:18 GMT With the Senate poised to take up a broad energy package this week, the U.S. Chamber has ramped up its efforts to educate the public, the business community, and policymakers on Americas energy challenges and discuss ways to solve them. /content/070605c.htm Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:13:20 GMT The National Law Journal has named Robin Conrad, executive vice president of the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), one of the nations top 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America. /content/0706_8b.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:23:10 GMT /content/0706_1b.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:23:10 GMT /content/070522c.htm Tue, 22 May 2007 19:13:24 GMT The U.S. Chamber announced the formation of the US-UAE Business Council, an alliance of leading companies dedicated to stimulating business relations between the two countries and building on the US-UAE economic relationship. /content/070522a.htm Tue, 22 May 2007 19:13:27 GMT After months of anticipation, the U.S. Chambers Small Business Summit is finally here! /content/070515c.htm Tue, 15 May 2007 19:13:28 GMT The Chamber has launched a Web site to connect American and Lebanese businesses with the goal of strengthening business ties between the two countries. /content/070515.htm Tue, 15 May 2007 18:37:15 GMT Americas economy is only as strong as the thousands of local communities that make up our great country. Ensuring their strength, vitality, and prosperity should be a top priority for all of us. /content/0705_6.htm Tue, 01 May 2007 17:22:52 GMT Chamber Names Finalists for Small Business of the Year Award /content/0705_5c.htm Tue, 01 May 2007 17:22:51 GMT The U.S. Chamber has been recognized for its online grassroots advocacy work in 2006 with two Pollie Awards-earning a Silver recognition for an e-mail/viral marketing campaign and an honorable mention in the persuasion online advertisement category. /content/0705_5b.htm Tue, 01 May 2007 17:22:52 GMT The U.S. Chamber has formed a new center to foster investment and growth in the U.S. economy and ensure the long-term viability and health of the U.S. capital markets. /content/070417a.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:13:50 GMT Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is honoring pro-business legislators from the second session of the 109th Congress with the Spirit of Enterprise Award on Capitol Hill. /content/070410c.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:13:51 GMT The U.S. Chambers Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) hosted its -Global Corporate Citizenship Forum: Outlook for Public-Private Global Development Initiatives- in New York on April 5. /content/070410b.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:13:52 GMT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has selected seven regional finalists for its 2007 Small Business of the Year Award. /content/070410a.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:13:55 GMT NCF brought together representatives from the aviation industry, government officials, and system users to rally behind important upcoming aviation issues during its -Aviation 2007: Ready for Takeoff- summit on April 4. /content/070403b.htm Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:13:59 GMT /content/0704_8c.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:22:31 GMT The U.S. Chamber, along with a number of companies and trade associations, recently launched Trade for America. /content/0704_8b.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:22:31 GMT The conference, Homeland Security: The Ripple Effect, focused on the needs of outlying and smaller communities after a disaster. /content/0704_6c.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:22:32 GMT This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), the public policy law firm of the U.S. Chamber. /content/0704_5c.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:22:32 GMT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce this month celebrates 95 years as an advocate for American business interests in the nations capital and, increasingly, in the states and around the world. /content/070320c.htm Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:14:10 GMT The U.S. Chamber has been recognized for its online grassroots advocacy work during the 2006 midterm elections with two Pollie Awards. /content/070320.htm Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:36:09 GMT Predictably, as gas prices have retreated from their recent highs, energy has temporarily dropped off the radar screens of Congress and the public, only to be reignited when prices skyrocket again. /content/070313a.htm Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:14:24 GMT The U.S. Chambers independent, bipartisan Commission on the Regulation of the U.S. Capital markets for the 21st Century will release its final report on U.S. capital markets during a summit at the Chamber on March 14. /content/070306b.htm Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:14:26 GMT America is at risk of being left behind if it doesnt improve its education system, according to the U.S. Chambers bipartisan education report card. /content/070306.htm Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:36:15 GMT Last week we examined the findings of a new report on state education systems conducted by the U.S. Chamber and the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, called Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Education Report Card. /content/0703_9c.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:22:14 GMT All U.S. Chamber of Commerce members are invited to attend Americas Small Business Summit 2007, which will serve as the annual meeting for members of the Chamber. /content/0703_6.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:22:15 GMT The U.S. Chamber and its partners graded the education systems of all 50 states and the District of Columbia on nine criteria. /content/0703_5c.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:22:15 GMT /content/0703_1b.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:22:15 GMT Readers of uschamber.com now have the option of receiving the publication via e-mail. /content/070227b.htm Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:14:31 GMT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported that employee benefits made up more than 44% of company payrolls in 2005, an increase from 40% in 2004, according to its recent nationwide survey. /content/070227.htm Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:34:31 GMT A new study jointly released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Center for American Progress (CAP) finds that this country is failing to prepare students to compete in the knowledge-based workforce of the twenty-first century. /content/070220a.htm Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:14:39 GMT Chamber Senior Vice President Arthur Rothkopf applauded the No Child Left Behind Commissions report calling for the renewal and strengthening of the No Child Left Behind Act. /content/0702_7a.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:20:26 GMT The U.S. Chamber in January released a tool kit aimed at educating businesses on strategies for reducing vulnerabilities in their supply chains and fighting counterfeiting and piracy. /content/0702_6b.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:20:26 GMT A recent Harris Poll found that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is among the most well recognized and trusted organizations in Washington, DC. /content/0702_5.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:20:25 GMT Your Chamber membership can be one of your greatest assets. Now that youve made the investment, its time to take full advantage of your membership. /content/0702_1a.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:20:25 GMT The U.S. Chamber unveiled new initiatives on energy and transportation as part of a broader strategy to build a more competitive economy that supports business, creates jobs, and promotes economic security. /content/0702_08b.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:20:25 GMT The U.S. Chambers Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) has launched an online news service reporting on activities affecting the legal climate at the state and local levels. /content/070109c.htm Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:15:03 GMT The Chamber said goodbye to one its own when C. William Verity Jr.--Chamber chairman of the board from 1980-1981, U.S. Commerce Secretary from 1987-1989, World War II veteran, and former chairman of Armco Inc.--died last week. /content/070109.htm Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:33:44 GMT For the past several years, its been the Chambers custom to deliver a -State of American Business- report in early January. This year was no different. /content/0701_6.htm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:19:51 GMT In the coming year, the Chamber will proactively advance a number of pro-growth proposals, launch a vigorous defense against anti-business proposals, and pursue far-reaching competitive reforms that extend well beyond the halls of Congress. /content/0701_1a.htm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:19:51 GMT Tax, regulatory, and legal reform top the list of priorities for U.S. Chamber members, followed by labor and employment issues, according to the results of the Chambers 2007-2008 National Business Agenda survey.