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Peoria Chamber of Commerce

8765 West Kelton Lane, Bldg C-1
Peoria, AZ 85380
(623)979-3601 FAX (623)486-4729
1-800-580-2645Our Chamber of Commerce is an action agency designed to meet community needs. It is a voluntary organization of individuals and businesses who work together to advance the commercial, financial industrial and civic interests of our community.
The Chamber was Incorporated on June 30th, 1919 and is the oldest active Chamber in Arizona listed with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
What is a Chamber of Commerce?
A chamber of Commerce is an action agency designed to meet community needs. It is an organization of individuals and businesses who band together to advance the quality of life and civic interests of the community. It is a civic clearinghouse, the community's public relations advisor, a legislative watchdog at the local, state and national levels of government, an information bureau and a research center.
The Peoria Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization made up of members investing time, energy and money to make Peoria "a great place to live, work, shop and play™." Together, we encourage the growth of existing business and industries, assist new firms and individuals located in this area and promoting a positive image for Peoria.
(The oldest Active Chamber in Arizona, serving Peoria since 1919)
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We are here to help our members reach their goals by providing programs, services and networking opportunities
Chamber Services and Programs
Enhance your Success
Membership in the Peoria Chamber of Commerce provides many opportunities to increase your leadership skills, information, and connections though active participation
Consider these opportunities:
Networking & Lead Share Events - monthly luncheons, dynamic business mixers, committees, and group activities are designed to build your client base
Business Advocacy - dedicated to devoting time & energy in the best interest of business issues at the local, county, state and federal levels.
Business Coupons/Discounts -post a coupon for customers to use at your business.
Development Assistance - S.C.O.R.E. (service corps of retired executives) is in-house twice each week to assist you with your business challenges
Leadership Skill Enhancement - opportunities to fine-tune your leadership skills through Toastmasters and member focused leadership seminars and training
Website Logo/Banner - highlight your business with your Company Banner or Logo.
SCF of Arizona Workers' Compensation Insurance Association Dividend Plan
Chamber Members Pass along a business lead to another Business
Be Active & Watch Your Business Take Off
Committees:
Ambassadors - dedicated to community service, customer service/welcome group for new members, chamber volunteers and chamber representatives at events
Military Affairs - enhance and develop a chamber partnership with Luke in which the chamber will facilitate information and act as a community liaison - Presenter of the annual Luke Picnic
Network GroupGroup - lead sharing at its finest, networking opportunities, business seminars with a leadership focus, all designed to help you increase your leads
omotional Opportunities:
Membership Directory - yearly publication distributed to members and community residents with additional advertising opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities - fantastic year-round opportunities to get your business' name out in the community as a supporter of various activities and events
Website - no cost categorical listing and link with your paid membership
(Consider posting a banner on a webpage and capture on of our many visitors!)
Newsletter - monthly publication mailed to members and city agencies with advertising opportunities available-also inserted with the Peoria Times to about 6,000 homes.
Referrals - the Chamber promotes shopping other members first and only refers member businesses
Upon completion of the Arizona canal and its 20 laterals in 1885, four farming families who had arrived here from the Midwest settled the area. They purchased land, platted it and named it Peoria after their hometown in Illinois. These four habitations constituted the visible Peoria settlement located on the old desert freighting road between Phoenix and the town of Seymour on the Hassayampa.
These early settlers either built adobe homes or used large tents. One half of the tent contained a floor and served as the living quarters while the other half housed grain, hay, spare furniture and tools. Rattlesnakes, scorpions and desert rats often sought refuge under the floor from the hot desert sun. Life was even more difficult if floods washed out the canal diversion dam. When this happened, it was a six-mile trek to the Grand Canal for domestic and stock water. Once there, the settlers had to dip water from the canal into barrels. The water trips often occurred every other day and lasted for months to keep up with demands.
With the growth in production at Vulture Mine came an increase in traffic along this route, and so it was named Grand Avenue in 1887. By 1888, Peoria was really on the map with the establishment of a U.S. Post Office for its soaring population of 27. After the proposed town site had been surveyed and a well dug in the northwest corner of section 26 the center of Peoria was firmly set at Washington and Grand Avenue.
To accommodate the expanding community, Central School was built in 1906 and used continuously for the next 70 years. Today it is home to the Peoria Museum where tantalizing tidbits from the past await you.
Gradually our town was born as entrepreneurial businesses moved in to meet the needs of the growing community. By 1970 the town still only had about 2,500 people. However, it did have all of the shops of a small, self-sufficient and warm-hearted community. Today, with a population of more than 130,000, Peoria continues to grow and prosper.

 

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