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State
and Federal Communications
Recognized by
DiversityBusiness.com
The
7th annual DiversityBusiness.com
Multicultural Awards Ceremony
and Conference, held April 11-13, 2007 in Las Vegas,
brought together many of
America’s top small business
owners and a number of Fortune
50 companies to interact and
promote business opportunities.
These large companies are always
looking for partners of
diversity that can deliver
services and products to help
them broaden their supplier
bases.
The
conference, with more than 1,500
attendees, is promoted as the
nation's leading event on
business initiatives in
diversity and multiculturalism,
covering the areas of Human
Resources, Supplier Diversity,
Multicultural Marketing and
Ethnic Advertising.
At
the conference, State and
Federal Communications was named
by the organization as one of
the “Top Businesses in the
United States” for 2006. I was
also named as one of the Top
Entrepreneurs in the country.
This was quite an honor and I am
very grateful. It seems
like just yesterday when I
purchased the State and Federal
Associates’ Publications
Department in 1993, and used
this to start the current
company. Attending the
conference afforded us a great
opportunity to meet many new
people and present our valued
services in a new light – that
of a minority- owned business
that can solve a company’s compliance needs,
but also assist in meeting
supplier diversity objectives!
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Register
for the ALEC Conference in July
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Mark
your calendars now to attend the 34th Annual Meeting of
the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that
will be held this year in Philadelphia.
ALEC
will host thousands of state legislators, business
leaders, and public policy experts who will gather July
25-29 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown to
participate in an exchange of ideas about how to improve
public policy and further the organization’s common
goal of a limited government that promotes free markets
and individual liberties.
Attendees
will be offered the opportunity to attend more than 40
workshops, plenary sessions, issue seminars, and task
force meetings where they will be able to discuss
achieving the common good with their peers. ALEC has
earned a reputation for having the most substantive,
timely workshops for its members. Expert panels provide
free market perspective on public policy issues,
offering a level of experience and political insight
that is rarely found elsewhere.
Here
is a list of general themes that will be covered at this
year's Annual Meeting:
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Civil Justice Reform
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Education Reform
•
Election Integrity
•
Energy for the Future
•
Energy Markets
•
Free Market Health Care Reform
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Homeland Security
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Immigration Reform
•
School Choice
•
Telecommunications Deregulation
For
more information or questions on the ALEC conference,
visit http://www.alec.org/alec-meetings.html
or call 202-466-3800 or email to meetings@alec.org.
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Accessing
Lobbyist Information for Your State
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By
now, you have seen the many website revisions that have
been made at www.stateandfed.com
Once
you visit the site, register and sign in for access to
the Executive Source Guides on State Lobbying Laws,
Political Contributions, and Procurement Lobbying, then
a wealth of information is available.
As
an example, here is a page to refer to that pertains to State
Lobbying Laws.
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Meet
Norbert Hobrath
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Norbert
directs the marketing activities for State
and Federal Communications.
He has been instrumental in developing our promotions,
the e-newsletter, new website, and new literature, as
well as how we package, present, and sell our services.
When asked how his role impacts end-users, he says, “I
believe in helping our clients, subscribers, and
potential customers understand exactly what we do, and
how our information can have a major positive impact on
their compliance activities. We have all the tools at State
and Federal Communications,
complemented by a dedicated, knowledgeable staff. We
just need to keep getting that key message out!” |
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New
2007 Executive Source “Guidebook” Set to Roll Out
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Look
for the new 2007 Executive Source Guidebook from State
and Federal Communications to arrive shortly. Each year,
we produce the Guidebook exclusively for subscribers to
one or more of our on-line Executive Source Guides, or
for our ALERTS Consulting clients. This is provided at
no cost and is a much sought-after reference guide in
the industry.
This
year, we are going to produce two guidebooks, the first
issued in the Spring, and a revised and update issue
again in the Fall. These Guidebooks provide readers with
a quick reference for the more extensive information
afforded in the on-line Executive Source Guides on State
Lobbying Laws, Political Contributions, and Procurement
Lobbying. |
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Capitol
Steps Put on a Capitol Performance
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If
you’ve ever seen or heard
“The Capitol Steps” you’ve
received a fun dose of music and political satire by this
Washington-based troupe of Congressional staffers turned
songwriters. They recently visited Akron for a local performance
in an event co-sponsored by State and Federal Communications and
attended by our employees and many friends. As a warning from
the past Surgeon General summed it up the show…
Surgeon
General's Warning:
The Capitol Steps will cause your sides to split.
-
C. Everett Koop, 1/6/89
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If
you have an opportunity in the future,
see their satire in action.
They’re not nationally-acclaimed for ‘nuttin’.”
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See Us in Person
Plan
to say hello at future professional development events where State and Federal Communications will be attending and/or
speaking regarding compliance issues.
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ALEC
Annual Meeting
July 26-29, 2007
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
www.alec.org
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NCSL
Annual Meeting
August 5-9, 2007
Boston, Massachusetts
www.ncsl.org
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