New job creation and business expansion impact businesses by creating meaningful opportunities to sell goods and services to new businesses and residents. The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development Division works with industries both large and small to increase job growth and business expansion. We also work with individuals to support and increase our growing small business community.

Part of our economic development mission-work focuses on ways to improve employee-friendly policies and how to keep our region's workers engaged in a healthy work-life balance as they develop into the next generation of our workforce.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released an Employer Roadmap that explains strategies for employers to support working parents and their childcare needs.

About the Roadmap

Working parents have long struggled to access the affordable, quality childcare that enables them to participate in the workforce, but COVID-19 has made things even worse. The resulting impact on our workforce and organizations of every size and sector is more acute than ever and, for employers, it’s affecting their bottom line.

For the duration of the pandemic, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has received hundreds of queries from businesses regarding strategies to support working parents. But understanding an employer’s options and navigating the childcare landscape can be complex and overwhelming.

This roadmap is intended to help senior leaders and business owners learn their options for supporting working parents with their childcare needs. It is also intended to help leaders understand what to expect when embarking on this journey and how to take action.

"76% of businesses said they've seen employees leave - 43% of those businesses said that 75-100% of the employees they lost were women" - U.S. Chamber Foundation Survey, 2020

VIEW THE ROADMAP HERE

For more information about our economic development efforts, contact:

Steve Cox
Senior Vice President of Economic Development
479-619-3192 • [email protected]