Jackson “was instrumental in the signature initiative of deregulating electricity in Ohio – injecting competition into Ohio’s electric utility industry and bringing significant cost savings to retailers,” said FMI president and CEO Tim Hammonds in presenting the award.
Together with the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Jackson persuaded the statehouse to reduce the retailers’ tangible personal property tax by 1 percent each year until the tax is eliminated, saving retailers thousands of dollars a year. Additionally, he led a vigorous effort to replace the state’s outdated food code with a comprehensive code enforced by a single licensing and inspection authority.
“Tom exemplifies the name that many people in the Ohio statehouse know him by – ‘Action Jackson,’ said Hammonds. “His tireless efforts in serving the industry make him a model in association leadership.”
The MacManus Award was created in 1990 to honor a member of the FMI Association Council who has shown extraordinary leadership in advancing the interests of the food retail industry at the state and national levels, specifically in the areas of public affairs, industry relations and community service.
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations on behalf of its nearly 1,250 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI’s U.S. members operate more than 25,000 retail food stores and almost 22,000 pharmacies with a combined annual sales volume of nearly $650 billion. FMI’s retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent operators. Its international membership includes 126 companies from more than 65 countries. FMI’s nearly 330 associate members include the supplier partners of its retail and wholesale members.
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