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      • Chamber 101
      • Breakfast Connection
      • Business After Business
    • Signature Events >
      • Arlington Business Gala
      • Hospitality Awards
      • Legislative Breakfast
      • Arlington Chamber Volunteer Day
      • AWE Women in Business Summit
      • Best Business Awards
      • State of the County & Public Safety Awards
      • Annual Meeting
    • Educational Events
    • Women in Business
    • Travel
    • Online Learning Center
    • COVID-19 Event Policy
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    • Arlington Restaurant Week
    • Small Business Accelerator
    • Early Childhood Financial Resiliency Accelerator
    • Coronavirus Resources
    • Coupons
    • Job Board
    • Scholarship Fund
    • About Arlington >
      • Business Resources
      • Map of the Area
      • Visiting Arlington
  • Business Advocacy
    • Public Policy Positions
    • Arlington Advocacy >
      • Budget & Taxes
      • Planning
      • Project Support
      • Economic Development
      • Processes
      • Retail & Signage
      • Transportation
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      • Budget & Taxes
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    • Recent Advocacy
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A Strong Relationship with Arlington County Government

The Arlington Chamber uses our experience to help businesses navigate Arlington’s policies and processes. The Chamber’s Government Affairs Manager is your dedicated resource for policy and advocacy:
  • Advice on the specifics of how Arlington operates
  • Support for your business with local officials
The Chamber offers opportunities to network with Arlington County staff:
  • Our semi-monthly Government Affairs Committee, which is open to all Chamber members, welcomes key policymakers and County staff members to present and take questions on critical issues.
  • The Chamber staff routinely meets with County staff members to discuss issues of concern to our members.
​The Chamber puts a local face on issues before the County Board, to show how policies and actions can support businesses and the economic environment for Arlington:
  • Local Public Policy Positions, drafted by the Government Affairs Committee and approved by the Chamber Board of Directors supporting a strong business environment in Arlington
  • Attending commission meetings to keep abreast of the latest proposals and developments in Arlington County policy
  • Writing letters to the County Board, commissions, and County staff expressing the Chamber’s position on issues coming before them
  • Testifying at hearings to advocate for policies and decisions supporting business success
The Chamber convenes events with government leaders where they interact with, and hear the concerns of, the Arlington business community:
  • State of the County is an annual address by the Arlington County Board Chair, who highlights the economic and development status of Arlington.
  • Arlington County Board Candidate Forum is a moderated discussion of topics important to the Arlington business community with the candidates running for the Arlington County Board.
​The Chamber encourages and facilitates participation by businesses and their representatives in Arlington County commissions and in public groups.
  • State of the County is an annual address by the Arlington County Board Chair, who highlights the economic and development status of Arlington.
  • Arlington County Board Candidate Forum is a moderated discussion of topics important to the Arlington business community with the candidates running for the Arlington County Board.
  • The Chamber encourages and facilitates participation by businesses and their representatives in Arlington County commissions and in public groups.
  • The Chamber has designated seats on the Arlington Economic Development Commission, the Arlington County Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission, the Alexandria/Arlington Regional Workforce Council, and the Arlington Public Schools Advisory Council on Instruction.
  • By statute, the Chamber recommends members to represent businesses on the Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments.
  • The Chamber has a strong working relationship with Arlington County government, affording the Chamber opportunities to suggest members and staff as nominees to represent business interests in Arlington County working groups and task forces, such as the Lee Highway Planning Working Group and 2020 Census Complete County Committee.
  • The Chamber can support individual members seeking to join commissions through the application process.
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