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- Jul 1, 2019
  
  Local Leaders Graduate from Respected Statewide Program
  
  Forty Iowans graduated from the distinguished Leadership Iowa program during the 2019 Taking Care of Business Conference in Ames on June 6.
- Jun 25, 2019
  
  Rick Tollakson Honored with Leadership for Iowa Award
  
  The award honors a distinguished alumnus of the ABI Foundation’s Leadership Iowa program.

Legislative News

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- Jul 18, 2019
  
  ABI Participates in Department of Energy Roundtable
  
  ABI Director, Public Policy Brad Hartkopf joined Daniel Simmons, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), and others for a tour of the Ames Laboratory on Tuesday.
- Jul 18, 2019
  
  Iowa Sets Another Record for New Business Filings
  
  Secretary of State Paul Pate declared Iowans broke the record for new business filings with 24,720 filings this fiscal year.

Voice of Iowa Business

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- Jul 18, 2019
  
  July 18, 2019
- Jul 11, 2019
  
  July 11, 2019

Monday Memo

A weekly update from ABI President Mike Ralston.
- Jul 15, 2019
  
  Business Horizons Now Underway - Monday Memo 7/15/19
- Jul 8, 2019
  
  First FY20 Executive Committee Ahead - Monday Memo 7/8/19

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