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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Oil Industry Group Makes Move Against Texas Fracking Ban
Facing a ban on hydraulic fracturing in its Denton, Texas, birthplace, the Texas Oil & Gas Association is…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Real Estate Gets Political
Timed just perfectly for to capitalize on the midterm elections, a major Realtors conference is putting political issues…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Obama Administration Says No to “Skinny” Healthcare Plans
Believing that healthcare plans that fail to cover inpatient hospital stays are not in the spirit of the…
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New Ad-Industry Antifraud Group Works to Weed Out “Bad Actors”
A coalition of advertising groups have launched a new entity, the Trustworthy Accountability Group, intent on fighting the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Starwood Hotels Launches Keyless Entry at Hotels
The keycard may soon be a thing of the past. By early 2015, the chain plans to offer…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Roundup: Ballot Initiatives Make Breakthroughs on Election Night
Precedents set by passage of key ballot initiatives on issues as diverse as genetically modified organisms, marijuana, and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hybrid Theory: FCC’s Net Neutrality Debate Shifts Again
A new net neutrality approach being floated by the Federal Communications Commission tries to give both tech groups…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Beyond Dot-com: New Top-Level Domains Gain Support Around the Globe
A global study on how consumers use the internet found that, while established top-level domains like “.com” and…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
A Taste for Tech: Restaurant Technology Appeals to All Generations
Millennials are using new restaurant technology at a higher rate, but the gap among frequent users is smaller…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Dealing With a Data Breach? Follow This Advice
The Direct Marketing Association this week offered its members a useful guide that tells them what they should…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Music Publishing Groups Have New Competitor
With the backing of a legendary music-industry manager, for-profit Global Music Rights has managed to attract dozens of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Movie Studios, Theaters Take Hard Line on Wearable Tech
Planning to wear Google Glass or a smartwatch to the movies? Better make sure it's off once you're…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Women in Journalism Recap 2014
A women’s journalism group highlights the challenges of being female in the industry and how they overcame them.…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Apple Pay? No Way. Retailers Square Off Over Mobile Payments Tech
A battle is breaking out over the app that wants to replace your wallet, as the iPhone-based technology…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Environmental Group Launches Online Nutrition Resource
With its new food database, the Environmental Working Group hopes to make it easier for consumers to understand…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Group Expresses Concern About the Hazy Definition of “Organic”
While the use of the term "organic" is regulated at the federal level, home and personal-care products, like…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Online Travel: New Flight-Finding Options
Expedia and Priceline getting long in the tooth? Check out new online travel options that might be worth…
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Mechanical Turk: Putting Humans Behind the Machines
For years, Amazon has quietly built an army of online users who work on tiny tasks for low…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
MOOC as Promotion: Brewers Association Launches Beer Course
In an effort to draw attention to beer's culinary role, the Brewers Association announced a five-day course on…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
PR Council: Public Relations Group Embraces Its Nickname
In its most recent rebranding, the Council of Public Relations Firms decided the best way to put a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Olive Oil Groups Dispute Standard Setting
A U.S. industry group representing olive oil importers is hoping to boost Americans’ knowledge of olive oil. Part…
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CVS Draws Criticism Over Anti-Tobacco Copay Plans
Having won praise earlier this year after it stopped selling tobacco products, the pharmacy firm is now drawing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry Groups Back White House Action on Data Security
U.S. credit and debit cards are about to get a major upgrade after President Obama signed an executive…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Air Traffic Control Center Recovers, But Broader Challenges Linger
In the wake of a disaster at an air traffic control facility, aviation pros worked together to ensure…
