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The One Way to Deliver Unwelcome News

Idea Architects

Did you answer "never really come right out and say it in an obtuse two-page press release " ? But even that avoids the real issue: just as members rightly feel they "own" their professional association, so do the arts and horticulture-loving residents of Indianapolis feel that they "own" the IMA.

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Court OKs Swipe-Fee Settlement, but Trade Groups Plan Appeal

Associations Now

billion settlement approved Friday in the class action suit originally filed in 2005 is meant to give retailers relief from the interchange fees charged by Visa and MasterCard. We are very disappointed that this deeply flawed settlement has been approved,” Mallory Duncan, NRF’s general counsel, said in a press release. “It

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Ethanol Industry Suffers Setback as EPA Proposes Lower 2014 Target

Associations Now

More details below: About the proposal: The EPA’s 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) proposal released Friday would set the target total for renewable fuels in the U.S. It would be the first drop in renewable fuel volume since 2005 Energy Policy Act created the RFS program. fuel supply next year at 15.21 billion gallons, down from 16.55