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Primary
Elections Tuesday's primary
elections for the Iowa statehouse proved
predictable yet surprising at the same time.
One of the old rules of politics held true
- incumbents that faced primary challenges won
11 of 12 races. But at the
same time, in races where incumbents were
matched against each other, voters in eastern
Iowa chose new blood over comfortable shoes
while voters in north central Iowa stayed with
brand loyalty. Continue
reading>>>
2012
ABI Business Climate
Campaign
IIPAC Chair Kirk
Tyler: "We're asking everyone
associated with ABI to invest in the Iowa
Industry Political Action Committee so business
may continue to have a strong and unified
voice," says Tyler. Investors at
$1,000, $500, $250 and $100 level receive
special recognition at all major ABI events -
including ABI Taking Care of Business Conference
June 13-15. Continue
reading>>>
Statewide
Average Wage Adjusted This
week, Iowa Workforce Development announced that
the statewide average weekly wage will increase
nearly 3% over last year average of $38,949.
The new figure will be used beginning July
1, 2012 to figure benefit payment schedules for
unemployment and workers compensation benefits.
Iowa's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1% in
April, and has dropped every month this
year.
Letter
to ABI Members from John Gilliland
Earlier
this week I advised ABI President Mike Ralston
of my decision to leave ABI to join my father in
business at MorganStanley/SmithBarney.
This opportunity to join my dad in his
45-year old investment business was an easy
decision. The choice to leave
ABI, the members I admire, the business leaders
I respect and my colleagues that I love,
however, was a difficult one. Continue
reading>>>
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 From
the Desk of Mike Ralston, ABI
Final
Call: Don't Miss the 2012 ABI
Conference!
As
I write this essay, over 1,100 people have
already registered to attend next week's ABI
conference. The event, which
is the association's 109th annual meeting, is
commonly-known as the 2012 Iowa Taking Care of
Business Conference.
If
you haven't already made plans to join these
folks and participate in the meeting, I want to
take this final opportunity to convince you that
you should do so. Continue reading>>>
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Did you
miss the Monday Memo from ABI President Mike
Ralston? For this week's memo click
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