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Legislation signed this week by Gov. Pat Quinn allows small distilleries, firms that make less than 5,000 gallons of spirits a year, to sell the liquor they produce at their facilities. While wineries and microbreweries nationwide have used this model for a number of years, this is a new, and potentially highly lucrative, development for [...]
Initiative 1100 is gaining steam. If the voters of WA choose to privatize the sale of alcoholic beverages, state run stores will go the way of the dinosaurs. “We believe that I-1100 will bring about a more competitive market for spirits, beer and wine in Washington and that it is appropriate for the voters to [...]
Privatization is the process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector (government) to the private sector (business). Gov. McDonnell believes that Virginia, one of 18 states that do not allow private retail sales of alcohol, can reap around $500 million by taking the state government out of [...]
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The Land of Lincoln Opens the Doors of Opportunity to Small Distilleries