Chamber 2025 Priorities Survey Results

Thank you to each of the businesses that participated in our 2025 Chamber Priorities Survey! 

A summary of the results is below:

• Business Outlook is positive: 88% of businesses expect 2025 to be as good or better than 2024. 

• Top 5 Business Concerns: 

1. Workforce - attracting and retaining employees

2. Volatile costs of goods and services

3. Finding new customers

4. Inflation

5. Workforce - increasing wages

• Top Desired Focus Areas for City/County Officials: Economic development--growth incentives for businesses (56%) and attracting new businesses (52%), infrastructure improvements (43%), affordable childcare support (43%), commercial property tax reduction (36%), and workforce housing (29%).

• Most Valued Chamber Initiatives for Businesses: Driving local economic growth and promoting commerce (84%), inspiring community vitality through events (65%), facilitating business networking (52%), advocacy through government engagement (47%), and workforce strategy support came in at 31%.

We will use these top-rated priorities as we consider the Chamber's direction for 2025. These priorities will help shape our offerings so we can better serve our members' needs. Thank you again for your participation!