Chairman's Message
It is an exciting time to become the new Chair of the Board for the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and I look forward to the next 12 months working with Chamber members and staff.
As our mission states, we are in the business of building a stronger local economy and a thriving community. Our Chamber is not just a single organization but a collaborative effort of nearly 1,100 businesses to grow more thriving enterprises with high-paying and highly skilled jobs for Riverside residents. We are confident in our ability to build a stronger local economy for many reasons. For one, Riverside is at the center of the fastest growing region in California and more people are finding opportunities to live, work, and play here than anywhere else in the state. Second, a recent economic study found more jobs are being created in our region than anywhere else in California. And third, we have the right economic drivers in research, manufacturing, government, education, and arts and culture to create more opportunities for new growth. However, to achieve more as a community, we must face head-on the challenges before us. We must build more housing for families and an expanding workforce; we must invest in the roads, water, and power that will serve our current and future generations; and we must attract and create the jobs that provide for our degreed and non-degreed residents. I know that working together, we can achieve a great deal as a Chamber and a community. I look forward to working with all of you to grow your businesses and build a stronger local economy. Thank you!
Scott Ditfurth
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