Regional Economic Sustainability

• Intensify the Chamber’s focus on economic development and strengthen the positive business climate for the Springfield area through programs and services of the Chamber and through the economic development action plan of the Springfield Business Development Corporation.

• Create a public awareness campaign that highlights the Springfield area’s economic successes and showcases its positive environment for business, emphasizing the Chamber’s leadership role.

• Continue to search for solutions for the identified obstacles to the Springfield area’s economic competitiveness including the lack of racial, ethnic and cultural diversity and our region’s growing culture of poverty.