State Chamber/AIA To Publish Arkansas Manufacturers' Directory in December The State Chamber/AIA plans to publish the Arkansas Manufacturers' Directory in December. Leadership Arkansas Class IV Sessions Announced Leadership Arkansas Class IV has sessions planned all over Arkansas during the remainder of 2009 and during the first six months of 2010. Save the Date The date for the 2010 Arkansas Procurement Opportunities Conference and the Annual Small Business Awards Luncheon has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 27th. Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend. EPA Set to Regulate Greenhouse Gases from Manufacturers On September 30, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed “tailoring rule” and outlined its regulations for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large industrial facilities while establishing a process to begin regulation of smaller plants. Chamber “Door to Door” Regional Meetings Continue The State Chamber/AIA continued its series of “Door to Door” Regional Meetings with events on October 28 in Pine Bluff and October 29 in Fort Smith.  Business Weekly E-Newsletters
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 U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln was the keynote speaker for the 81st Annual Meeting of the State Chamber/AIA, which was held on Monday, October 19th at the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock. Lincoln touched on a variety of topics including proposed health care reform, her continued opposition to the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, her opposition to the proposed House Cap-and-Trade Bill and her role as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Click here see other photos.
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 FURTHER REDUCING THE SALES TAX MANUFACTURERS PAY ON UTILITY COSTS – Governor Mike Beebe signs into law Acts 691 and 695, which further reduced the rate of the excise tax on utilities used by manufacturers from 4 percent to 3.25 percent effective July 1, 2009. Passage of the legislation was a priority for the State Chamber/AIA during the 87th General Assembly. Looking on behind Beebe are (front row left to right) George Wheatley, Rep. David Dunn (D – Forrest City), Sen. Jimmy Jeffress (D-Crossett), Kenny Hall, Sen. Barbara Horn (D- Foreman), Angela DeLille, Gary Sams and Tammy Waters, and (back row left to right) Randy Lann, Randy Wilbourn, Rick Heis, Randy Zook, Steve Cousins, Johns Suskie, an unidentified individual and Benny Baker. |
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