• Medical Products Committee Meeting
  The Medical Products Committee of SPI's Processors Council will hold its inaugural meeting March 15, 2010 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. The group will seek to examine both technical and business related issues within the medical products arena, and is open to all SPI members with an interest in medical products.
• SPI Welcomes Suzanne Morgan as Senior Director of Government Affairs & Grassroots Advocacy
  SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association today announced the appointment of Suzanne Morgan to the position of senior director of government affairs and grassroots advocacy. With more than 20 years experience in public affairs, and 15 spent developing association initiatives designed to influence policy makers, Morgan will lead SPI?s grassroots efforts and mobilize its members on behalf of plastics.
• California Update: Three Bills Tied to Consumer Products, Packaging
  Extended Producer Responsibility, Consumer Product Content Information and Plastic Ocean Pollution Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Act are three Bills tied to Consumer Products, Packaging
• Congress Poised to Pass Jobs Bill - Extenders Up for Consideration
  The Administration has proposed a number of tax incentives that may benefit SPI members. Two of these - the new hires tax credit and section 179 expensing provisions for small businesses - are included in the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HR 2847).

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