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New Quarterly Industry Overview Report that provides macro view of key industies is now available for AMT Members only in Industry Trends.
19 November 2009Urge Congress to Oppose the Democratic Leadership's Health Care OverhaulThe Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) is opposed by AMT and most other business groups. It includes an employer mandate requiring employers to offer healthcare. The $894 billion nearly 2,000-page piece of legislation is largely paid for by expanding Medicare/Medicaid and by imposing a "millionaire's surtax" on high income taxpayers - a tax which also falls on many small businesses. (more) |
20 November 2009Webinar Recording - Maximize Your AMT MembershipAre you getting the most from your AMT membership? Whether you’ve just joined or you’ve been with us for years, we want you to be aware of all the products and services that you can access as an AMT member. (more) |
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19 November 2009Webinar Recording: Preparing Your Work Force for the Economic UpturnThis webinar, hosted by AMT and The Solutions Group, orignally aired on November 17, 2009. A recording of the webinar and a copy of the presentation are available here for AMT members to download. During the session, Dr. Jim Kestenbaum of TSG covered:
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20 November 2009Webinar Series Recording - Customer Service Best PracticesA series of 4 webinars on important customer service and support principles:
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19 November 2009Senate Leadership Introduces Long-Awaited Health Care BillNovember 19, 2009 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled his 2,000+ page health care reform bill last night. "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" would cost $849 million over ten years and expand coverage to 31 million currently uninsured Americans. The Senate Leadership hopes to begin debate on the bill next week. The Senate bill is largely similar to the House-passed bill regarding coverage. However, a significant difference between the two bills is the in the way each raises revenue to pay for the sweeping overhaul. The Senate bill relies on a tax on “Cadillac” insurance plans and a .5% increase in the Medicare payroll tax for individuals making more that $250,000 annually to pay for its proposal, while the House bill would levy a 5.4% surtax on high income individuals (a provision which hits many small businesses as well and adamantly opposed by AMT).The New York Times presents an excellent side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate bill. (more) |
08 November 2009House Passes Health Care Overhaul by a 220-215 VoteNovember 8, 2009 - The House passed the AMT-opposed "Affordable Health Care for America Act" (H.R. 3962) by a 220-215 vote. The Hill newspaper reports that that the House passed its $1 trillion healthcare overhaul late Saturday with only two votes to spare, becoming the first chamber to vote on such a significant expansion of healthcare since Congress passed Medicare in 1965. Only one Republican voted for the bill, while 39 Democrats opposed it. (more) |
06 November 2009President Signs NOL Carryback ExtensionNovember 6, 2009 - In a major victory for AMT, President Obama signed The Worker, Homeowner, and Business Act of 2009. In addition to extending unemployment benefits and the homebuyer tax credit, the new law also extends for an additional year the 5-year Net Operating Loss Carryback provision which was enacted as part of the Recovery Act last winter. It expands it to include medium and large businesses as well. Business losses incurred in 2008 or 2009 can now be used to recoup taxes paid in the prior five year. Extension of the 5-year NOL carryback provision is a top priority for AMT. Our government relations department lobbied hard for it enactment. (more) |
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AMT Meetings & Events
ANSI B11.19 Subcommittee Meeting –Performance Criteria for Safeguarding
December 08 - 10, 2009
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Webinar - Customer Service Best Practices: Courtesy Calls and Team Selling
December 10, 2009
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MTConnect is an open communication standard that provides the capability to pass data from machine tools to higher level systems for further processing using the XML based standard.
