The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is the principal business advocacy organization in the state of Ohio. The principal objective of the chamber is to create a healthy business environment in Ohio and bring economic growth to the state. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is run by a board of directors comprising of 66 members. It has a group of professional staffs, which includes political experts, lobbyists, membership specialists, and well educated administrative personnel.
The priority issues of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce include the following:
- Employment Law
- Energy and Environment
- Health Care
- Legal Regulatory Issues
- Public Affairs, Small Business
- Taxation and Public Expenditures
- Workers' Compensation
- Education and Workforce Development
- Employment law committee
- Education and workforce development committee
- Health care committee
- Energy and environment committee
- Public affairs committee
- Ohio Small Business Council (OSBC)
- Worker's compensation committee
- Taxation and public expenditure committee
The staffs of the members of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce receive free services and low priced tailor made programs round the year. For the purpose of implementation of its policies, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce has employed a team of lobbying specialists.
The Ohio Small Business Council is a department of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, which deals with small businesses. It functions as a representative body of the small businesses running their operations in the state of Ohio that are members of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce is Andrew E. Doehrel.
Contact Details:
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
230 East Town Street
P.O. Box 15159
Columbus, Ohio 43215-0159
Tel: 614.228.4201
800.622.1893
Fax: 614.228.6403
