An inviting forecourt, clean restrooms and good customer service help draw fuel customers inside, GasBuddy survey finds By NACS Online // March 28, 2019 BOSTON, Mass. – Convenience retailers generate nearly three-fourths of gross profit dollars from in-store sales, according to GasBuddy, a tech company featuring apps and websites that provide real-time fuel prices at…
By Michigan Department of Treasury You’re Invited… Treasury routinely hosts free educational seminars throughout Michigan connecting businesses, tax service providers, and other stakeholders with Treasury representatives. These seminars provide an opportunity to learn about Treasury updates as well as important tax processing and tax compliance topics. Our ongoing goal through this outreach is to enhance communication, foster a…
It is fairly common for an aging parent to add an adult child’s name (sometimes more than one child) as a joint owner on the parent’s bank accounts. The arrangement is usually viewed as a simple and inexpensive solution to the following concerns: Someone needs to be able to pay bills when the parent is ill…
Under the proposal, the DOL seeks to move the salary threshold from $455 per week to $679 per week By NACSOnline // March 08, 2019 WASHINGTON – On March 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its proposed updateto the “white collar” exemption, also known as the overtime rule. In 2016, the Obama Administration…
NACS believes commissioner’s abrupt resignation won’t diminish focus on tobacco crackdown By NACS Online // March 07, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite his unexpected resignation on Tuesday, March 5th, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that his efforts to halt youth smoking and vaping have broad bipartisan support and had nothing to do with his decision…
The state will gradually increase the minimum wage starting in 2020 until it hits $15 by 2025 By NACS Online // February 22, 2019 CHICAGO – This week Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a higher state minimum wage, CBSreports. Starting in 2020, the minimum wage will increase every year until it hits $15…
Visa and Mastercard to increase merchant fees starting in April By NACS Online // February 21, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Purchases with credit cards will cost more for both merchants and consumers when Visa and Mastercard boost certain debit- and credit-card fees starting in April, the Wall Street Journalreports. The two biggest U.S. card networks announced that…
WARREN, Mich. – On Friday, February 15, Lipari Foods, a leading Midwest food distributor based in Warren, Mich., closed on the acquisition of Troyer Cheese, Inc., Troyer Bros. Trucking, Ltd., and Amish Wedding Foods, Inc. (collectively, “Troyer”). Troyer is headquartered in Millersburg, Ohio. The opportunity broadens Lipari’s manufacturing capabilities along with expanding their portfolio of deli…
By National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) // February 7, 2019 CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On January 23rd, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW) Florida Chapter held a Truth About Alcoholseminar in its information center in downtown Clearwater. Guests learned about the short and long-term effects of alcohol: such as liver…
While accident numbers eventually do go down, researchers say neighboring towns and cities may be more affected By Kristen Dalli // National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) // February 7, 2019 Since a number of states across the country have begun legalizing the sale of marijuana, researchers have been evaluating the ways the decision has affected…