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J. Neal Insley, NABCA’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel, has been selected as the next NABCA President and CEO. “Neal’s experience in enforcement, his legal background, his role as former chairman of the Virginia...

After more than a year of reduced operating hours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) stores have returned to pre-pandemic operating hours. This move occurred on May 14.  All...

This July, seven laws impacting the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC), its licensees and applicants for ABC licenses went into effect. The Virginia General Assembly passed the following Virginia ABC-related legislative proposals during the...

Ten community organizations across the state recently received more than $75,000 in Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) Education and Prevention grants to help reduce underage and high-risk drinking in their communities.According to a...

Our annual Best Practices Awards include the Best Overall Winner and the additional categories below. Congratulations to the 2021 winners! Best Trade/Licensee Education Program Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services In January of this year, Alcohol Beverage Services...

Montgomery County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) opened a new retail concept and flagship store, Oak Barrel & Vine, in the Cabin John Village Shopping Center in Potomac. The store had a grand opening...

When Brown-Forman launched Woodford Reserve in 1996, the American whiskey market was remarkably different. Nobody drank bourbon. Premiumization was a losing strategy. Top bottles that fetch hefty secondary prices today sat on retail shelves,...

Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Hank Bauer to be the next North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (NC ABC Commission) Chairman. “Hank Bauer has over thirty years of valuable experience in the industry,” says Gov....

Fred Wooton, Commissioner of the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA), was voted incoming chair-elect to the NABCA Board of Directors. He will assume his responsibilities in May 2022, when current Chair-Elect Tim Holden,...

MGP Ingredients has begun a $12-million barrel warehouse expansion to meet the growing consumer demand for American whiskey. This follows a recent $4-million expansion announcement at the company's Lux Row Distillers. ...