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CEIR Report: Tradeshows Continue Growth Streak

Associations Now

The latest CEIR quarterly index shows that, after a solid 2015, the tradeshow space continued to outpace the economy as a whole in the first quarter of 2016. Every main metric used in CEIR’s reporting showed an improvement, though some, like real revenue (which rose 5.4 percent from a year ago. percent increase).

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PODCAST: The Power of Change with Michael Praeger: Strategy 123’s Cat Carmichael on CAM Industry’s Most Pressing Challenges

AvidXchange: Association Management

Since profit margins in the industry tend to be thinner than others, it’s crucial to find a way to increase revenue while decreasing expenses. I did spend the first 15 years of my career right out of the University of California as a community association manager. You know, you grew up in California, went to school in Irvine.

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Stacked With Talent: Is Cup Stacking the Sport of the Future?

Associations Now

Founded in 2001 by the co-owners of Speed Stacks, which makes cups and related accessories, WSSA has quickly turned a hobby born from a California Boys & Girls Club into a competitive sport that receives media coverage and is now a worldwide phenomenon at schools and elsewhere.

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Lessons from Arizona: Meetings and Controversial Legislation

Associations Now

billion just in tax revenue,” Kristen Jarnagin, senior vice president of the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association (ALTA), told Glendale’s news radio station, KTAR. “About 200,000 jobs in this state are directly tied to tourism, and what that equates to … is $19.3 Day as a paid state holiday in 1990.

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As Coffee Loses Its Punch, Tea Association Steeps In Industry Growth

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— Yorkshire Tea (@YorkshireTea) April 22, 2015. And it shows at a pure revenue level: The wholesale value of tea sold in America was under $2 billion in 1990, but that figure soared to more than $10 billion last year, according to the Tea Association of the USA. It's about time, eh? From: [link] ) pic.twitter.com/nv6FPglgYU.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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At least 8 states have issued stay-at-home orders (source: CNN) March 22, 2020 –The following states, in order of population, have issued stay-at-home orders: California – 39.5 New York and California have ordered residents to stay at home, except for essential trips like buying groceries. million – started Thursday. New York – 19.5

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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At least 8 states have issued stay-at-home orders (source: CNN) March 22, 2020 –The following states, in order of population, have issued stay-at-home orders: California – 39.5 New York and California have ordered residents to stay at home, except for essential trips like buying groceries. million – started Thursday. New York – 19.5