Illinois News Network Mar 25, 2018 steve52 | Shutterstock.com As automakers and technology companies work to develop self-driving vehicles, the adult-beverage industry is keeping a close eye on their progress. Dan Clausner, executive director of the Illinois Licensed Beverage Association, said he has been following the development of self-driving vehicles for several years. He said…
By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network Mar 20, 2018 Illinois Retail Merchants Association President and CEO Rob KarrGreg Bishop | Illinois News Network The state’s retailers are coming out strong against a measure at the statehouse they say could mean confidential business information ends up in the hands of competitors. State Rep. Chris Welch,…
Sixteen Beverage Retailers Honored at ABL Annual Meeting Brown-Forman Retailers of the Year Recognized for Their Continued Commitment to the Beverage Alcohol Industry March 23, 2018 – Bethesda, MD – As part of ABL’s 16th Annual Meeting at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino in New Orleans, Louisiana, sixteen beverage retailers from across the…
ABL Honors 16 Beverage Retailers at Annual Meeting Brown-Forman Retailers of the Year Recognized for Their Continued Commitment to the Beverage Alcohol Industry March 23, 2018 – Bethesda, MD – As part of ABL’s 16th Annual Meeting at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino in New Orleans, Louisiana, sixteen beverage retailers from across the United…
March 22, 2018 – Bethesda, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) recognized Mark Brown, President & CEO of Sazerac Company, with the 2018 ABL Top Shelf Award at the association’s recent Honors Gala. The Gala took place on March 12 as part of ABL’s 16th Annual Meeting at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino in…
2018 ABL Annual Meeting a Success Beverage Retailers from Across the Country Join ABL in New Orleans for Association’s 16th Annual Meeting March 19, 2018 – Bethesda, MD – Beverage retailers and their hospitality industry partners from across the country joined together in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 11-13 for American Beverage Licensees’ (ABL)…
Source: Law360 By Joyce Hanson March 14, 2018 A truck driver who became completely disabled and whose wife died in a drunken driving crash won a $37.5 million judgment Tuesday in Illinois state court in a dram shop lawsuit against the strip club that served the drunken driver, the man’s lawyers said. Judge Vincent…
But that could change! Source: Public Action Management Pam Erickson March 13th With Spring Break on the horizon it seems like a good time to talk about alcohol product safety. After numerous reports last year of tourists blacking out after drinking at high-end resorts in Mexico, more stories came to light about drownings, assaults, falls,…
Bar owners, who own and operate video gaming machines are reeling after the City Council confirmed plans to raise video gaming and liquor license fees. On Monday night, the Belleville City Council voted in favor of a tax hike proposal that would boost city coffers by more than $180,000. The recent news triggered an avalanche of discontent…
Source: Delaware 105.9 FM By Rob Petree March 5, 2018 The American Beverage Institute (ABI) is vehemently opposed to legislation that would lower the blood-alcohol arrest level for driving from the nationally recognized 0.08 BAC to 0.05 in Delaware. House Bill 320, if passed, would change the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) required for driving under…