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Kentucky Distillers Bring Class to First Membership Drive

Associations Now

Making a Big Bet Distilleries across Kentucky have big long-term plans for their main product. “We’re in the largest expansion mode since the end of prohibition,” Kentucky Distillers’ Association President Eric Gregory told ABC News. . — GentlemanDistillery (@gntlmandstllery) August 29, 2014.

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Meet Your Community Manager: Will Machin

Higher Logic

Will was born and raised in Kentucky before attending Indiana University in Bloomington. His background is in luxury retail management, which brought him to work for a menswear company called Suitsupply, and led to his relocation to the DC area in 2014 where he ran their Georgetown store.

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Meet You in Nashville: Celebrating Craft Beer at #ASAE14

Reid All About it

His insider’s tip: “If they have it, get a Kentucky Bourbon Ale. Thanks to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation, I received complimentary registration and accommodations during the 2014 digitalNow conference – giving me an excuse to spend more of my money on Southern food and craft cocktails. OMG so good.”.

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Lessons From 25 Years at One Association

Associations Now

She had worked as a press secretary and business journalist in Kentucky, and NTA seemed like an intriguing new venue for her writing. “I In 2014, Prather served for eight months as interim CEO but passed on taking the reins permanently—she believed NTA could benefit from new ideas coming from outside the organization.

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A Bourbon Affair: Association Celebrates America’s ‘Native Spirit’

Associations Now

The Kentucky Distillers’ Association is hosting a five-day Kentucky Bourbon Affair this week in honor of the 50th anniversary of Congress declaring the drink America’s “native spirit.” American whiskey’s storied history dates back to the late 1700s, but 2014 marks an important milestone in bourbon’s biography.

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Hemp Industry Brings Momentum to Annual History Week

Associations Now

The Agricultural Act of 2014, which was signed into law in February, contains an amendment that allows for the launch of pilot programs in states that have passed laws allowing industrial hemp research. In Kentucky, the Drug Enforcement Administration seized seeds that were to be used in a pilot program at the University of Kentucky.

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Firearms Group, Suicide Prevention Group Join Forces to Save Lives

Associations Now

percent, and accounted for roughly half of all suicides in 2014. The four states involved—Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, and New Mexico—saw these AFSP chapters build relationships with the local gun industry, helping vendors and shooting range owners alike spot the signs that come with suicide risk.

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