Business Day 2016

Business Day offers you the opportunity to meet with your elected officials to drive home our message of job growth and prosperity and to help legislators understand the impact of their actions on Illinois manufacturers.

Schedule of Events

Noon - 2:00pm -  Business Day Luncheon with Keynote Speaker: Amy Walter, National Editor of The Cook Political Report                                                 President Abraham Lincoln/DoubleTree Hotel, 701 E. Adams, Springflield

Amy Walter, National Editor of The Cook Political  Report

 Amy Walter is the National Editor of The Cook Political Report where she provides  analysis of the issues, trends and events that shape the political environment. Her  weekly column appears at CookPolitical.com.

Over the past 14 years, Amy Walter has built a reputation as an accurate, objective, and insightful political analyst with unparalleled access to campaign insiders and decision-makers. Known as one of the best political journalists covering Washington, she is the former political director of ABC News. She is also an exclusive panelist on NBC’s Meet the Press and a regular panelist on PBS’ Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier. She provides political analysis every Monday evening for the PBS NewsHour.

This is Amy’s second tour of duty with The Cook Political Report. From 1997 to 2007, she served as Senior Editor where she covered the U.S. House.Walter was named one of DC's "50 Top Journalists" by Washingtonian Magazine in 2009 and honored with the Washington Post's Crystal Ball award for her spot-on election predictions in 2000. She is a member of the Board of Trustees at Colby College where she graduated summa cum laude.

 2:00 - 5:00pm - Lobby Your Legislator
State Capitol - (Buses will be running between the DoubleTree hotel and the State Capitol from 2:00 - 5:00pm.)
 

5:00 - 8:00pm - Annual Business Day Reception
IMA Headquarters. 220 E. Adams St., Springfield

Hotel Information: A block of rooms has been held at the President Abraham Linclon/DoubleTree hotel at a discounted rate. Contact the hotel directly at: 866.788.1860 and mention the IMA rate. The discounted rate expires on April 19th. 

 

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