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Developing the Leader Within
You - Bus Tour presented by: ATW Training &
Consulting
Wednesday, August 5,
2009
Don't Dump. Donate!
Goodwill Industries of Central
Iowa accepts unwanted
computer equipment for recycling free of
charge.
For more information about RECONNECT, call
515-265-5323 or click here.
Knoxville Training Event
August 4, 2009
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Time: 7:45 - 11:15
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ABI/IDED
Environmental Conference
ABI
Member Day at the Harvester
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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
IIPAC
Investors Growing
In
the critical month of July for growing
the Iowa Industry PAC, IIPAC Chair Kirk
Tyler's letter to friends of ABI has
been well received. Thank you to
Eugene Sukup (Sukup Manufacturing Co.);
James Kent (Muscatine Foods); Bob Wersen
(Interpower); and Cy Chesterman (Chesterman
Co.) each joined the list of Gold Level
IIPAC Investors ($1,000 or more). Your
help is needed to ensure pro-business candidates
are elected to the Iowa legislature. If ABI
is going to get back to advocating for a
pro-active business agenda, IIPAC must grow
through your support. Invest $100, 250,
500 or even $1000 today. To make a secure,
on-line pledge CLICK HERE.
ABI Members Receive Environmental
Excellence Awards
Congratulations to
the ABI members who received Environmental
Excellence Awards from Governor Chet
Culver.
- MidAmerican Energy and
Vermeer Corporation both
received the Governor's Environmental Excellence
Award.
- Muscatine Power and
Water and DuPont (Ft.
Madison) received recognition for Waste
Management
- Curries Division of AADG
and Northern Natural Gas
Company were recognized for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
- Alliant Energy received
an award for Environmental Education and also
received the "Disaster Recovery Special Project
Award"
Thank
you to ABI members who continue to take a
proactive role in ensuring Iowa maintains a
great place to do business and
live!
DNR
Legislative Stakeholder Meeting
Held
The DNR hosted a legislative
stakeholder meeting today to receive feedback
from interested parties regarding the
Department's 2010 policy agenda. ABI was
present at the meeting to provide the business
perspective to DNR staff and receive insight as
to the Department's 2010 goals. If you
would like additional information regarding the
stakeholder meeting, please contact Nicole
Molt. |
From the Desk Of...John
Gilliland
New Boiler
Inspection Law Improves Safety and Saves
Costs
 As
many new laws passed by the Legislature and
signed by the Governor went into effect July 1,
I was thinking about one particular piece of
legislation that didn't grab any headlines and
received limited attention in ABI's Legislative
News. It may be one of the most
positive pieces of legislation for business
passed in 2009.
HF 720 is a bill that
will promote safety and save companies hundreds
of thousands of dollars. It wasn't a
partisan bill. It was passed unanimously
by both the House and Senate. The Governor
signed it soon after it arrived on his
desk. It happened because of the
cooperation of Labor Commissioner Dave Neil and
his staff at Iowa Workforce Development. Continue
reading>>>
Did you miss the Monday memo from ABI
President, Mike Ralston? For this week's memo click
here. |
ABI's Top Ten...
As a member
of ABI, there are many ways to get
involved. Where you plug in depends on
where your passions lie. Here are ten ways
to get involved.
- Leadership Iowa - This eight month issues
awareness program is a fantastic opportunity to
learn more about Iowa's communities, understand
better the most pressing issues facing our state
and cultivate life-long relationships with other
Iowa business leaders. You may self
nominate any time. The new class will be
selected soon and sessions begin in
October. See where Leadership Iowa will
travel this year.
- Prosperity Project
- All ABI members have
access to a wonderful voter education tool
called the Prosperity Project. This
non-partisan website helps communicate
legislator voting records, key bills and other
legislative news to ABI members. Last year
over 2500 members contacted their legislators by
simply entering their zip code. Take a peek at last year's voting
records. Continue reading for rest of the
list>>>
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