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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarDebate Continues Over Additional Tax Reform in Ohio
Shift from the Income to Consumption Taxes Still Alive The legislative debate over how to make Ohio’s state and local tax structure more competitive did not end with the June enactment of the state’s biennial budget bill. In particular, the municipal tax uniformity...
2013 AIA Ohio Valley Convention…Experience Louisville – Registration is now open!
Join us September 19th thru the 21st of September at the AIA Ohio Valley 2013 Region Convention Cooler weather and back-to-school sales can only mean one thing....Convention. The AIA Ohio Valley Convention Committee has been...
AIA Ohio C.A.R.E.S.
Earlier this year, the AIA Ohio Board of Directors adopted a program that is geared toward helping ARE Candidates meet one of the challenges in taking the registration exam. Through a program that is titled AIA Ohio Cares (Catalyst for Architectural Registration...
Happy 4th and Congratulations Ohio Valley
Bruce Sekanick AIA OAA, AIA National Board of Directors AIA Ohio wishes everyone a very happy 4th of July and hope everyone has the opportunity to spend some time with family and friends as we celebrate our nations independance. Our independance did not, as we know,...
ArchiPAC 2013
The AIA National ArchiPAC Steering Committee released the Spring ArchiPAC Newsletter to correspond with AIA National Convention in Denver this past week. Contributions during the conference went over the halfway point as the efforts move into the second half of...
AIA National Issues Tool for The Business and Practice of Architecture
Bruce W. Sekanick AIA OAA, AIA National Board of Directors The AIA, in conjunction with the National Convention in Denver this past week, issued the AIA Foresight Report witch is intended to be a tool for practicing architects in advancing the business of...
National Board Takes Decisive Actions
The AIA National Board of Directors took decisive action on a number of issues this past week. As part of the boards action on Tuesday, the board voted down an automatic dues increase of 1.9%, leaving the dues for 2014 the same as 2013. Additionally, the Board...
AIA Ohio and OVR Members Attend National Convention
Bruce W. Sekanick AIA OAA, AIA National Board of Directors AIA Ohio and the Ohio Valley Region was well represented at this year's national conference in Denver. The conference, which was built around the theme of Building Leaders was chaired by AIA...
Budget Bill: Senate Replaces Personal with Small Business Income Tax Cut
Tax on Architecture Still Off the Table Ohio Senate Republicans intend to replace the 7% accros the Board Personal Income Tax Cut (PIT), included in the House Passed State Budget Bill (HB59), with a $1.4 billion targeted tax cut to small businesses--by exempting...
Tax Credit for Rehabbing Vacant Industrial Sites (HB 135) Discussed
The House Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee took testimony May 28 on HB 135 which would authorize a nonrefundable credit against the income tax and certain business taxes for the rehabilitation of a vacant industrial site. Several...