September is Virginia Spirits Month
Governor Ralph Northam declared September as Virginia Spirits Month, marking the third annual celebration designed to educate consumers and travelers about Virginia distilled spirits.
“Virginia is the birthplace of American spirits, and our 70 licensed...
VABC Announces 20th Year of Record Sales
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Authority announced its 20th consecutive record-breaking year, with fiscal year 2018 gross sales topping $984.8 million, up $43.6 million over the previous year. During the same timeframe, retail...
VABC Partners with Miss Virginia on Student Education
Beginning this fall, Miss Virginia Emili McPhail will share the importance of making healthy choices with students in Virginia elementary schools as part of a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) educational program.
Virginia ABC...
2018 YADAPP Awards Grants to Support Virginia Youth Leadership Efforts
An event for 14 - to 16-year-olds in Newport News that included dancing, games, movies and basketball, as well as workshops about the dangers of alcohol and drug use was fun and award-winning for...
Virginia ABC Executive Receives Alcohol Regulation Leadership Award
The Center for Alcohol Policy (CAP) presented Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Authority Deputy Secretary to the Board Chris Curtis with its Leadership in Alcohol Regulation Award yesterday during the 11th Annual Alcohol Law...
IABD Developing System to Track Discount Offers
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) announced that it will be partnering with Beverage Merchandising, Inc. to develop a system to track and record promotional discount offers made by alcoholic beverages manufacturers to Iowa...
Best in Class: OLCC is Overall Best Practices Awards Winner
Despite the constantly changing landscape of control state agencies, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) always manages to stay several steps ahead of the game. By reevaluating its processes and developing innovative programming, the...
The Rest of the 2018 Best Practices Awards Winners
Best Enforcement Program: Vermont Department of Liquor Control
By Hillary Richard
Vermont is in the midst of a craft beer boom. Right now, craft beer generates more tourism dollars for the state than its famous maple syrup,...
IABD Ends Fiscal Year with Record Sales and Reversion to State General Fund
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (Division) released its Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report, highlighting a record year of sales and reversion to State coffers. Overall, total liquor sales increased 4.7 percent over the previous...
Iowa ABD Partners with Ruan
Editor's Note: Read more about this partnership in a profile of the Iowa ABD in the January/February issue of StateWays, which will come out in a few weeks.
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) recently signed...
