Building Communities

Leading retailers are at the heart of every community in America providing consumers with essential goods and services, stable jobs, and a legacy of volunteerism and supporting local charities. However, challenges emerge that place substantial financial burdens on retailers.

Given the common nature of these challenges across the industry, RILA pursues coordinated legislative, regulatory, and operational strategies to ensure retailers can continue to support and enhance the communities they serve.

A Deeper Look into Building Communities

Tax

RILA is urging policymakers to ensure all profitable companies pay a minimum tax before they consider raising the corporate tax rate.

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Transportation and Infrastructure

RILA supports infrastructure policy that invests in American growth & upgrades the nation’s aging & congested ports, highways, airports, and bridges.

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Retail Impact on Communities

As the trade association for America’s retail leaders, we know that retailers are so much more than a store; retailers are part of the community.

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Connect with Issue Area Experts

Jason Brewer

Senior Executive Vice President, Communications and Marketing

RILA

Austen Jensen

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

RILA

Jess Dankert

Vice President, Supply Chain

RILA

Blake Harden

Vice President, International Trade

RILA

Melissa Murdock

Vice President, Communications and Media Relations

RILA

Joe Williamson

Director, Government Affairs

RILA

Caroline Stec

Director, Communications & Advocacy

RILA

RILA and our members support infrastructure policy that invests in American growth and upgrades the nation’s aging and congested ports, highways, airports, and bridges. We will continue to work with coalitions of likeminded organizations, including the DRIVE Safe Coalition and Americans for Modern Transportation (AMT), to advocate for modern solutions to our nation’s infrastructure challenges.