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Congress seized a historic moment to embrace progress and foster collaboration to restore confidence in our nation’s fiscal health and safeguard future generations.
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Industry professionals surveyed say that local permitting and zoning regulations are a key barrier in converting office space to other real estate uses.
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- The Future of Office Space May Be Tied Up in Red TapeA U.S. Chamber survey of commercial real estate experts shows local zoning and permitting regulations often get in the way of converting empty office space into residential units.Learn More
- Corporate Greed Is Not the Cause of Inflation; Here’s WhyDespite the many articles decrying corporate “greedflation,” there is nothing more going on than the simple facts of the economy.Learn More
- Understanding America’s Labor Shortage: The Most Impacted StatesEvery state is facing an unprecedented challenge finding workers to fill open jobs. Learn which states have been impacted the most by the nation’s worker shortage crisis.Learn More
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Highlighting the Serious Impact of Criminal Organizations on American Business and Society
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Improvements in transportation, the internet, e-commerce, and many other aspects of our everyday lives result from people in business driving innovations.
Remote and hybrid work now institutionalized in the middle market, according to workforce special report
This special report on workforce dynamics from the RSM and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Middle Market Business Index provides unique insights into labor trends and strategies that are shaping the marketplace.
Retail crime creates higher prices for consumers, results in stores having to close their doors, and communities left without vital goods and services.
Strong digital rules are critical to growth, innovation, and hiring, from autos to agriculture and manufacturing to financial services.
Data shows free markets and free enterprise improve economic mobility, equality, safety, production, life expectancy, and overall happiness across the globe.
Calls on Supporters to ‘Drown Out Negativity’ And Make Voices Heard
The benefits of free enterprise are the highlight of an optimistic State of American Business 2024 address from U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark.
Premier event this Thurs., Jan. 11 to spotlight innovation and impacts of the American free enterprise system
Analyzing the current state of the U.S. business community and the economy