Business Group to Hold Major Annual Event for Industry

AUSTIN – The Texas Association of Business (TAB) will hold its’ 86th Annual Conference later this month bringing business leaders together to review past and future legislative issues.  The focus of this year’s event is health care which is among the highest annual expenses for Texas businesses.

For a third-straight year Texas Governor Rick Perry will headline the Annual Conference awards luncheon where the 2008 winners of the “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” will be announced.

Other top-ranking Texas officials including Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst who will kick-off the event as well as Speaker of the House Tom Craddick and Comptroller Susan Combs will present their previews of the upcoming 2009 legislative session.

The two-day event begins Thursday January 24 at 1:30 pm and adjourns Friday January 25 after lunch.  

A full list of activities is found below.  All Annual Conference activities are open to the press.  Updates to the schedule are posted at www.txbix.org.

If you are interested in attending one or more of the scheduled events please contact Suzanne Tomlin at TAB by phone 512-477-6721 x.104 or e-mail stomlin@txbiz.org.  

Who:   Texas Association of Business

What:  Annual Conference 
    The Future of Health Care in Texas: Our Vision for Tomorrow

When:  January 24-25 2008

Where: Renaissance Austin Hotel
     9721 Arboretum Boulevard
     Austin Texas 78759: