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Stateways Sept-Oct 2011

StateWays is the only magazine exclusively covering the control state system within the beverage alcohol industry, with annual updates from liquor control commissions and alcohol control boards and yearly fiscal reporting from control jurisdictions

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EDITOR'S NOTE StateWays Executive Vice President and Group Publisher Charles Forman Tel: 845-426-6072 Fax: 845-426-6423 email: cforman@m2media360.com We've Turned the Corner T hat's the message from many control state administrators in their description of the last year. Across the country, control agencies that were a vote away from privatization are now contributing record amounts to state coffers. In the annual Control States Executive Forum (page 14), agency heads (a list that includes a number of new faces this year) reported that customers are moving up to premium products after two years of trading down, and technology investment continues to soar. Also turning the corner, but in a different manner, is Worcester County, MD (Spotlight On, page 10). The county's liquor control is now handled by a public department, after the autonomous Liquor Control Board was disbanded earlier this year. The transition began with harsh words and accusations at public meetings, but has gone smoothly since. Whether next year's Executive Forum is equally confident, or a reversal of this year's cautious optimism remains to be seen. But saying goodbye to the phrase "economic downturn" would be a nice change of pace for the entire industry. Managing Editor Jeremy Nedelka email: jnedelka@m2media360.com Art Director Adam Lane Contributing Editor Cheryl Ursin Associate Publisher Anthony Bongiovanni Senior Regional Sales Manager Mark Marcon Senior Regional Sales Manager Debbie Rittenberg Senior Regional Sales Manager Jeanette Sims Vice President, Circulation and Collateral Services Joanne Juda-Prainito Jeremy Nedelka, Managing Editor Research Director Eric Schmidt List Rental Manager Cheryl Naughton ® Maximize your positive press from your feature in M2MEDIA360 President/CEO Marion Minor Vice President, Finance & Operations Gerald Winkel Reprints Maximize the marketing power of your feature. Eprint Give your feature a presence on the World Wide Web. Fame Frame Contact Cheryl Naughton at 678-292-6054 cnaughton@m2media360.com TM Transform your feature into an impressive work of art with a customized wall plaque. For custom reprints of articles in this magazine contact: Cheryl Naughton, M2MEDIA360, (678) 292-6054 or cnaughton@m2media360.com is published by The Beverage Information Group, a division of M2MEDIA360 Editorial and executive offices are at 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851 Telephone: (203) 855-8499 Fax: (203) 855-9446 e-mail: jnedelka@m2media360.com 6 StateWays www.stateways.com September/October 2011 StateW ays

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