Legislative recap plus new laws take effect Friday
Spring break
Legislators are currently on a two-week spring break. They will return on Tuesday, April 9 and are scheduled to meet through the end of June. With the budget about a month behind schedule thanks to the new administration,
More snow, cold to blame for lower sales in February
The frigid temperatures and continuous snow storms across the state slowed retail sales in February, according to the monthly Retail Index survey that Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) conducts in cooperation with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Detroit branch.
A tornado is near your business – what to do?
We’re heading into tornado season, which means employees need to be prepared on the protocols in case one hits near your business.
Already, a serious tornado damaged 70 buildings in March in the Vernon area,
Ed Rehmann & Sons named Centennial Retailer
Chesaning’s landmark business one of Carhartt’s oldest accounts
One hundred years ago, Ed Rehmann and wife, Eva, began a clothing business in downtown Chesaning, a small,
New labor law posters coming soon
By AMY DRUMM
Thanks to updates to Michigan’s minimum wage and new paid leave benefits that took effect on March 29, employers must update their labor law posters.
Budgeting via tax increases and legislative round up
Whitmer’s first budget is a tax and shift plan
On Tuesday, Gov. Whitmer released her first state budget, a $60 billion plan that adds nearly $4 billion in new funding.
MRA sales reps get national CPP certification
Two MRA employees have earned a prestigious national designation that recognizes professionalism and expertise in the increasingly complex arena of credit card processing and other electronic payments systems.
Chris Smith,
Should your credit card terminal be on a deserted data island?
By John Mayleben
Wall or no wall? That is the question.
Current politics aside, should your credit card terminal have a wall around it or not?
William Hallan will lead Michigan Retailers Association starting Aug. 27
With the upcoming retirement of longtime MRA executive James P. Hallan from the President and CEO position, the Board of Directors has appointed William Hallan to take the reins of the association.
