Mission: 

The mission of the Vermillion chamber of commerce is to promote its membership and the business interests of Vermillion. This is accomplished by enhancing, advancing and promoting the well-being of commerce, industry, technology, education, and artistic and civic interest, resulting in a continually improving quality of life for current and future residents of Vermillion. By bringing Vermillion into the 21st Century through economic and technological diversification, we aim to enhance the vitality of public life in all of its forms. 

Interests:

• Provide the best in amenities for their citizens
• Have a strong economy that supports good jobs
• Promote the expansion of the growing technology sector in the region
• Push for the creation of environmental and recreational amenities
• Promote the purchase of open space and recreational trail land for 
• Promote investment in local infrastructure
• Ensure property rights are recognized
• Limited role of government Intervention
• Long range planning to ensure future prosperity

Positions:

Favor FuturePlan, but are wary of the effects of environmental encroachment on the area's quality of life. Though the Vermillion Chamber of Commerce would like to ensure that the environmental amenities of the region are protected from unchecked growth and development, they feel that the strategic purchase of open space and a re-classification of forest lands would ensure that sensitive areas are buffered from rampant growth while providing outdoor recreational activities for the new, high tech workforce that would be drawn to the area. Chip Wheeler, a high tech executive and 10 years resident of Vermillion is the standing president of the Vermillion Chamber of Commerce. He feels that the time is ripe for introducing a broader economic base to the area by tapping into the changing technologically based economy. Though wary of the extent of growth slated in the area, he feels that it is in the best long terms interests of the region to attract high tech growth because it will bring more money into the local economy to protect the environment, enhance educational facilities, and provide other social services not currently offered due to budgetary constraints due to a shrinking local tax base.