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Welcome. Rena Sumner – NLAE President. NEW EXECUTIVES. Shannon Brawley – Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association Jeff Stone – Oregon Association of Nurseries Kevin Thompson – Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association. Shannon Brawley. Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association.

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  1. Welcome Rena Sumner – NLAE President

  2. NEW EXECUTIVES Shannon Brawley – Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association Jeff Stone – Oregon Association of Nurseries Kevin Thompson – Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association

  3. Shannon Brawley Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association

  4. JeffStone Oregon Association of Nurseries

  5. Kevin Thompson Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association

  6. 2011 NLAE Spring Conference April 7-9 Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Orlando, Florida

  7. Come for the meeting, stay for the vacation Hotel Room Rate - $139/night Conference Registration ~$350

  8. Spring Education A peek at the education lineup: -How to Get Record Attendance at Your Next Event (including a trade show panel) -How to Create Effective Marketing Materials -Association Management -Peer-to-Peer Roundtables -Web & Social Media Management -Legislative Updates

  9. Industry Legislative UpdaTe Craig Regelbrugge - ANLA

  10. Green Industry Legislative Update NLAE Virtual Fall Conference October 20, 2010 Craig Regelbrugge, ANLA NLAE Virtual Fall Conference October 20, 2010 • NLAE Virtual Fall Conference • October 20, 2010 • Craig Regelbrugge, ANLA • www.ANLA.org Craig Regelbrugge, ANLA

  11. For Today • November Election and 112th Congress • Issues • Small Biz Jobs Bill • Health care • Greening initiatives • Farm Bill • Immigration • Thoughts going forward

  12. Election 2010 • A view from Canada… • House: • D’s 255; R’s 178 • Capture of 39 seats by Republicans to gain control • Charlie Cook expects at least 40 • Senate: • 57 D’s • 2 Ind’s • 41 R’s • R’s projected to gain 7-9 seats

  13. Green Industry Issues

  14. Small Biz Jobs Bill • “Squeaker” led to one more accomplishment • Creation, expansion of various loan programs • Variety of tax, depreciation, capital investment incentives • www.ANLA.org for details

  15. Health Care • Implementation underway…lots of devils in lots of details • Form 1099 • Burdensome requirement to file Form 1099 for all purchases of products, services totaling >$600 • Votes to repeal or scale back failed in September • Much support for limiting it

  16. Greening Initiatives • Green Communities Act (H.R.2222, S.3055) • Leverages green infrastructure public/private partnerships • House hearing late September • Small Biz Environmental Stewardship Act • H.R. 4509, S.3279 • Reauthorizes Small Biz Tree Planting Program • Longer-term positioning ideas

  17. Farm Bill • Specialty Crop title being implemented • Top ANLA/industry priorities • Sec. 10201, 10202 (Plant Pest, Clean Plant Network) • Specialty Crop Block Grants • Tree Assistance Program • Specialty Crop Research Initiative • Biggest threat – BCAP • Look ahead to 2012 Farm Bill

  18. Immigration • Reminder why we are in this… • Status/outlook • Comprehensive immigration reform • H-2A, H-2B • AgJOBS • Enforcement

  19. Stephen “I Packed Corn” Colbert • Humor aside, recent House hearing affirmed politics of the issue • Political environment in 2011/2012 will not support viable CIR effort, and even limited positive measures will be nearly impossible

  20. H-2A, H-2B • Regulatory chaos • New H-2A regs took effect March 15 but most user growers won’t face them until 2011 season • H-2B proposed rule on wages…would mean substantial cost increase • More rules expected – recruitment, labor protections

  21. Enforcement • Worksite enforcement underway at record pace • More state battles, incl. “Arizona copy-cats” likely

  22. Any Legislative Possibilities? • Lame Duck could see narrow legislative effort including DREAM, AgJOBS • Long odds, but best shot for foreseeable future

  23. A Look Ahead • 112th Congress will be defined by legislative gridlock, positioning for next presidential election • Referendum on role, scope, size of federal government • Progressives are frustrated… • No CIR • No Card Check • No Climate/energy bill

  24. Regulatory Bumps Ahead • Pent up frustration over limited legislative success may lead to unprecedented regulatory activism over next two years • Labor, Environmental, Tax • Given nature of the times, our industry’s challenge will be to work more closely, effectively…or live with the consequences!

  25. Questions?

  26. Industry Economic Update Charlie Hall – Texas A&M University

  27. Industry Economic Update Dr. Charlie Hall Ellison Chair in International Floriculture Texas A&M University

  28. Recession varied by region

  29. GDP is now positive

  30. Industrial production stimulated

  31. But still under capacity

  32. U.S. Manufacturing: Output vs Jobs

  33. Employment situation improving?

  34. What does history tell us?

  35. Unemployment by state

  36. Weekly unemployment claims

  37. Temporary employment signals

  38. Residential housing recovery?

  39. Positive trend in new home sales

  40. Supply of existing homes

  41. Housing prices reflect demand

  42. CRE still lagging

  43. Interest rates favorable

  44. Inflation remains tame

  45. Erratic stock market recovering

  46. Recovery began June 2009

  47. Two beliefs about recoveries

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