Press release from the National Restaurant Association.
Bill Will Provide Needed Boost for America’s Restaurant Industry
March 04, 2010
Contact: Sue Hensley (703) 582-8679, Maureen Ryan (202) 331-5939
(Washington, D.C.) – The National Restaurant Association today celebrated a major victory for the restaurant and hospitality industries as President Obama signed the first-ever Travel Promotion Act into law during a signing ceremony at the White House. The legislation provides resources to promote international travel to the United States. (more…)
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Published today by KXO Radio, out of El Centro, California, I found these thoughts by California Assemblymember V. Manual Perez entitled, Maximizing Our Tools for Economic Recovery. Assemblyman Perez is a strong proponent of California’s enterprise zone tax incentives program and has been holding hearings to explore the effectiveness and potential improvements to the program. (more…)
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As anticipated, The Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010 passed the Senate today with 70 votes yea, 28 nay, and 2 not voting. If you’re interested in the political party statistical breakdown, the yea votes included 12 Republicans. The nays included only one Democratic. The not-voting crowd included one Democrat and one Repubilcan. (more…)
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It just hit the news – and we received a corroborating update from Paul E. Suplizio, President of the WOTC Coalition. As anticipated, the U.S. Senate voted this afternoon to limit debate on Senator Reid’s amendment SA 3310 to the Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010 (H.R. 2847). As I described yesterday, Reid’s amendment adds two new federal tax-incentive programs intended to help the private sector create and maintain new jobs. (more…)
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Paul E. Suplizio, President of the WOTC Coalition, in a private correspondence to coalition members, informed us on Friday that the Jobs for Main Street Act (H.R. 2847) is schedule for a vote by the U.S. Senate on Monday afternoon. The bill will include an important amendment, Senate Amendment 3310, by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (more…)
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A fast-food legend passed away earlier this month at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Glenn W. Bell, Jr., founder of the Taco Bell quick-serve restaurant concept, had suffered from Parkinson’s disease since 1985. He was 86 when he died. (more…)
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Epsilon Systems recently published an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune’s on line news publication, SignOnSanDiego.com making some good arguments for preserving California’s Enterprise Zone program. (more…)
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On Wednesday, December 9th, the City of Santa Clarita announced its new Recovery Zone. Businesses within the Recovery Zone may be eligible for financial assistance through what’s called a Recovery Zone Facility Bond or RZFB. (more…)
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The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 4213, the “Tax Extenders Act of 2009”, which has now been sent to the U.S. Senate. The bill in its current form includes an extension of the WOTC program’s Hurricane Katrina provision, which would be extended through August 2010. It does not yet, however, contain other desired WOTC program provisions. (more…)
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The city of Lodi and the Lodi Chamber of Commerce are hosting a workshop that will inform people about San Joaquin County’s Enterprise Zone tonight at Oakridge Winery. Read about it in today’s Regional Roundup at www.lodinews.com. (more…)
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