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The United States Chamber of Commerce ( USCC) is a business association advocacy group. It is the largest lobbying group in the United States. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urging of President William Howard Taft and his Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel. [2] [3] It was Taft's belief that the "government needed to deal with a group ...
The Greater Houston Partnership ( GHP) is the largest chamber of commerce in the Houston area. The Partnership is an economic development organization for the Greater Houston area. The Partnership works to make Houston greater by promoting economic development, foreign trade and investment, and by advocating for efficient and effective ...
The United States secretary of commerce ( SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary reports directly to the president and is a statutory member of Cabinet of the United States. The secretary is appointed by the president, with the advice ...
Gary Lorence stepped outside his home in Bayport one day last year and began waving an American flag. He’s been doing it ever since. For seven hours a day, rain or shine, hot or cold, Lorence ...
A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community. Local businesses are members, and they elect a board of ...
Suzanne P. Clark is an American business executive. Since March 2021, she has been the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, [1] the first woman to hold that office. She was previously the chief operating officer and senior executive vice president for the group. [2] Prior to this she was president of National Journal Group (now ...
Jun. 4—The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of Joe Bower as the new president and CEO, effective June 17.
Eric Allen Johnston (December 21, 1896 – August 22, 1963) was a business owner, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, a Republican Party activist, president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and a U.S. government special projects administrator and envoy for both Democratic and Republican administrations. As president of the MPAA, he abbreviated the ...