Monthly Roundup - April 2025
Economic and Community Development / April 1, 2025
- The Statesboro Bulloch Chamber has stepped into the ongoing dispute between Bulloch County and the City of Statesboro regarding the fire service contract for the Five Mile Fire District. The chamber announced its intention to facilitate a resolution that ensures continued fire protection for residents and businesses within the district.
- The Greater Rochester Chamber is launching Greater ROC Global, a talent development and retention program designed to supply health care and advanced manufacturing employers across the region with the programming, recruiting, compliance and retention services needed to fill workforce gaps.
- Greater Scranton Chamber partnered with Discover NEPA to produce short resource videos focused on in-demand occupations — including nursing, engineering, carpentry, welding, logistics and truck driving.
- The Manson Chamber, Manson Community Council and the Historic Manson Main Street Association are joining forces to guide a yearlong effort to create a unified vision with action steps that the Manson Community can take together to ensure that the community is vibrant for years to come.
- The Santa Maria Valley Chamber in collaboration with the Home Builders Association of the Central Coast, brought together key stakeholders to discuss the region’s growing housing needs, current market trends and challenges ahead in homebuilding. Officials said the city is on track to meet its housing goals for the 2023-31 cycle, with significant strides made in both residential development and affordable housing.
- Artificial intelligence was one of the hot topics at the Kentucky Chamber’s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit. The all-day event hosted leaders from businesses, health insurance companies, hospitals, government and pharmaceutical companies to discuss the state’s evolving health care landscape and the role each of these groups plays in shaping the future of health care in Kentucky.
- The Ohio Chamber held its Childcare Policy Summit with advocates and business leaders stressing the importance of child care to workers and business. The chamber is supporting legislation to address the cost of child care and the building up of the child care workforce.
- The Jackson County Chamber has a vision for the next 20 years that centers Jackson as a resurgent community. The plan is to improve five KPIs for growth, which include quality of life, K-12 education, housing, crime and workforce. Chamber CEO Ryan Tarrant said that it will be very important for community organizations to commit long-term to making efforts to improve those areas.
- The Greater Boston Chamber, alongside other business groups, called on the governor and lawmakers to show an urgent focus on keeping the state competitive by maximizing the state’s labor force, supporting key industry sectors and approaching public policy changes through a prism of cost, particularly related to housing, energy, health care, child care and unemployment insurance.
- The Natchitoches Chamber hosted a Youth Event and Job Fair aimed at connecting students with local employers and introducing them to career opportunities in both the workforce and higher education. The event helped students explore potential paths for their future after high school.
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