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Illinois leaders should resolve to foster economic reform in 2023

Jan 22, 2023 1:00 AM - If there's a New Year's resolution the Illinois business community needs from its political leaders in 2023, it's this: Stop relying on short-term tricks to drive business growth and start acting on the need for long-term structural changes that attract businesses, encourage entrepreneurship and draw residents.
Why I'm thankful for Illinois' business owners this holiday season

By Matt Paprocki
Dec 25, 2022 1:00 AM - Today, I'd like to use it to thank all of you, the members of Illinois' business community, for driving and upholding the state's economy as it is today.
Solutions for Illinois' broken business climate

By Matt Paprocki
Nov 27, 2022 1:00 AM - Election season is over, but its effects on Illinois' beleaguered business community likely will remain unknown until well after the new Illinois General Assembly members are sworn in Jan. 11.
Matt Paprocki: Amendment 1 promises dismal future for Illinois' businesses

Oct 30, 2022 1:00 AM - A proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot would deliver on its election-season promise in a way no political candidate could -- but not for the better.
Proposed constitutional amendment would continue Illinois' destructive legacy

By Matt Paprocki
Oct 2, 2022 1:00 AM - So many times when we talk to business owners at the Illinois Policy Institute, we find they started their businesses for the same reason: to leave a legacy for future generations of their families. Speaking from a dad's perspective, I completely understand this motivation. We all want our children and future generations to have it better than we had it. We want to leave them a legacy they can be proud of.
Crystal ball shows poor outlook for American businesses under President Pritzker

By Matt Paprocki
Sep 4, 2022 1:00 AM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's first term as governor and his actions towards business owners and economic growth in Illinois offer the best indicators of how his policies might look at the national level. Looking into that crystal ball to see the future, the outlook for the nation and its business sector isn't good.
Caterpillar's problems not limited to big businesses in Illinois

Aug 7, 2022 1:00 AM - Big companies that don't have roots as deep as the corner baker can be assigned a variety of motives for being lured by other states -- even when they clearly warned a decade earlier what changes they needed. But when small business owners decide their kids need to change schools and Illinois is no longer worth the business struggles, somebody better listen.
Matt Paprocki: Amendment 1 spells trouble for Illinois business owners

By Matt Paprocki
Jul 10, 2022 1:00 AM - Amendment 1, referred to as the "Workers' Rights Amendment," is a proposed change to the Illinois Constitution up for passage via referendum on Election Day, Nov. 8. The amendment would place a financial burden on Illinois business owners and change the operational landscape for many by giving government unions more power than any other state has granted.
Understanding the business tax hikes of the past four years

By Matt Paprocki
Jun 12, 2022 1:00 AM - Illinois was the only state in the Midwest to decline in the Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index. From 2017 to 2022, Illinois' tax policy became less friendly for businesses, dropping to 36th from 26th place.
What businesses need to know about Illinois' new budget: The good, the bad and the ugly

By Matt Paprocki
May 15, 2022 1:00 AM - Taxes are a huge cost of doing business, but Illinois makes them worse with its lack of certainty. The new state budget is filled with examples that generate the same sinking feeling that first paycheck did.

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