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Expos Returning to Philadelphia After Labor Contract Changes

Associations Now

With a new labor agreement allowing the Pennsylvania Convention Center to drop some of its restrictive rules, associations are starting to take their events back to the venue. The new customer satisfaction agreement is meant to do two things: rein in the high labor costs associated with the venue and drum up new convention business.

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#MillionSolarStrong Campaign Celebrates Meteoric Growth in Solar Industry

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“This accomplishment is made all the more stunning with the projections indicating we will hit 2 million installations before the end of 2018. It also notes that solar installation costs have dropped more than 70 percent in the last decade, and solar energy created one out of every 83 new U.S. workers.

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FDA’s Menu Labeling Delay Sparks Mixed Association Reactions

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The Pennsylvania-based Sheetz chain has even started adding drive-thrus to its newer locations. The rules, expected to go into effect this Friday, will now be delayed until May 7, 2018 , to allow for additional time for implementing the regulations, which were mandated as part of the Affordable Care Act.