Advocacy

Working Group formed to consider potential tax credit advocacy initiative

NAFEM is exploring advocating for new tax credits on the sale of commercial foodservice equipment, like those that have proven […]


07.30.2020

NAFEM advances PPP perspective to Congress

NAFEM, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC) and trade associations representing thousands of businesses […]


07.30.2020

Fix to USMCA drafting error requested by NAFEM and others

In drafting the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA), an error was made in the language allowing companies […]


07.30.2020

NAFEM shares concern over beneficial ownership reporting requirements

More than 70 small business organizations, including NAFEM, have written U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck […]


07.30.2020

NAFEM advocates for historic infrastructure investment

NAFEM, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and nearly 120 other associations submitted a letter to Congress requesting a “bipartisan, […]


07.30.2020

DOE Process Rule in effect, challenges underway

DOE’s Process Rule remains in effect as challenge lawsuits from the Natural Resources Defense Council, more than a dozen states […]


06.25.2020

California investigating PFAS sources

California has begun investigating sites that could be sources of PFAS (per- or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals) in its water system. The […]


06.25.2020

DOE seeks to ensure availability of critical materials

DOE’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI) intends to fund up to $4 million in six awards to help assure supply chains […]


06.25.2020

U.S. helps companies operating in Mexico navigate COVID-19-related reopening

The U.S. departments of State and Commerce recently held a webinar to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Mexico. Mexico began […]


06.25.2020

B2B sales in a post-COVID world

Just 14 percent of companies were able to accelerate growth and increase profitability during the last four recessions. The Boston […]


06.25.2020