ABI Works All Year Long for You

November 10, 2017 | Companies put employees first, enhance work life David Zrostlik, ABI Chair, Stellar Industries, Garner,

ABI’s annual manufacturing awards dinner and conference were terrific. Now in its third year, the annual Iowa Legends in Manufacturing Dinner, sponsored by ABI and ABI’s Elevate Advanced Manufacturing initiative, has already become one of our state’s top events for manufacturers.

Each year, Iowa manufacturing is celebrated and honored. This year’s dinner was a terrific event. If you missed it, you missed one of the most fun events of the year. Don’t miss it again; make your plans now to join us next fall.

The annual advanced manufacturing conference, held the day following the Legends dinner, was another great event. Terrific speakers and terrific networking marked the day.

Then, last month, the ABI Foundation held the first in a yearlong series of sessions with the 36th class of Leadership Iowa. LI is the nation’s oldest statewide leadership development program, and well over a thousand alumni are now working to make their companies—and their communities—a better place.

On top of all this activity, last month also saw the latest edition of the ABI Biennial DC Fly-In. Several ABI leaders flew to Washington, where we held great meetings with each member of Iowa’s congressional delegation. We also held a series of briefings at the White House, the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Each event was informative, and the entire trip was a great success.

My purpose in noting these events and activities is not to focus on the past. As you know, ABI is always about the future. The point is ABI works all year long to advance an agenda that provides value to your business. Growing your business and growing Iowa communities is what ABI is all about. You can see that, thanks to your support and with the leadership of the ABI Board of Directors, that agenda is well in hand.

Finally, after a series of meetings in Greater Iowa City, another thing I can share is that the 2018 Taking Care of Business Conference will be spectacular. Mark your calendars now for June 5-7. You’ll be glad you did!