The International Franchise Association’s annual Public Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., could hardly have come at a better time. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), recipient of the International Franchise Association’s Legislator of the Year Award, chats with IFA Chairman Jack Earle, far left, and IFA CEO Steve Caldeira on Sept. 14 during the group’s annual Public Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. While the 500 franchisees and franchisors who visited the capital Sept. 13-14 had a variety of pressing issues to address with their representatives in Congress, the conference also coincided with the early maneuverings of the 12-member deficit supercommittee.… Read More