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Texas roundtables

Site Visit: Plant Spins Regulatory Concerns Round and Round with Advocacy

Office of Advocacy May 17, 2018

By Zvi Rosen, Assistant Chief Counsel On March 22, Michael McManus, Zvi Rosen, and Rosalyn Steward from the Office of Advocacy visited Gold Rush Vinyl, a brand-new pressing plant for vinyl records in Austin, Texas. The visit was…

Site Visit: Small Business Brings Sizzling Regulatory Concerns to the Table

Office of Advocacy Apr 21, 2018

By Nick Ivory, Regional Legislative and Regulatory Manager Advocacy visited the restaurant that is widely credited with being the birthplace of the Fajita, the Original Ninfa’s restaurant on Navigation Blvd in Houston. Ninfa’s…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Museum Brings Offshore Oil Industry Concerns Ashore

Office of Advocacy Apr 21, 2018

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel On March 20, Assistant Chief Counsels Bruce Lundegren and Prianka Sharma, and Regulatory Economist Michael McManus visited Galveston, Texas to learn about the offshore oil industry. Lundegren,…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Advocacy Staff Learns About Role of NAFTA during Visit with Owners of Concord Supply

Office of Advocacy Apr 20, 2018

By Lindsay Abate, Regulatory Economist On March 19, the Office of Advocacy staff visited Concord Supply, Inc., a small manufacturing firm based in San Antonio, Texas. Owners Carolina and Victor Quinones, who founded the company in 1991…

Federal Procurement, NAFTA, and Agricultural Issues Highlight San Antonio Roundtable

Office of Advocacy Apr 18, 2018

By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel The Office of Advocacy hosted a Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in San Antonio, Texas on March 19th that attracted dozens of small businesses and their representatives who were eager to…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Houston has a Regulatory Problem that Advocacy Aims to Solve

Office of Advocacy Apr 12, 2018

By David Rostker, Assistant Chief Counsel International trade and the oil industry are the lifeblood of the Houston economy, and as the major oil companies expand domestic and international operations, small businesses in Houston grow…

Roundtable Wrap-Ups

Texas Small Businesses Plead for Regulatory Relief

Office of Advocacy Apr 10, 2018

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