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Leaving Your Business
Without Losing Your Shirt
Emerald Hill Golf Club
July 9 - Okoboji
Member Appreciation Best
Ball
Tournament Club of Iowa
Bi-Annual IA Advanced Manufacturing
Conference
FFA Enrichment Center
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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
New State Laws Go Into Effect
Today
Thursday, July 1st
marks the beginning of the new state fiscal year
and also serves as the date legislation passed
during the 2010 legislative session goes into
effect. Continue
reading>>>
EPIC Completes
Interviews
Economic Progress for Iowa's
Citizens or "EPIC" completed the final round of
interviews for the 19 open seat legislative
candidates on Tuesday, June 29th. Continue reading>>>
Governor Branstad and Senator Kim
Reynolds during their interview with EPIC
Panelists: John Sorensen, Fred Buie and Myron
Linn
 | Help Maintain Iowa's Business
Climate: Contribute
Now
As you enjoy Independence Day,
take time to remember the freedoms living and
working in Iowa provides for you and your
employees. Continue
reading>>>
ABI
Submits Comments to DNR on Proposed Monitoring
Network
Plan
ABI
submitted comments to the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources related to the DNR's proposal
of new monitors and changes to existing monitors
in the Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan. Continue
reading>>> |
From the Desks
of...Eric
Striegel & Rob
Peterson
Making Cents Out of
Merchant Card Fees: Why You Are Probably Paying
More Than You
Think
If
you are like most organizations, you have
negotiated an attractive rate for your
customers' credit card purchases. Unfortunately,
it's unlikely this great rate is being applied
to most of your transactions. Why? Because
either certain cards are excluded, others have
surcharges imposed, or you aren't handling your
transactions in the wayrequired for the
rate to apply.  Continue
reading>>>
Did you miss the
Monday Memo from ABI President Mike Ralston? For
this week's memo click
here. |
Health
Care Reform Resource Center... Alice Helle, BrownWinick
Health Care Reform -
Lifetime and Annual
Limits
The
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
generally prohibits group health plans and
health insurance issuers from imposing lifetime
or annual limits on health care.
Continue
reading>>> |
Iowa
Top 10 Attractions to Visit This
Summer....
- Adler
Theatre
Find
yourself on the eastern border of Iowa, where
the city of Davenport provides a vibrant
community with a rich and cultural history which
thrives into the present era. Continue
reading>>> |
2010
"Taking Care of Business
Conference" Survey
Thank you for participating in the
2010 Taking Care of Business
Conference. In an effort to
provide the most up to date programming, please
take a few minutes to complete this brief survey
regarding your experience. The results
will be used to improve customer service,
location, times, speakers,
etc.
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Thank you for your
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view presentations and photos from the
conference.
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Iowa Association of Business and
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