Advocacy & Policy
Bob Duffy: Industry councils yield actionable insight
Voice of Business Blog Bob Duffy: Industry councils yield actionable insight date March 28, 2023 tags Advocacy & Policy, Talent Strategy, Voice of Business Blog As part of Greater Rochester Chamber’s focus to enhance and strengthen our advocacy capabilities for our membership, we began a series of meetings early this year with the leaders of…
Read More2023 Greater Rochester Chamber Advocacy Day Recap
Voice of Business Blog 2023 Greater Rochester Chamber Advocacy Day Recap date March 28, 2023 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog On Thursday, March 23, 2023, Greater Rochester Chamber brought six representatives from member organizations to Albany to meet with elected officials for an annual Advocacy Day. These members span industries and sizes…
Read MoreBob Duffy Statement on Governor Hochul’s FY2024 Budget Proposal
Chamber News Release Bob Duffy Statement on Governor Hochul’s FY2024 Budget Proposal date February 1, 2023 tags Advocacy & Policy, Chamber News Releases ROCHESTER, NY (February 1, 2023) – Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Duffy has released the following statement on Governor Kathy Hochul’s FY2024 Budget Proposal: “Public safety, economic revitalization,…
Read MoreBob Duffy named chair of the Erie County Stadium Corporation, holds vote on home of Buffalo Bills
Chamber News Release Bob Duffy named chair of the Erie County Stadium Corporation, holds vote on home of Buffalo Bills date January 24, 2023 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Duffy has been appointed chair/director of the Erie County Stadium Corporation, an entity of…
Read MoreGM announces $68 million investment in Rochester
Chamber News Release GM announces $68 million investment in Rochester date January 24, 2023 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce was proud to join with General Motors corporate leadership on Friday, January 20, 2023 at a press conference to announce two investments they will make in GM Rochester…
Read MoreGreater Rochester Chamber Statement on Governor Hochul’s 2023 State of the State Address
Chamber News Release Greater Rochester Chamber Statement on Governor Hochul’s 2023 State of the State Address date January 10, 2023 tags Advocacy & Policy, Chamber News Releases Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Duffy offered the following statement in response to Governor Hochul’s 2023 State of the State Address: “Governor Hochul…
Read MoreA Year of Impact: 2022 State & Federal Advocacy Highlights
Voice of Business Blog A Year of Impact: 2022 State & Federal Advocacy Highlights date December 27, 2022 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog In 2022, Greater Rochester Chamber utilized relationships, data, and the insight of our 1,300 member companies to help advance policies that will foster growth in Greater Rochester and the…
Read MoreFocusing on the Future of the Agriculture Industry in New York State
Voice of Business Blog Focusing on the Future of the Agriculture Industry in New York State date December 12, 2022 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog Last week, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Duffy spoke at the “Adapt, Advance, Achieve – Focusing on the Future of Northeast Agriculture” conference…
Read More2022 Midterm Election Update 11.14.22
Voice of Business Blog 2022 Midterm Election Update 11.14.22 date November 15, 2022 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog With key elections being called recently in several competitive races for Governor, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House, Greater Rochester Chamber has provided an update for its members on the 2022 Midterm Election results.…
Read More2022 Midterm Election Overview
Voice of Business Blog 2022 Midterm Election Overview date November 10, 2022 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog Marc Cohen, Chief of Staff The 2022 Midterms were widely anticipated to bring significant wins for Republicans nationwide. As of the writing of this brief, that does not appear to be the case. While many…
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