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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Negotiations Thaw Between YouTube, Indie Music Labels
After weeks of contentious negotiations over the company’s new streaming music service drew antitrust complaints from trade groups,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
NTSB Report Urges More Safety Regulation for Parasailing
The new report from the National Transportation Safety Board identified several safety concerns and urged the U.S. Coast…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
SEMA Garage: Association Opens Up New Testing Lab for Members
The Specialty Equipment Manufacturing Association’s new SEMA Garage, opening this month, hopes to make it easier for the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Reality TV Joins the Real World, Launches an Association
As the industry continues to rapidly expand, reality television production companies have come together to create their own…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Smart Snacks in School: Vending Machine Industry Gears up For Changes
A new regulatory change limiting what vending machine operators can put in machines located in schools could've been…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Supreme Court Plans Look at Colorado Sales Tax Law
Acting on a petition from the Direct Marketing Association, the Supreme Court will hear a case involving a…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Software Group: Schools Aren’t Keeping Up With Educators’ Tech Desires
According to new survey results from the Software and Information Industry Association, there's often a big gap between…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Groups’ App Turns Traffic Jams Into Advocacy
The U.S. Travel Association, working with Building America’s Future, is promoting an app that may come in handy…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Not COOL: Coalition Wants Congress’ Help to Stop Meat Labeling Rules
Fearing a negative outcome in a World Trade Organization ruling, a coalition of food-manufacturing and agricultural groups has…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Digital Advertising Alliance Brings Opt-Out Tools to Mobile Devices
With privacy questions continuing to linger for the industry, the Digital Advertising Alliance announced last week that it…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Manufacturing Association’s Conference Treat: A 3D-Printed Car
The Association for Manufacturing Technology, working with several industry firms, plans to present the making of a 3D-printed…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New York City’s “Bloomberg Soda Ban” Dies With Appeals-Court Ruling
Following in the path of two lower court rulings, New York's Court of Appeals invalidated an effort by…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Fermenta: Female Craft Brewers Hop Towards Trade Group in Michigan
A group of female craft brewers in Michigan hope to build the industry diversity by launching a new…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Game Developers’ Group Sees Good, Bad Employment Trends for Industry
The number of female game developers has doubled in the last five years, according to a new survey…
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Where to Spot the Fakes: DC’s Crime Museum
The museum just launched a new permanent exhibit featuring a wide array of counterfeit goods from the black…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Note to Marketers: Don’t Forget Consumers Over Age 50
That's the finding of a new survey focused on the older age group, which notes that many respondents…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Insurance Groups Raise Red Flags on Ride-Sharing Services
Despite the popularity of services such as Uber and Lyft, the insurance industry says the companies are leaving…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Auto Industry: WiFi Bill Could Hurt “Talking Cars”
A new Senate bill that hopes to open up more of the wireless spectrum is getting a chilly…
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Bar Association Gives Members Leeway on Jurors’ Social Presences
Settling what had been a tough ethics question, the ABA recently gave lawyers the go-ahead to research jurors…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
As iPhone Thefts Drop, Kill Switch Pressure Rises for Mobile Industry
With evidence of a decline in iPhone thefts after Apple introduced a "kill switch" on its devices, industry…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Advertising Alliance to Web Standards Group: Drop “Do Not Track”
The Digital Advertising Alliance, a coalition of advertising trade groups, has asked the World Wide Web Consortium to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Indie Labels Square Off With YouTube on Royalties
Trade groups representing the independent music industry both globally and in the United States say the Google-owned video…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bring It On: AMA Recognizes Cheerleading As A Sport
During its annual meeting last week, the American Medical Association approved a policy recognizing cheerleading as a sport.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tech and Safety Groups Differ on Navigation App Regulation
Federal watchdogs are looking to make highways safer by making navigation app regulations more strict. But while technology…
