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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Deep Freeze: Propane Industry Tries to Thaw Supply Chain
With weeks of brutally cold temperatures throughout the country, the propane industry has struggled to get its supply…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mailers, USPS Deliver Exigent Rate Increase Appeals
The just-implemented postage rate increase isn't going through without a fight. A sure sign: The Postal Regulatory Commission’s…
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Industry Groups Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center
The initiative will help member companies comply with a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC Advances Plan to Drop Sports Blackout Rules
The Federal Communications Commission unveiled a proposal last week to drop longstanding blackout regulations on local sports broadcasts,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Amid NSA Scandal, Tech Companies Get Closer to Washington
With evidence that their networks were compromised by the National Security Agency in 2013, tech companies focused heavily…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Airlines, Travel Agency Groups Compromise On Online Booking Plan
After more than a year of conflict, groups representing travel agencies and online booking firms came to an…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Brew New Hampshire Looks to Kickstart Craft Beers
Brew New Hampshire, a nonprofit with both industry and state support, hopes to draw more attention to its…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New Faith Travel Association Sets Sail
A new travel industry group will help serve professionals in the growing religious tourism market, where trips often…
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Direct Marketing Association: Obama’s NSA Comparison Was Off-Base
The Direct Marketing Association strongly disputes what it sees as President Obama’s comparison of phone metadata collection to…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Industry: Signs Things Are Looking Up in 2014
A pair of new association reports project that the travel industry will see solid growth in 2014—with solid…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Cotton Incorporated Teams With Sourcing Startup
In a move that could help clothing makers easily find a U.S. raw material suppliers, Cotton Incorporated has…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: 70 Percent of Adults Report Digital Eyestrain
New research finds that an overwhelming number of U.S. adults experience digital eyestrain. Perhaps more surprising: Many have…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry, Activist Groups React Strongly to Net Neutrality Ruling
While telecom groups largely emphasized that an appeals court decision on net neutrality would not change the way…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Cruise Industry Makes Progress After Mishaps
After a period when negative press dogged cruise lines, a new Government Accountability Office report says they're making…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Retail Federation: Target Breach Shows Need For Upgrades
In the wake of the widespread data theft at Target and a number of other retail chains over…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Reptile Group Sues U.S. Government Over Snake Ban
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers is suing the Interior Department over its ban on importation of…
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Deadspin’s Baseball Hall of Fame Stunt Draws Attention
In a move designed to protest the "avalanche of sanctimony" around the Baseball Hall of Fame vote, a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Future of the Furnace: What’s Holding Back the Heat?
While the Department of Energy and advocacy groups have been trying to improve the efficiency of natural gas-based…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
GMO Labeling Battle Gets Fresh Kick-Start in Washington
A leaked discussion draft by the Grocery Manufacturers Association suggests creating a national (albeit voluntary) standard for GMO…
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New “Death Master File” Limits Raises Concerns for CDIA
It's an effort to prevent identity theft, but a new budget law provision that limits access to death…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Colorado Pot Shops Work Through Financial Hiccups
While the sale of recreational-use marijuana is now legal in Colorado, its status as illegal under U.S. law…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New High-Frequency Trading Group Works To Burnish Industry’s Image
The Modern Markets Initiative, a new trade group launched with the help of advisers from both the Romney…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Because Innovation: Dialect Society Names “Because” Word of the Year
In a list that included selfie, Obamacare, and twerk, it was because that won “Word of the Year”…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Pilot Fatigue Rules Put Extra Pressure On Airlines
The combination of recent severe weather and new FAA rules to prevent pilot fatigue has put JetBlue (and…
