Research & Analytics Obamacare Update: Uncertainty Hampers Business Preparedness Survey: Political environment, changing provisions contribute to uncertainty about impacts of the Affordable Care Act. October 22, 2013
Economic Trends Shutdown Revives Sense of Uncertainty about Health of U.S. Economy Impacts from the shutdown will likely continue to be felt for several months. October 16, 2013
Economic Trends Report: Pharmaceutical Distributors May Benefit from ‘Obamacare’ Adam Fein addresses ACA and other factors impacting the drug distribution channel. October 11, 2013
Economic Trends Government Shutdown’s Potential Business Effects Economic reports, employment checks and small business loans may be affected. October 2, 2013
Economic Trends Survey: Geopolitical Instability a Threat to Domestic Growth Forty-seven percent of executives in North America cited it as a top risk. September 27, 2013
Economic Trends CEO Survey: 2014 Budget Crisis Impacting Hiring Plans Association says results should be a warning to promptly resolve the crisis. September 20, 2013
Research & Analytics Fewer ‘Grandfathered’ Plans Under Affordable Care Act in 2013 Changes in company coverage reducing number of plans exempt from ACA provisions. September 13, 2013
Research & Analytics Obamacare Update: Business Obligations & Hiring Impact Businesses need to act by Oct. 1 to ensure compliance with the Affordable Care Act. September 11, 2013
Research & Analytics Podcast: Public Policy and Compliance Costs Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with MAPI president Stephen Gold. September 10, 2013
Subscriber Only Obamacare Update: Business Coverage Provision Delayed Businesses get a one-year reprieve on the requirement to provide insurance to employees or face a penalty. July 3, 2013
Subscriber Only Obamacare Update: The Impact of Seasonal Workers Seasonal workers may affect whether your company is considered small or large under the Affordable Care Act. June 10, 2013
Research & Analytics Jan-San Industry: Government Plan May Hurt Distributors ISSA calls for cost-analysis of proposal to reduce number of government jan-san vendors to 15. May 31, 2013
Subscriber Only New DOT Regulations May Add to Distributor Costs Mike Marks: A new rule taking effect July 1 'structurally adds costs to everything.' May 24, 2013
Research & Analytics Podcast: Manufacturing’s Importance to State Economies Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with Wisconsin Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. April 30, 2013
Economic Trends Panelists to Policy-Makers: Get More Aggressive with Trade Agreements Panelists say more international trade agreements are needed to facilitate a manufacturing resurgence. March 29, 2013
Economic Trends Associated General Contractors: Budget Cuts Could Compromise Fragile Construction Recovery Report: The sequester combined with caps on federal spending in 2013 could hurt construction markets. March 1, 2013
Research & Analytics Podcast: How Obama’s Manufacturing Innovation Institutes Can Keep U.S. Manufacturing Competitive Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with Robert Atkinson of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. February 22, 2013
Economic Trends Sequestration: Can Congress & the President Find a Compromise? The deadline for across-the-board budget cuts is a week away, and the impact could be broad-reaching. February 22, 2013
Research & Analytics Critical Legislative, Regulatory Issues for Distributors in 2013 NAW's government relations team updates MDM on Obamacare, regulations and tax reform. February 7, 2013
Subscriber Only Global Economy Poised for Growth If Politics Don’t Get in the Way A lot of pieces have to fall into place for the global economy to stay on course. January 28, 2013