What is the APA?

We are a non-profit organization created to support all payroll professionals in the North, West, and Northwest area of the metropolitan Phoenix area. The West Valley Chapter will provide a venue to obtain payroll knowledge, make available networking opportunities, and energize your careers. With ever changing IRS, Federal and State requirements and frequent technology advances having a network of professional individuals to share and exchange knowledge and strategies with is most useful.

Our membership includes payroll professionals from a variety of industries. Monthly meetings will feature informative guest speakers, community outreach activities (especially during National Payroll Week), and payroll educational programs. This is your opportunity to be part of a local group to help you grow as a payroll professional and a member of National APA.

Want to take a leadership role in the National APA? Get involved with your local chapter. Who knows? Your hard work and dedication to this chapter could ultimately lead to national recognition as you become more involved in the APA at the national level.

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Do you know where to find real cost savings in payroll? 

Participate in The Hackett Group's Payroll Performance Study to find out how top-performing organizations are leveraging best practices to reduce costs while maintaining service quality levels.

By participating in this study, you will:

• Gain insights into the characteristics of top-performing payroll organizations
• Pinpoint the payroll cost drivers and identify potential savings for your organization
• Know how - and how well - your organization leverages proven best practices
• Learn the latest trends in payroll

You will also have an opportunity to participate in the Workforce Management Performance Study for no additional cost. Performance study participants will receive a custom presentation and report that compares individual results with top performers and other participants. They will also be invited to an exclusive webcast that will highlight payroll trends, insights on key metrics, and evaluate the impact of best practices used by top-performing payroll organizations from the study. The payroll performance study is open from April 27, 2009 to June 19, 2009.

Please be assured that your responses will remain completely confidential and will be used only in combination with those of other study respondents to develop a composite picture. For more information about Hackett's payroll and workforce management study, please contact Felicia Cheek.

GREEN FACTS:  Wanna "out" the plastic and wire hangers in your armoire?

The Bite
Don't chuck your current ones, but as you break or lose them, orient yourself with eco-friendly hangers made from bamboo, corn, or wheat. It's the greener lifestyle option.

The Benefits

• A  happier Earth. Bamboo is a highly renewable plant, and options made from wheat are actually compostable. Petroleum-based plastic, on the other hand, never fully biodegrades.
• LGBTotally durable options. These are just as sturdy as conventional hangers (and nope, they won't degrade in your closet).

Personally Speaking
Unless we plan to use them as campfire marshmallow roasters, we take old wire hangers back to our dry cleaners - most will gladly reuse 'em.

Wanna Try?

• B Green - many styles of bamboo hangers, including retro-style ones and hangers just for kids ($55-$85/25 hangers).
• Wheatware - biodegradable wheat-based hangers, with hooks for the slinkier items in your wardrobe - don't worry, they won't degrade with normal use ($5/5).
• Merrick Earthsaver - you can't get these bamboo and corn-based hangers on its website, but certain big-box stores, such as Target and Wal-Mart, carry them ($7/6 bamboo hangers; $4/5 corn-based hangers).
• GreenHeart Global Ditto Hangers and EcoHangers - tell your dry cleaners about these bulk recycled paper and plastic hangers for businesses.

Bang for the Bite 

If 10,000 People opt for 25 biodegradable hangers instead of plastic, non-bio ones, we'll keep the weight of 78 armoires in plastic from eventually going to landfills.