CHAMBER INFORMATION

Governmental Affairs

Jack Chambers, Co-Chair                      Julie Gemar-Williams, Co-Chair
Opportunity Resources, Inc.                  JGW Consulting   

Mission:
To ensure a strong business voice in local, state and federal issues potentially impacting business while developing proactive partnerships enabling us to speak as a community voice on priority issues.

         
 Current Committee News

Latest Membership Survey Results-
West Broadway Corridor Study into the Missoula Growth Study

Click Here to view the survey results that 223 Chamber business members completed regarding the East Broadway Inclusion and the compiled additional comments. Thank you to our Chamber members who took time to complete the survey!
Related Missoulian Article

Amtrak Resolution
The Chamber Partnered on a resolution to encourage the President to sign a
re-allocation of funding for Amtrak. Click Here to View the Resolution

Gas Tax
The Chamber is currently monitoring the progress of the proposed local option fuel tax that will be at a public hearing on Monday, July 28th in the City Council chambers at 7:00 p.m.

County Sub-Division Re-Write
The Chamber wrote a letter to the County Commissioners regarding the County Sub-Division Re-Write asking why the re-write was split into multiple phases. The Chamber requested that it be put into a single draft document for ratification and make it available for longer public review time.

Our Members:
• Chad Bauer (Allied Waster Services of North America, LLC)
• Don Williams (D.L. Williams Insurance, Inc.)
• Erik Wood (Community Medical Center)
• Gary Clark (Missoula Federal Credit Union)
• Jack Chambers (Opportunity Resources, Inc.)
• Jim Kuffel (Bolt & Anchor Supply, Inc)
• Jim Peebles (Pierce Flooring)
• Julie Gemar-Williams (JGW Consulting)
• Kate Joyce (First Security Bank)
• Nick Kaufman (WGM Group)
• Sharon Palmer (Lambros Real Estate, ERA)
• Tom Gorman (Missoula Job Service)
• Tom Severson (Community Bank-Missoula, Inc)
• Vicki Judd (NorthWestern Energy)
• Wolfgang Ametsbichler (Missoula Job Service)

Ad-Hoc Members:
• Dick King (Missoula Area Economic Development Corp.)
• Ruth Link (Missoula Organization of Realtors)
• Safe Grendahl (Missoula Building Industry Association)

Click Here if you are interested in applying to serve on this committee. Please submit completed application to Nicole Childre at nicole@missoulachamber.com or call (406) 543-6623 ext 33 with further questions.