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The Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce is the advocacy arm of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and its Affiliates, focusing its efforts on four priority areas that are most critical to the region’s economic competitiveness.

Chamber advocacy efforts of are time sensitive in nature. Therefore, your immediate support and involvement is requested.

Discover what you can do to take action on today’s issues below:

• Business Climate
• Workplace
• Civic Policy
• Transportation & Infrastructure

To further the Conference agenda for regional improvement on an ongoing basis and to ensure that you are kept informed as issues as issues develop, become a Regional Investor if you have not already and sign-up to receive Conference publications and announcements.

The Chamber also has a Political Action Committee (PAC). For more information about this, contact Chamber President Barbara McNees.

Business Climate

Competitive Business Taxes
Join CompetePA – a statewide coalition of more than 100 businesses and business organizations focused on improving our business tax climate. The Coalition focuses specifically on eliminating the cap on net operating loss carryforwards and introducing a single sales factor apportionment formula, structural deficiencies of the Corporate Net Income tax. The Allegheny Conference on Community Development is a founding organization of CompetePA, and many of our Regional Investors are also CompetePA coalition members.

As state budget discussions move forward, this is a critical time to reach out to your legislators in support of a more competitive business climate. Personalize and send this sample letter, which outlines our business tax position in more detail.

Learn more about Conference efforts regarding Business Climate.

Workplace

Pittsburgh Regional Compact
The Pittsburgh Regional Compact is an employer-educator partnership designed to develop our region’s workforce for 21st-century jobs. The Compact engages regional employers, educators and program providers in a coordinated partnership to prepare southwestern Pennsylvania students for successful careers in the region. The Compact’s coordinated approach to career education will make southwestern Pennsylvania a model for developing a highly skilled workforce – the most important element in modern economic growth.

Learn more about Conference efforts regarding Workplace.

Civic Policy

Municipal Pension Reform
Unfunded pension liabilities are a pressing problem that is affecting small and large municipalities in Pennsylvania. In the face of an impending pension funding crisis, several solutions are under consideration. Please personalize and send this sample letter, encouraging the legislature to act swiftly and keep municipal pension reform among their top priorities.

Learn more about Conference efforts regarding Civic Policy.

Transportation & Infrastructure

No specific action is requested of you at this time. Please check back often for updates.

Learn more about Conference efforts regarding Transportation & Infrastructure.