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Public Policy Meetings Continue-Tax
Committee Remains
The Public Policy
Committee meetings continued this week with
Workplace & Product Safety and Economic
Growth meetings. ABI members enjoyed
receiving an update from senior officials in
Iowa Workforce Development. The Economic
Growth Committee appreciated the insight State
Auditor David Vaudt gave regarding the state
budget and the effect of the 10% across the
board cut announced by Governor Culver last
Thursday.
State Budget Cuts Impact on
Property Taxes
Since Governor Chet
Culver chose not to call a special legislative
session of the General Assembly to make
strategic cuts in the state budget, his 10
percent across the board cut will add up to $251
million to Iowa's property
taxpayers. This shift is passed on locally
whenever the state doesn't fulfill its
commitment in funding K - 12 education.
Local schools have to make up the difference and
unless they have large reserves, the local
property taxpayers pay the difference. Continue
reading>>>
Workshop to be held titled
"Putting Energy Dollars back into your
Pocket"The Iowa DNR's Pollution
Prevention Services will be hosting a workshop
on November 10th aimed at helping industrial
facilities reduce energy costs and find hidden
savings in electrical, compressed air, HVAC, and
boiler systems. An expert from Pollution
Prevention services will share valuable
information and real examples to assist you in
identifying and implementing small changes which
can drive a large return on investment. Continue
reading>>>
Tyler: IIPAC Needs Strong
Year-End Finish
Please join Atlantic Coca-Cola
President Kirk Tyler, Chair of the Iowa Industry
PAC to make 2009 a successful year. All
2009 IIPAC Investors will be recognized in the
ABI 2010 membership directory and at ABI
events. If you're not sure if you've made
your 2009 contribution to IIPAC, please contact
Michelle at 800-283-4224. To make a
secure, on-line pledge CLICK
HERE. |
From the Desk Of...Kim
Didier
The Irony of the Great
Recession: Jobs Go
Unfilled
Last week another "logic defying"
article bounced around social media groups and
e-mail inboxes. Christopher Leonard, an AP
Business Writer wrote the latest story
highlighting employers who still can't find
enough qualified people for good paying career
jobs. (See: Even as layoffs persist,
some good jobs go begging ) Similar stories have
appeared in the Wall Street Journal and other
media outlets.
How is it that in a time of record
unemployment that there can be hard to fill job
vacancies? The answer seems to be best
illustrated by a dog bone. I remember this
analogy being used when I was with Maytag to
explain how the changes in the marketplace were
impacting Maytag's ability to compete in the
appliance business. Essentially, over time
there were two types of
appliance consumers. One type of consumer
bought on price. Continue
reading>>> Did you
miss the Monday Memo from ABI President, Mike
Ralston? For this week's memo click
here. |
Steps Employers Can
Take to Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Pandemic
Influenza in Their
Workplace:
The
best strategy to reduce the risk of becoming
infected with flu during a pandemic is to avoid
crowded settings and situations that increase
the risk of exposure to someone who may be
infected; if a crowded setting is unavoidable,
time spent in a crowd should be limited.
Basic hygiene and social distancing precautions
that can be implemented in every workplace
include the following:
1.
Encourage
sick employees to stay home for at least 24
hours after their fever is
gone.
2.
Encourage employees to wash hands
frequently with soap and water or with hand
sanitizer if no soap and water is
available.
3.Encourage employees to cover
their coughs and sneezes with a tissue and wash
their hands after coughing, sneezing, and/or
blowing their noses. Continue
reading>>> | |
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