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The Highs and Lows of Per Diem Rates

Associations Now

Business travel costs vary significantly, depending on where you’re going. reaching a peak near San Francisco. To spend a single day in the Venezuelan capital would cost an average of $1,702.44, thanks to the extremely high rate of inflation affecting the region. And while Boston has expensive hotel rooms ($344.18

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Claim Your Nonprofit Scholarship for BoxWorks

Beth Kanter

BoxWorks 2018 is just over three months away on Aug 29-30 in San Francisco and the nonprofit sessions are a great place for learning about digital transformation (and networking too.). The first 800 eligible nonprofit leaders will receive a full scholarship (a greater than $1000 cost savings)!

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Associations Make Their Winning Predictions For Super Bowl Sunday

Associations Now

And, if that many wings were laid end to end, they would stretch between Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver almost 53 times. million in tax revenue, Jim Lazarus, vice president of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, told the San Francisco Examiner.

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Report: What Lies Ahead for Meetings in 2017

Associations Now

A new report suggests that events will continue growing next year, but due to narrowing GDP growth, planners should work to rein in costs. The report notes that in North America, hotel supply is expected to outpace demand for the first time since 2009—which means a buyer’s market for event planners. Uncertainty plays a role.

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Into the Sun: Trade Group Study Says Businesses Are Sold on Solar

Associations Now

Committed to reducing energy costs, Walmart and other large corporations are increasingly taking a shine to solar power, a new report finds. The list of companies moving to clean, affordable solar energy reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of the most successful corporations in America.

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NYC Bans Foam Packaging, But Industry Group Wins Concession

Associations Now

“We actually do make it blue for that reason,” notes Dow’s Tim Lacey, in charge of building solutions in the Americas. million in plastic foam food container sales each year, argues that the cost of alternative options would be significantly higher for businesses. .”

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Traffic Jam: Associations React to Urban Mobility Scorecard

Associations Now

According to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard, produced by TTI in conjunction with data technology firm INRIX, drivers wasted more than 3 billions gallons of fuel and lost almost 7 billion hours while stuck in traffic in the last year, which cost the economy an estimated $160 billion.