Business Horizons - Gilbert
Gilbert
Legislative Update Teleconference (Members only)
Leadership Iowa University
Cedar Falls
2016 Critical Business Updates
Sioux City
Connecting Statewide Leaders
Grinnell
Leadership Iowa Session V
Grinnell
2016 Critical Business Updates
Dubuque
Iowa Business Day on the Hill
ABI Office | Des Moines
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To foster a favorable business, economic, governmental and social climate within the State of Iowa so that our citizens have the opportunity to enjoy the highest possible quality of life.
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Federal coupling bill passes Iowa House
A bill to couple Iowa's tax law with the federal changes for calendar year 2015 passed the Iowa House with a large bipartisan majority (82-14) on Thursday. HF 2092 couples with all the federal tax provisions except bonus depreciation. However, the coupling is only for one year. If Iowa is to couple in the future a bill will be necessary next legislative session as well. The bill now moves to the Iowa Senate. Keep reading...
Biochemical bill receives House feedback
Members of an Iowa House Economic Growth subcommittee met Wednesday to discuss HSB 518, the companion to SSB 3001, which provides incentives for renewable biochemical production efforts in Iowa. Keep reading...
Promoting caucus participation made easy!
 The chaos surrounding the Iowa caucuses is nearly over. Iowans will caucus for their preferred presidential candidate on Monday, and ABI has resources to help engage your employees in the process.
This email, shared with ABI members Thursday morning, has all the information you need to be prepared for caucus night.
Please consider forwarding this resource to employees, including it in a company newsletter or sharing it on your social media channels. Research shows that employees trust their employers to provide information on elections, and together we can help drive participation.
ABI is grateful for the partnership with
BIPAC and its efforts to put together the valuable
Iowa Caucus Toolkit for Iowans to use.
With your help we asked candidates about their plans to grow America's modern workforce. Read responses
here.
Save the Date: Iowa Business Day on the Hill is March 14-15
ABI is once again partnering with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) to host Iowa Business Day on the Hill. The event kicks off with a networking reception on Monday, March 14. The main event is on Tuesday, March 15, at the ABI office. ABI members will hear a legislative update and have the opportunity to meet with their elected officials. If you are interested in attending this event,
click here
for more details! Read online
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Kickoff to 2016 conference begins with
press event in Sioux City
Leaders from ABI and the 2016 Taking Care of Business Conference hosted a press conference at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Tuesday to announce the 2016 annual conference, which will return to Siouxland for this year.
Thank you to ABI members Larry Countryman of Wilson Trailer and Christie Finnegan, as well as members of the Sioux City young professionals organization who joined us.
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From the Desk of...Jay Timmons, President of the National Association of Manufacturers, and Chuck Schmitt, President of SSAB Americas
Ask the Candidates: How Will You
Support Manufacturing?
The caucuses are a few days away, and Iowa voters are hearing more and more from presidential campaigns. Voters have heard plenty of rhetoric, slogans and promises, but they deserve to hear more about one very important topic: manufacturing.
Specifically, what are candidates going to do to preserve and promote manufacturing in Iowa and across the United States?
It is a critical question. America's strength depends on manufacturing. In fact, if manufacturing in the United States were its own country, it would be the ninth-largest economy in the world.
Manufacturing represents about 9 percent of the U.S. economy and about 17 percent of Iowa's economy and nearly 14 percent of Iowa's non-farm workforce. And manufacturing jobs are the backbone to the middle class. These jobs pay higher than average wages, and for millions of hardworking Americans, they provide health care and retirement benefits.
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Did you miss the Monday Memo from ABI President Mike Ralston? For the most recent memo click
here.
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