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The Gateway Regional Chamber
of Commerce is far and away the largest business
association in the Northern New Jersey Region.
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The Gateway Chamber has over
1,800 members ranging from some of the region’s
largest corporations to an active home-based
business group.
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The Gateway Chamber has a
long history dating back to 1911 when it was
founded as the Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce by
John D. Rockefeller and other New Jersey
industrialists.
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Today, the Gateway Chamber
serves as an umbrella organization for a host of
sub chambers and networking groups including: the Union
County Chamber of Commerce; the Central Jersey
Chamber of Commerce; the Route 22 Chamber of
Commerce; the Springfield Chamber of Commerce;
the Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce; the Roselle
Park Chamber of Commerce; the Clark Chamber of
Commerce; the Linden Chamber of Commerce;
Somerset Hills Business Network; Networking
Professionals of New Jersey; Gateway Association
of Business Women; Gateway After Hours; and the
Irish Business Association.
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The Gateway Chamber operates
in Union, Essex, Middlesex and Somerset
Counties, making it the only multi-county
association in Northern New Jersey. The Chamber
also has many members in other states, and a
growing number outside the United States.
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The Gateway Chamber is a
strong advocate for its members. It works at
the federal, state and local levels on both
legislative and regulatory issues.
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The Gateway Chamber publishes
its own monthly newspaper, Inside
Business, which has an estimated
readership of 75,000.
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The Gateway Chamber is a
focused membership service organization. It
provides tangible and measurable benefits to its
membership.
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The membership retention at
the Gateway Chamber has averaged 95 percent over
the last four years, one of the highest in the
country.
