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Message from the President | May 2019 President/CEO A.J. Baynes It’s National Small Business Week, a more than 50-year tradition of recognizing the entrepreneurs and small businesses in America for their large contribution to our economy. It’s our small businesses that employ more than half of the workforce in this country, and they are responsible…

Message from the President | September 2019 President/CEO A.J. Baynes What does the Chamber of the future look like? There is no better time than the present to start thinking about that. As we near the end of the third quarter and set our sights on a strong fourth quarter, this is the time for…

Message from the President | June 2019 President/CEO A.J. Baynes While there are many struggles for a small business owner, the takeaway from our Small Business Awards Luncheon and Showcase is that our award winners are doing a great job navigating the challenging waters. They showed us how a lot of determination and a little…

Message from the President | July 2019 President/CEO A.J. Baynes The New York Legislature recently ended its session in usual fashion: into the wee hours of the morning. Policy approval always runs into overtime and waiting on the fate of bills critical to business can be daunting. I was pleased to see at the eleventh…

Message from the President | August 2019 President/CEO A.J. Baynes Is retail dead? I get asked that question a lot, especially as changes take place at well-known sites such as the former Northtown Plaza, the Boulevard Mall and the Eastern Hills Mall. The short answer is no. While there is no arguing the explosive growth…