The Advisory Committee Weighs In
What does the future hold for the control states? And what developments shaped the past year? For insight into these questions, StateWays once again turns to industry executives.
Throughout the year, the National Alcohol Beverage...
Here Comes Cannabis
The movement to legalize cannabis continues to gather steam throughout America.
Four more states, plus the District of Columbia, approved recreational pot by way of voter referendum in 2017. These gains increased the number of...
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) announced today it has instituted a Voluntary Disclosure Program, allowing alcohol license and permit holders to voluntarily disclose actual or potential violations of laws and rules administered by...
Advancing Future Value
In any business, it’s essential to focus on both long- and short-term goals to assure continued success. For Jeff Painter, carefully planning for the future has been a major priority ever since he assumed...
David Jackson Named New COO of NABCA
Jerry Janicki, who has served for 22 years as NABCA’s senior vice president of operations/COO will step away from his full-time position at the Association at the end of June. Mr. Janicki has decided...
Raising Alcohol Awareness
April was first designated “Alcohol Awareness Month” in 1987, when the public information campaign was founded by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. For the past three decades, NCADD has sponsored the...
A Public Health Partner
Public discussion about control states usually centers around money and efficiency – are taxes too high or too low, should stores be open more hours, is privatization an option? But agencies aren’t just merchants,...
Protecting Municipal Assets
The years of Prohibition brought about a tremendous change within the liquor industry and one such change was the establishment of municipal liquor stores, which were started after Prohibition ended as a means for...
Best Practices 2017 Best Retail Innovation: Pennsylvania LCB
Big changes arrived in the state of Pennsylvania on June 8, 2016. That’s when Governor Tom Wolf signed a new bill into law known as Act 39, which expanded many of the responsibilities given...
The Wyoming Liquor Distribution Division Stays Ahead of the Curve
Headlines continue to proclaim that the U.S. economy is stronger than it’s been for nearly a decade. While that’s true for many states across the country, Wyoming faces a much harsher reality. The state...
