UPDATE as of 7/29: Last night, despite initial concerns, Leader McConnell signaled his support for the bipartisan agreement, triggering 17 Republican Senators to support the process for a bipartisan infrastructure deal to move forward. Text for the bill is still being...
If you thought attracting and retaining talent was a challenge pre-COVID, brace yourself for recruiting in a post-pandemic world, advises HR expert and featured SAF Orlando 2021 speaker Glenna Hecht. Because of the tightening of the labor pool, employers can’t afford...
Oscar Fernandez, director of sales for Equiflor-Rio Roses in Miami, Florida, has been named SAF’s next president-elect. “I am very excited to have been chosen to serve as president-elect,” Fernandez says. “We have all lived through an interesting time in the last year...
Congress is one step closer to reinstating duty-free access for Ecuadorian roses. Last week the U.S. Senate passed S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, which reauthorizes the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The wide-ranging bill,...
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are most likely to impact you and your business – and how? What is SAF doing about it? In this ongoing series, SAF senior...
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