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The Insider’s Guide to Beating Shipping Rate Increases

PartnerShip® Digs into the 2013 Small Package Rate Increases and Helps Shippers Lessen the Impact Near the beginning of every New Year, the shipping experts at PartnerShip dig into the small package carriers’ annual rate increase announcements. We like to read between the lines for our customers, digest the tables

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What dealers can expect from Washington, D.C., in 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, January 3, the 113th Congress was gaveled into session with great hope for reduced polarization and paralysis, but with no real evidence that they’ll lift anytime soon. Some say the worst is yet to come, but others point to the bi-partisan support of H.R. 8,

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MRAA looks back on legislative successes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, the 112th Congress of the United States finally ended. Many may think the slow rate of legislating is a good thing, but for the record, the 112th Congress was the most unproductive Congress since 1948, when President Truman called Congress the “Do

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Dealers’ Guide to the Fiscal Cliff Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The events and negotiations leading to passage of key legislation averting the so-called Fiscal Cliff were the big story on Capitol Hill this year. The House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act, H.R. 8, 257 to 167. The U.S. Senate passed it 89 to 7

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Fiscal Cliff Deal: Copy of HR 8 for your review

The link below will take you to a copy of the newly passed H.R. 8 that extends certain Bush-era tax benefits and establishes a new high end tax rate of 39.6 percent for earners with annual gross income exceeding $1 million. Other issues addressed are the re-authorization of the estate

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MRAA unveils Dealer Resource Center

MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has unveiled an all-new MRAA Rewards Resource Center on its web site, MRAA.com, to give dealers first-hand access to tools and resources necessary to succeed in today’s competitive marine environment. This members-only area of the MRAA site contains dozens of resources

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MRAA announces new YLAC members

MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has named six individuals to seats on the organization’s Young Leaders Advisory Council. The Young Leaders Advisory Council, or YLAC, was created by the MRAA in 2009 to provide recommendations to the MRAA Board of Directors in

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