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Peoria Chamber of Commerce
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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