Chamber President Testifies on North Jersey Casino Proposals
On December 17, the New Jersey Assembly and Senate approved separate resolutions on the issue of expanding gambling into Northern New Jersey The Senate resolution would provide for two casinos outside a 72 mile radius of Atlantic city, and tax revenues generated by these casinos would be shared between Atlantic city for economic development, senior […]
Greater AC Chamber Opposes North Jersey Casinos
To the Members of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber: The Greater Atlantic City Chamber has sent a letter to state legislators opposing Senate Concurrent Resolution SCR-185: Proposed constitutional amendment to authorize Legislature to permit by law establishment and operation of casinos in North Jersey. A copy of this letter has been Emailed to each active Chamber member […]
2015 Business Advocacy Highlights
Executing A Business Focused Advocacy Agenda In 2015, business advocacy efforts by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber are focused on and aligned with the Chamber’s support for: [list type=”ul” style=”5″]Improving Atlantic City’s and Atlantic County’s investment climate and business competitiveness^Advocating for improved efficiency and cost of services by public sector entities^Working to attract new businesses […]
Chamber Voices Opposition to Expanding Gaming in New Jersey
The following statement was issued to the media and public officials on behalf of the Chamber and its Business Advocacy committee… [tabbed_content title=”Position Statement+TITLE+Chamber Analysis Highlights” type=”tabs-style-2″ targets=””]Atlantic County business leaders today reiterated their longstanding opposition to the expansion of gaming outside Atlantic City, noting that it is bad public policy to attempt to reallocate […]
Mayor Guardian Updates Chair’s Council Members
Mayor Don Guardian addressed the Chair’s Council of the Chamber at the Knife & Fork Inn to provide an update on his plans to reduce the city budget and boost the business environment in Atlantic City. [button url="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152942608178969.1073741872.397667543968&type=1" color="orange" size="medium"]View Photos on Facebook[/button] [button url="https://acchamber.staging-differnt.com/members/chairs-council/" color="orange" size="medium"]Chair's Council Information[/button]
VIDEO: Chair’s Council Meets at The Water Club
The Chair’s Council members of the Chamber met at The Water Club by Borgata for an update on advocacy work that is currently being done by the Chamber to encourage economic growth in our community. A new representative from Verizon also spoke to the group to give them an inside look at a few recent […]
VIDEO: First Annual Economic Development Forum – Mayor Don Guardian
Over 200 people attended Mayor Don Guardian’s First Annual Economic Development Forum hosted by the Chamber. Public sector representatives discussed ways and means to entice new development in the Atlantic County area. A panel of developers followed the discussion with details regarding new projects coming to Atlantic City. The Chamber has made a commitment to […]
AC Mayor-elect Don Guardian Addresses Chair’s Council
The Chair's Council member of the Chamber met on Monday to engage with the Mayor-elect of Atlantic City, Don Guardian. Don spoke in great detail about his vision for improvement and economic development in Atlantic City during his upcoming term as mayor. Thanks to the Knife and Fork Inn for their hospitality for this event. […]
Greater AC Chamber Endorses Chris Christie for Governor
Reflecting the Governor’s unprecedented commitment to Atlantic City’s revitalization as well as his strong record of support for job creators, the Greater Atlantic City Chamber Of Commerce today endorsed Governor Christie for reelection. The AC Chamber joins the growing coalition of support from business leaders throughout New Jersey to stand with the Governor in this […]
Chair’s Council Meets with New Publisher of The Press
The newly appointed publisher of the The Press of Atlantic City, Mark Blum, graciously met with the Chair’s Council of the Chamber to discuss the new direction for the newspaper company under the ownership of Berkshire Hathaway (BH Media Group). Blum addressed the group’s concerns regarding previous community sentiment for the organization and expressed his […]