Advocacy
Relay is the GPCC's ongoing advocacy campaign to develop a broader network surrounding four key issue-areas: Business Climate, Infrastructure, Workforce and Quality of Life.
This initiative is a sustained, multi-year effort to advance our region's ability to attract, retain and grow jobs. The primary mission of the Chamber's Advocacy team is to:
- Bolster economic growth through initiatives that support a competitive business climate
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- Help reduce the cost of doing business through major tax reform
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- Attract and retain employers and jobs
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- Bolster economic growth through initiatives that support a competitive business climate
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- Encourage investment in infrastructure
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- Stimulate entrepreneurial and venture capital investment
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Get connected to what's happening in City Hall and throughout the region. Stay informed through Relay, joining one of our committees, attending our public policy events, and visiting us on our Facebook page.
Posted Monday, May 14th, 2012 | 0 comments
The Chamber testified before Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Global Opportunities and Creative/Innovative Economy, which held a hearing to investigate the establishment of a tax credit and veterans’ assistance program that would provide a local tax credit for employers upon hiring veterans of the United States military.
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Posted Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 | 0 comments
Philadelphia City Councilman Bill Green Talks to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce about Business Privilege Tax Legislation.
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Posted Thursday, March 29th, 2012 | 0 comments
Keeping his promise to the citizens of Pennsylvania for the second year in a row, Governor Corbett has presented a budget that does not raise taxes and keeps spending in line with available revenue.
To help create more family-sustaining jobs in Pennsylvania, the Governor’s budget proposes to phase-out the Capitol Stock and Franchise Tax. Continuing the [...]
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Posted Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 | 0 comments
The Chamber appeared before Philadelphia City Council’s Education Committee to comment on the impact school changes have on neighborhoods.
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Posted Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 | 0 comments
On Monday, March 19th Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and US Airways CEO Doug Parker issued a joint statement on the proposed capacity enhancement program for Philadelphia International Airport. To read the statement, click here.
In response to the statement, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) praised efforts by the Nutter Administration and US Airways to [...]
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Posted Friday, March 16th, 2012 | 1 comment
The Chamber testified this week in support of Philadelphia City Council Bill 120007, legislation that grants exclusions from the business privilege tax and the wage tax to private investment or hedge fund companies, most of which are not located here due to Philadelphia’s onerous tax structure.
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Posted Thursday, March 8th, 2012 | 1 comment
Philadelphia City Councilman W. Wilson Goode, Jr. discusses Bill 120012, which expands the tax credit for employers who create jobs from $3,000 to $5,000 for each new job created in 2012 and 2013.
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Posted Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 | 0 comments
Philadelphia City Council begins the 2012 budget season with a series of city-wide Neighborhood Budget Hearings. Anyone wishing to provide testimony on budgetary matters during the first neighborhood hearing may use the contact information in this announcement. Additional neighborhood hearings will be added to the schedule at a later date, and revised schedules will [...]
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Posted Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 | 0 comments
The Chamber recently submitted comments to the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee on the important issue of Merit Selection. For nearly two decades, our Chamber has been engaged in efforts to change the way Pennsylvania selects members of the state Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth courts. Together with the broad-based coalition, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, [...]
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Posted Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | 0 comments
The Chamber testified today before Philadelphia City Council Committee on Commerce and Economic Development in support of two important pieces of legislation.
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