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ABI
Day on the Hill
Risk Management Conference
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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
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 Legislative
News
Week
Three Complete-Burdensome Business Bills
Pass
Another
Strain on UI Trust Fund Passes House
55-44 Tuesday
the Iowa House passed HF
2110, which provides unemployment
benefits to spouses of military personnel who
voluntarily quit their jobs (whether their
spouse is deployed or transferred, active or
reserve).
There's no requirement to reside in Iowa
or that they actually follow their military
spouse. Continue
reading>>>
Iowa's
Version of Federal WARN Act Passes
House
Late
Wednesday, the Iowa House passed HF
681 creating a state "WARN" Act. The
proposal requires any employer who lays off more
than 25 individuals to provide a 30 day
notice.
Currently, federal law requires any
employer with more than 50 employees to give a
60 day notice. Continue
reading>>>
Wrongful
Death Bill Passes Senate Judiciary
Iowa
DNR to Review UAAs-Industries
Affected
The
DNR is hosting several meetings around the state
related to stream designations and the quality
of the waters.
In
the meetings, the DNR will address concerns of
cities and businesses that may face stricter
permit requirements when new water quality
standards go into effect. Continue
reading>>>
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 From
the Desk Of...Leisa Fox
Playing
a Role in Iowa's Burgeoning Entrepreneurial
Culture

For
the last few years, there have been many forces
pushing on ABI to develop some sort of
initiative geared at helping Iowa's newest
businesses. Being an
association that errs on the side of action, it
is time to do something.
In
developing the program, our goal is to avoid
recreating a wheel or fracturing existing
entrepreneurial endeavors. We
simply want to help if we can. After a
series of meetings with owners of newly formed
businesses, it has occurred to us that we do
provide value and that the challenge exists in
communicating that value to a new
audience.
There
is no question that ABI is positioned to deliver
real, tangible tools and resources to a group
with whom we typically don't interact. Continue
reading>>>
Did you miss the Monday
Memo from ABI President Mike Ralston? For this
week's memo click
here. |
 Iowa
Legislators on
Twitter...
Twitter
is a free social
networking
and microblogging
service that enables its users to send and read
messages known as tweets.
Tweets are text-based
posts of up to 140 characters
displayed on the author's profile page and
delivered to the author's subscribers who are
known as followers.
Senders can restrict delivery to those in their
circle of friends or, by default, allow open
access. Users can send and receive tweets via
the Twitter website, Short
Message Service
(SMS) or external applications. While the
service itself costs nothing to use, accessing
it through SMS may incur phone
service provider
fees.
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Chris Hagenow - ChrisHagenow
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McKinley Bailey -IAHD9
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Renee Schulte - ReneeSchulte
Senator
Paul Mckinley - McKinleyforIowa
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Erik Helland - ErikHelland
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House Democratics - iahousedemocrat
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LSA - IowaLSA
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