With the second quarter of 2019 underway, the House is moving toward a restoration of the biodiesel tax credit (BTC), which expired 31 December 2017. A bill, co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of legislators, was introduced in that chamber to implement the credit through 2019 and extend it retroactively for 2018. If passed, it will certainly result in many amended tax filings from biodiesel producers. This legislation mirrors the Senate bill introduced earlier in the year by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon). Tax bills must originate in the House, so the Senate plan was intended to raise the profile of the issue and keep it on the legislative agenda. In addition to stipulati...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.