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Leader of the minimum wage debate in Arizona, Bill Scheel, to speak at the Fountain Hills Chamber public policy meeting.  According to the campaign, Arizonans who work hard and play by the rules should be paid a wage that can support their family. The November ballot initiative from Arizona Healthy Families Initiative provides a gradual increase to Arizona’s…

Arizonans for Fair Wages and Health Families filed the $12 minimum wage initiative with the Secretary of State this morning. In includes “earned paid sick time”.  This ballot initiative calls for employers to pay no less than the following minimum wages: $10 on and after January 1, 2017 $10.50 on and after January 1, 2018…

  Our second #FountainHillsFriday highlights two of our Chamber members who are doing new and exciting things! Take a look below to see what they are up to, and make sure to use the hashtag #FountainHillsFriday to keep the community informed about everything your business is doing as well!    Fountain Hills Theater Presents: Lend…

Fountain Hills, AZ–The Fountain Hills Chamber is proud to welcome four new board members and twelve who are continuing.  Serving in three-year terms are the following: Rosaria Cain is the CEO and Founder of Knoodle–a full service advertising agency. She has a long history of working with the Fountain Festival and The Great Fair as-well-as…

Introducing #FountainHillsFriday! We here at the Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce love to brag about our members, and what better way to do that than to highlight all of the new and exciting things happening in their businesses! Check out what a few of our members have been up to: River of Time Museum Opens…

The Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce and SRP are hosting a “Meet the Candidates for Town Council” forum, and the community is invited to come! Mark you calendars for Thursday, July 21, 7:30 AM at Eagle Mountain Golf Club. Members can get registered for only $10 before July 19 ($15 after July 19), and nonmembers can…

This week I had the opportunity to meet with a member who joined 20 years ago. During our conversation he often remarked at how surprised he was to hear me talking about the future of the Chamber. We discussed our vision, mission and the importance of being a dynamic organization. Of course, I didn’t say,…

Get ready! If nothing changes before December 1, 2016, the new overtime rule doubles the threshold for workers who will be eligible for overtime if they exceed 40 hours per week. The new salary cap will essentially double from $23,600 to $47,476.   The Obama administration claims this will help balance the scales for middle…

The Fountain Hills Chamber has joined our EVCCA partners in support of Proposition 123.   Proposition 123 injects $3.5 billion into K-12 education over the next decade by increasing the currently the distribution from the state land trust. It provides an additional $454 million for education in the next year alone. Proposition 123 makes this major investment in…