Shropshire Chamber of Commerce managing director Richard Sheehan said the news did not "come as a surprise because the nucleus of Telford town centre is the shopping centre itself".

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Philip Kingston, who is the president of the Roe Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the move was good news for an area that had suffered big job losses in recent years.

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Steve Sulley, chairman of Newport Chamber of Commerce, said the plans were "great news for Newport".

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Duke Energy ( DUK - news - people ), while also remaining in the Chamber, said in May that it would not renew its ties to the National Association of Manufacturers, another Waxman-Markey opponent.

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But Daschle held firm, telling reporters in a hastily convened news conference afterward that the bill does not have enough votes in the upper chamber, and he had little intention of bringing it to the floor.

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Chief executive of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group Jerry Blackett said the impact on the economy would be "more than just good news for Jaguar Land Rover".

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That's welcome news for the town's independent traders, such as jeweller Caroline Hodges, of Oakham's Chamber of Trade.

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