The State of American Business
At State of American Business 2025, Chamber President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark unveiled the business community's agenda for economic growth.

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During our annual State of American Business program, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark called on policymakers to prioritize growth and opportunity for all Americans in communities across the U.S.
The State of American Business Is Local
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“Wherever a company, a service, a product, or a solution originates, its impact is always local. Because local is where we live our lives," said Chamber President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark. "If you think about it, that makes all business local. That’s true, of course, of the small businesses that line Main Streets and the locally headquartered businesses that employ hundreds, or even thousands, of people in a community and drive its economic ecosystem.”
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