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Music Industry Groups Try to Hit the Right Note With Tax Credits

Associations Now

A coalition of music industry players is pushing for legislation in New York that would provide tax credits to in-state music professionals. It would give them an advantage that the film industry has enjoyed there for years. Now the music industry wants a piece of the action.

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Industry Group Aims to Make Diamonds a Millennial’s Best Friend

Associations Now

In fact, in 2011, Forbes reported a 300 percent increase in sapphire sales. DPA unveiled the new campaign last week at JCK Las Vegas, a major jewelry industry event, and plans to officially launch it in September, with the help of its industry partner, Mother New York.

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Benchmarking and its Application to Your Member-based Organization

YourMembership

As an association, for instance, your industry data repository is impressive. Your member resources are invaluable as you can provide an individual member up-to-date information on an entire industry — information they can not come by on their own. Capitalizes on industry knowledge. ©1998–2011, YourMembership.com Inc.

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The Energy Industry’s New Approach to Fracking: Building a Dialogue

Associations Now

The energy industry sees hydraulic fracturing as the key to tapping vast natural gas reserves in the U.S., In the end (spoiler alert), Damon’s character revealed the scheme to the town’s residents and lost his job—not a fun image to fight if you’re in the energy industry. That’s what the industry is hoping.

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Association’s Cheese Championship Brings in Gouda Competition

Associations Now

While the competition attracts cheeses from all over the country—including New York, Vermont, California, and Idaho—the home-field advantage is strong for this one. The industry was in its infancy (when LaClare Farms won in 2011) and people weren’t recognizing goat as a highly valuable product.”. “The Of course, the U.S.

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NYC Taxi Association Fails to Stop “Taxi of Tomorrow”

Associations Now

The Greater New York Taxi Association’s efforts to stop a controversial project to modernize the city’s taxi fleet reached a dead end last week after an appeals court said the city’s plans were legal. It’s been a series of stops and starts for the “Taxi of Tomorrow” in New York City.

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Advocacy and Governance 2.0

Association Adviser

Fewer associations serving as voice of industry or source of legislative, regulatory news. As revealed in our annual association communication benchmarking survey (see chart below), associations are finding it increasingly difficult to be the authoritative voice of their respective industries. 1 info source.