Gov. Pete Ricketts to give the keynote address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bob Hallstrom, Nebraska State Director, [email protected]
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, [email protected]
LINCOLN, Neb., March 12, 2018—Small-business leaders from around Nebraska will gather in Lincoln, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13, for their annual Small Business Day at the Capitol event, where Gov. Pete Ricketts will give the keynote address at 10:15 a.m.
Top legislative leaders will also be on hand to meet with and make presentations to the Main Street entrepreneurs who are the beating heart of every state’s economy. Topics of discussion during the day will include property tax relief, income tax relief, the budget shortfall, paid leave, and workers’ compensation reform.
The event is co-sponsored by NFIB, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Independent Business Association, and Nebraskans for Workers’ Compensation Equity & Fairness.
Media are invited and encouraged to attend all or parts of the event. Further information is available from NFIB Grassroots Manager Carolyn Hutsen by cell at 262-705-9484 or by email at [email protected].
Small Business Day at the Capitol
Tuesday, March 13
9:30 a.m. Registration
10 a.m. Welcome
10:15 a.m. Keynote Address by Gov. Pete Ricketts
10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Program
State Capitol Main Entrance
15th and K streets
Lincoln
Follow NFIB Nebraska on Twitter @NFIB_NE and on the NFIB Nebraska webpage, www.nfib.com/nebraska, where you’ll find State Director Bob Hallstrom’s weekly updates from the Legislature on the small-business agenda.
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Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the National Federation of Independent Business is the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America’s economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB’s educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges in remaining open.
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233 South 13th St., Suite 700
Lincoln, NE 68501-0008
402-474-3570
www.nfib.com/NE
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