Monthly Roundup: May 2026
Economic and Community Development / May 1, 2026
- The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC launched the Southern Colorado Business Alliance, a new political action committee formed in partnership with other regional chambers and organizations. The alliance was formed to strengthen the region’s business voice and advance Colorado’s economic future.
- The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia is partnering with Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to assess the international travel needs of the region’s business community. The effort aims to capture both current business travel patterns and anticipated future demand to help guide strategic international air service development at airport.
- The Lansing Regional Chamber is seeking details on the state’s plans to return employees to in-person work. “The reality is that our downtown economy is heavily tied to state employment and public investment. Roughly 60% of downtown Lansing buildings cannot be taxed by the city, creating a significant barrier to local revenue generation,” said Tim Daman, the chamber’s president & CEO.
- The Santa Maria Valley Chamber partnered with Pacific Campaign Solutions to organize a candidate academy to show participants the ins and outs of managing an effective, message-driven campaign, from filing paperwork to raising funds and winning votes.
- In a recent interview, Eugene Chamber President & CEO Brittany Quick-Warner discussed the chamber’s efforts around civic engagement and political action. “We take our role seriously as a connector between those different worlds, and for a long time we’ve been active in civic conversations around issues we believe benefit or impact the local economy,” she said.
- The Northern Kentucky Chamber will host Fusion: A Multicultural Experience next month. The event is co-hosted by seven regional diversity chambers. It is designed to bring together the region’s business community to connect, build meaningful relationships, celebrate unique points of view and explore new business opportunities.
- The Newnan-Coweta Chamber launched One Coweta, a new unifying framework for collaboration across business, government, education and community leadership. The initiative centers on cross-sector collaboration, collective action and what leaders described as establishing a unified community voice.
- The St. George Chamber is supporting a ballot measure to grant the proposed St. George Community School System the same authority granted to parishes for certain school system purposes. Strong schools build strong communities, and strong communities are where businesses choose to invest, hire, and grow. The chamber said Amendment 2 is about giving the St. George Community School System the same tools and authority that other Louisiana school systems already have, so our community can plan for the long term with confidence.
- The Greater Cleveland Partnership held recently held its fourth annual Corporate Sustainability Summit, providing a hopeful, although challenging, glimpse of a more sustainable future. Collaboration and partnerships were the theme of the day. Although climate change and sustainability are being brushed aside at the federal level, they are not in Cleveland, according to nearly all of the speakers.
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