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TAX IMPLICATIONS AND UPDATES
The Tax Institute held a quarterly meeting on March 12 in Chicago at the
 Chicago offices of Tax Institute member firm True Partners Consulting LLC. Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue Connie Beard was the featured speaker. Director Beard gave an Illinois Department of Revenue update and then, along with Illinois Department of Revenue General Counsel Mark Dyckman, fielded questions from the membership. Keith Staats
(pictured at right) gave a legislative update to the members hip which included a discussion of the status of the Tax Institute's legislative package and review of pertinent tax legislation, both good and bad, and our legislative advocacy efforts.
Additionally, on March 5, Keith Staats was a featured speaker at a tax reform business roundtable with Congressmen Shimkus, Davis and Bost sponsored by the Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce in Edwardsville, Illinois. Staats discussed the Illinois tax implications of federal tax reform.
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On March 28, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Foundation partnered with TRIP to release its Transportation by the Numbers report. As a Foundation project, the report was aimed to inform not to advocate, but the results are concerning. Illinois motorists annually lose $16.4 billion due to vehicle operating costs (VOC) from rough roads, congested roads, and roads that lack some safety features. In some
The relationship between Illinois soybean growers and the Asia-Pacific Region is a valuable one. Approximately 60 percent of the soybeans grown in the states are exported - more than 16 million metric tons- to most of those countries. On March 22nd the International Business Council in collaboration with our member organization, The Illinois Soybean Association, hosted a trade dinner and reception with CGs and trade representatives from Asia-Pacific countries to learn more about the Illinois Soybean Association, talk with our farmers, discuss additional opportunities to work together and thank our customers for their continued support of our industry. 
economies in the United States, ranking 19th in the world in GDP. The newest issue of the Women in International Trade Communique features Laura Ortega, executive director of the International Business Council, and her insight on what it means to make global local.
Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Country Financial, Curran Contracting, Gensler Architects, and Norfolk Southern. Congratulations to all of the recipients. 
n hand to update the Chicago Southland Chamber on Springfield and helped present the U.S. Chamber's Spirit of Enterprise award to Congressman Adam Kinzinger
(pictured at right, center) for his strong support of pro-growth policies.
