Allstate and Microsoft Execs Elected to Lead BCLC Board

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) announced the election of Sari Macrie, vice president of corporate relations for Allstate Insurance Company, to serve as board chairman and Akhtar Badshah, senior director of community affairs for Microsoft Corporation, to serve as vice chairman.  More >>

Community Long-Term Recovery Planning

By Jane Bullock and George Haddow: The time to conduct long-term recovery planning is before the next disaster strikes.  Historically, long-term recovery planning has been conducted in the aftermath of a major disaster, if at all.  This has often resulted in a truncated and inefficient planning process and delays in the recovery phase. FEMA abandoned its long-term recovery planning efforts in New Orleans eight months after Hurricane Katrina struck.  More from "On the Brink" 2008 Disaster Assistance and Recovery Report >>

Chamber Joins CEOs, NGOs, USG in Sichuan Province, China

By Becky Fraser, Senior Manager, U.S. Chamber China Division: Myron Brilliant, vice president of the U.S. Chamber's Asia Division, and I proudly represented the U.S. Chamber in the U.S. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) delegation to Sichuan Province and Beijing, China, on June 30–July 2. In the wake of the May 12, 8.0-magnitude earthquake, our delegation sought to learn more about Chinese reconstruction plans to ensure future U.S. public and private-sector assistance maximize efficiency and effectiveness. More>>

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