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Read More >>Events Calendar
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February 2, 2012
10:30 - 12:00
Workers Comp 101: The Basics of the Illinois System webinar
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February 6, 2012
10:00 - 15:00
IACCE Legislative Summit
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February 7, 2012
10:30 - 12:00
Personal Liability: The Real Concern Business Owners Should Have Regarding Wage & Hour Laws Webinar
News
This month, House Republicans unveiled a bold, common-sense proposal to unshackle the Illinois economy with a plan to accelerate the rollback of the massive corporate income tax hike enacted by Democrats back in January…The recipe is simple: When employers are hiring and more people are working, the government brings in more money. More jobs equal more taxpayers. Conversely, raising taxes stunts growth…Our plan is supported by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and the Illinois Policy Institute.
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“You have to plan to invest in equipment,” said Matt Davidson, executive director of the Associated General Contractors of Illinois. “You can’t decide today to build a road tomorrow.”…Coalition co-chairman Doug Whitley, president of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, said the group has been working with the Illinois congressional delegation about passing a long-term transportation funding bill “early in the new calendar year.”…Spokesman Josh Kauffman said, though, that up to 80 percent of the cost of interstate and bridge improvement projects comes from Washington, so an increase in federal funding would benefit the department. Whitley said next year’s elections should not prevent passage of a federal transportation bill.
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