Month: May 2015
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Welcome New Members – May
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce welcomes these new members. Please keep these companies in mind when doing business. View the complete directory listing of all Chamber members.
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Welcome New Members – April
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce welcomes these new members. Please keep these companies in mind when doing business. View the complete directory listing of all Chamber members.
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Welcome New Members – March
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce welcomes these new members. Please keep these companies in mind when doing business. View the complete directory listing of all Chamber members.
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Chambers: reduce cuts to UW system
5/27/15
Members of the Joint Finance Committee:
As the voice of thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of workers throughout our state, the Chamber of Commerce signatories below are united in our concern over the proposed cuts to the University of Wisconsin System.
Innovative and prosperous companies are often found in the shadow of great universities and we are fortunate to have world-class universities throughout the state of Wisconsin. They are critical to each and every region’s economic success. The UW System is a vital statewide asset. It serves as an economic engine, a hub for cutting-edge research that creates new businesses and jobs, and a draw for attracting and retaining world-class talent in both students and faculty.
The total economic impact on our state economy of the UW System is more than $20 billion annually, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs, creating exciting startup businesses and generating an admirable talent pool for our future workforce.
Our level of concern is heightened by the fact that the flexibility originally proposed for the UW System has been eliminated, yet $300 million in cuts remain on the table. The business community recognizes that you are wrestling with many competing priorities and extremely difficult financial decisions as you do the hard work of assembling the next state budget.
We encourage you, however, to ensure that the UW System’s ability to sustain the economic benefits it provides throughout the state of Wisconsin is not compromised by cuts too large for the UW System to absorb.
We hope you agree that we cannot afford to stall this engine that fuels our state’s economic success. Thank you for your public service and your commitment to growing Wisconsin jobs, businesses and prosperity.
Sincerely,
Zach Brandon
President, Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Tim Sheehy
President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Bob McCoy
President/CEO, Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce
Shannon Full
President/CEO, Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Laurie Radke
President, Greater Green Bay Chamber
Lou Molitor
Executive Director, Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Dingwall
CEO, Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce
John Casper
President/CEO, Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
Keith Pilger
President of Board of Directors, Portage County Business Council
Chris Blasius
CEO, River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
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Caught on Camera – IceBreaker photo gallery
Relive the excitement from the Chamber’s first annual lunch held on the Kohl Center court. See who was captured in the IceBreaker photo gallery by photographer Gary Geiger – now loaded on our website here. Take in the sketch noting, the speakers, the ice sculpture and the who’s who of attendees! In case you missed it you can also read more about the three mystery guests and their ventures here.
