Deer Valley Chapter

EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND DEMAND for expanded
business services has driven the formation of a com-
munity chapter of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of
Commerce in Deer Valley to help businesses in the area connect and give them a voice at city hall and with stategovernment.

“Before there can be a business community, there
needs to be a way for businesses to connect and shareideas, clients, challenges and successes,” explained Katie Pushor, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. “The chamber already has more than 100 members in Deer Valley and it was time to localize more services and provide an identity for the business community by forming a chapter of theChamber, just as has been done successfully in Anthemand the South Mountain Laveen areas.”

The Greater Phoenix Chamber has 4,000 members
and is one of the largest chambers in the nation. It
was founded in 1888 and has been instrumental in thegrowth of the Valley.

Pushor and Deer Valley area business and govern-
mental leaders formed an Advisory Council last month to address the specific issues facing businesses in the community and determine how the Greater Phoenix Chamber should extend its resources to support them.

“All members of the Chamber will benefit from the
growth of the Deer Valley community chapter,” she
added. “Members join the chamber because they want to be exposed to businesses Valleywide, not just their immediate area. They also want support of a big organization when it comes to dealing with the government on issues like transportation.”

Issues selected for attention by the Advisory Council
include transportation, employee housing and recruitment and how to build a sense of community in an area with an annual new business growth rate exceeding 20 percent.