By Anne Gibson At request of some residents of the greater Vail area, the Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce offered five sessions beginning in May of 2021 to include informational discussions, Zoom presentations, and guest speakers on the subject of understanding the pros and cons of the future of the area. The goal was not to decide the...
By Brad Anderson The Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce represents businesses and business interest throughout the entire southeast Pima County area. Many of these businesses will be affected if Proposition 206, Tucson’s Minimum Wage Initiative, passes The Chamber is bringing this debate straight to its members during its monthly breakfast on...
By Brad Anderson How do you feel about the businesses in Vail? Do we have enough restaurants, banks, hardware stores, clothing stores and doctor’s offices? If not, why not? What about commercial and industrial businesses.? Who is out there promoting our community? How do we attract business to our community? What do they get? Why invest here...
The Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank its Board of Directors for 2020/2021. These individuals have spent a considerable amount of time this past year to help lead the chamber. Chairman of the Board – Rosemary Bright – Ms. Bright is the Business Development Director for Lloyd Construction Inc. She has 22 years of...
By Brad Anderson School is out. Some of us are planning a few days to get away from the heat. Others are going to stay in our beautiful Vail area and enjoy some Arizona summer. Either way, the warmth is here. The Vail Chamber is gearing up for a couple of major events. First is our State of the Chamber event happening on June 24th at the U of A...
By Brad Anderson We see it and we live it. The population of the greater Vail area is growing every day, which creates opportunities and challenges for all of us. There are several issues of major importance facing our community. These include: TransportationWaterInternet accessCell phone serviceGrowth and Land conversionRetail, Commercial and...
By Brad Anderson Business and Vail. Do these two terms actually go together? Absolutely! There are many times when we think of doing business, we automatically think of going into “town.” Tucson does have an abundance of stores, but what about doing business right here – in our local neighborhood? We have some GREAT restaurants, retail, and...
By Brad Anderson Spring, one or our two beautiful seasons in Southern Arizona, is nearly here. With that comes the opportunity to enjoy the many great outdoor activities in the Vail area. From Colossal Cave Park to Sahuaro National Park. From Del Lago golf course to The Arizona Trail. From Cienega Creek Natural Preserve to biking Old Spanish Trail...
By Brad Anderson Whew! Are we ever glad that is over. Transition is never easy, but this one seems to have been one of the most difficult. No matter where in the political spectrum you are, this change has been challenging. I like Gabby Giffords’ comment – “Move Ahead.” As a nation, that is what we need to do. The past is behind us and there is...
By Brad Anderson Check it out. The Greater Vail Chamber has started our own YouTube channel. We are going to be featuring member businesses, organizations, events and community activities. The objective is to provide our community with fun and useful information. It is a collaboration with students enrolled in Richard Booth’s Empire High School’s...
