Chamber Represents Military Affairs in Washington D.C.

On June 3rd, 2019 Chamber President Julie Pastrick traveled to Washington D.C. primarily on military affairs for Camp Navajo & United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station.

As President of NAMAC, Pastrick delivered requests for a carve out of 1,000 acres of land within the 28,000 which comprises Camp Navajo - to be set aside for commercial development. Businesses are interested! Perhaps on a service contract basis rather than army corp leases we will have more luck locating forest products and research and development type industries to create employment for local businesses.

Military Council Presidents from Yuma 50, Mesa Industry, and Defense Council also attended joint meetings with Senator Martha McSally, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Representatives Andy Biggs, Ruben Gallegos, Ann Kirkpatrick, Debbie Lesko, House Armed Services Committee professional staff, the Assistant Secretary of Military Sustainment, high level National Guard Bureau leadership and the Marine Corps CyberSpace Command.

More to follow, stay tuned.

Greater Flagstaff Chamber Advocates for USMCA Ratification in Washington, D.C.By: Joe Galli, Senior Adviser, Public Policy Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce

Last month Chamber advocates took to the halls of Congress in Washington, D. C. to push for the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). The USMCA is a critical piece of trade legislation the business community is hoping will pass the U.S. Congress this summer. Here are a few quick facts on why passage of the USMCA in Washington, D.C. is important to Arizona’s business community.

USMCA Fast Facts

• Canada and Mexico are Arizona’s top two trading partners, as well as the top two destinations for Arizona products and services.

• More than 228,000 Arizona jobs are dependent on trade and investment with Mexico and Canada.

• In 2018, two-way trade with Mexico and Canada totaled over $20 billion in Arizona.

For more information on how this impacts Arizona’s business community, visit the Greater Flagstaff Chamber’s Advocacy Division website here: www.flagstaffchamber.com/advocacy