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trade associations
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Chinese Cybersecurity Group Taps “Great Firewall” Creator
A new cybersecurity group in China, to be led by a key creator of the country's censorship infrastructure,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
McDonald’s, NLRB Take “Joint Employer” Battle to Court
Last week, McDonald’s and the National Labor Relations Board met in an administrative court in a battle over…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Plant Based Foods Association Launches
The Plant Based Foods Association, which launched this week, hopes to boost advocacy for a fast-growing sector that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Appalachian Hardwood Group: Laminates Have Health Risks
In a new ad campaign, the trade group Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. is working to emphasize the ecological…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: A Crafty Gift for Peyton Manning
The Brewers Association attempts to introduce Peyton Manning to beers not named Budweiser. Plus: All those new trends…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
European Window Film Association Embraces Chapter Role
To help reduce redundancies in costs and advocacy efforts, the European Window Film Association became a chapter of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Groups to Congress: Study Airline Competition
Groups in the airline industry say that it’s been too long since Congress took a look at the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FTC Turns Eye Toward Hidden Resort Fees
Mandatory resort fees at hotels, a common gripe handled by the FTC, have gotten so bad that Congress…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Visa Waiver Reforms Receive Mixed Reviews
The passage of last week’s budget bill, which included changes in the Visa Waiver Program, was largely welcomed…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Airlines for America Members Work to Boost Customer Service
With the profit picture improving for many airlines, items that were nickel-and-dimed out of the budget are starting…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
California’s Nut Producers Have an Organized Crime Problem
With thefts in recent months affecting nut producers throughout the San Joaquin Valley, associations representing the industry have…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Member Interests Drive Manufacturers Association’s Move
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International recently announced a plan to move its headquarters away from Rockford, Illinois,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
U.K. Plastics Groups Announce Merger
Two U.K.-based plastics-industry trade groups with a focus on packaging concerns, the British Plastics Federation and the Packaging…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Consumer Electronics Association Disrupts Itself
The Consumer Electronics Association announced on Tuesday that it would change its name to the Consumer Technology Association.…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Airlines for America, Delta Make Best of Breakup
The airline trade group may be losing one of its most prominent members—as well as its $5 million…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Scandal-Plagued Fantasy Sports Group Brings in New Leadership
In an effort to get ahead of the scandals facing its industry, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association announced…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bitcoin Groups, Law Enforcement Officials Open Dialogue
Eyeing an opportunity to burnish the industry's reputation, a variety of trade groups focused on bitcoin and other…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
In Protest, Fantasy Sports Group Moves Event From Nevada
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association, currently in the midst of regulatory controversy and legal changes, decided over the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Who Saved the Electric Car? Norway, That’s Who
In the face of international indifference, the Scandinavian country has been one of the brightest lights in pushing…
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Scandals Keep the Fantasy Sports Industry on Edge
With an insider-trading scandal and regulatory scrutiny at the state and federal levels causing major headaches for the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Jewelry Associations Craft a New Council
Several prominent jewelry associations have formed a new council to promote greater representation for the industry in both…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Telecom Group Makes Room for Startups
The International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium has launched a new membership option specifically targeting small or startup companies in…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
CompTIA Releases New Video Encouraging Girls to Explore IT
The video is the latest resource to come out of the IT industry group’s push to get more…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How the Beer Industry Brews Good Business, Together
Despite being a part of a rapidly growing, competitive industry, brewers have learned to appreciate the value of…
