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Are Rural Communities Being Ignored?

Office of Advocacy May 9, 2019

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate In April, I met with county council members from Union and Wallowa Counties in Northeast Oregon. These elected officials described several significant long-term issues arising from federally owned…

Regional Outreach

In Alaska, “You can’t do that” is not in their vocabulary

Office of Advocacy Jun 27, 2018

Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate While meeting with businesses in Fairbanks, Alaska, it was clear that the entrepreneurial spirit of finding creative solutions is built into the DNA of Alaskans; but sometimes, regulations from DC are…

Small Business Losing Patience with New Drug Supply Automation Regulations

Office of Advocacy Mar 6, 2018

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate In December, I met with Meishelle Haverkamp who works for a local affiliate of Swisslog Healthcare, a company that provides automation solutions for pharmacies, including those in hospitals. In…

Region’s Major Industries Have Their Voices Heard at Roundtables

Office of Advocacy Jul 29, 2017

By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel Coeur d’Alene, a small resort city with a beautiful lake and surrounded by forests, was the setting of the Office of Advocacy’s second Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Idaho. Small businesses from…

Regulatory Roundtables Get to the Coeur of the Matter

Office of Advocacy Jul 29, 2017

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel Beautiful Coeur d’Alene was the setting of the second Regional Regulatory Roundtable in Idaho on July 13. Advocacy heard from more than 36 small business owners in various industries who came…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Advocacy Goes Nuts for City Peanut Shop

Office of Advocacy Jul 29, 2017

By Patrick Delehanty, Acting Director of Economic Research/Regulatory Economist After hosting a Regulatory Reform Roundtable on July 11th in Boise, Idaho, listening to the views of area small businesses, the Office of Advocacy paid a…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Small Farm Brings Big Business for Idaho’s Treasure Valley

Office of Advocacy Jul 29, 2017

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate On July 11, Assistant Chief Counsel Prianka Sharma, Regional Advocate Apollo Fuhriman, Acting Director of Economic Research/Regulatory Economist Patrick Delehanty, and Assistant Chief Counsel…

Advocacy Hears From Small Business Owners At Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Boise, Idaho

Office of Advocacy Jul 29, 2017

By Lindsay Abate, Regulatory Economist Advocacy staff have been traveling across the United States this summer in an effort to hear directly from small businesses about how federal regulations can be reformed or eliminated to reduce…

Roundtable Wrap-Ups

Idaho and Washington Small Businesses Speak Out against Burdensome Regulations

Office of Advocacy Jul 29, 2017

By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel The Office of Advocacy continued its series of Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables by traveling to the states of Idaho and Washington in the month of July to hear first-hand the concerns of small…

Richard Apollo Fuhriman Joins Advocacy as Region 10 Advocate

Office of Advocacy Jun 30, 2017

Seattle attorney Apollo Fuhriman joined Advocacy’s regional team in May. He brings a portfolio to the job that includes public policy experience, legal practice and sports medicine. Most recently, as part of Microsoft Corporation’s…