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Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

We have 11 full-time staff and are one of 92 chapters affiliated with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC of America) which represents over 26,000 firms nationwide. Long story short, AGC hired me at age 24 to run a chapter in Louisiana. AA: Is there such a thing as a typical AGC Georgia member? MD: Not really.

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Film Preservation Group Gives “Sponsored Films” an Online Home

Associations Now

Chamber of Commerce; the International Association of Machinists; the National Federation of American Shipping; the Louisiana Association for Mental Health; the National Association of Manufacturers; and the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. Some of the films make unusual claims.

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Compare Association Management Software Platforms

GrowthZone

Founded in 1982, and now owned by Community Brands Holdings, LLC, they serve nearly 8,000 customers across North America. with offices in California, Illinois, Louisiana, India, and Australia. MemberClicks – AMS designed for professional associations, trade associations, and chambers of all sizes throughout North America.

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Laws Imitate ‘Dallas Buyers Club’: States Pass Right-To-Try Legislation

Associations Now

More details: A “right to try”: Several states, including Colorado and Louisiana, have passed laws that allow patients to make deals with pharmaceutical firms for access to experimental drugs, which generally require FDA approval before legal distribution. .” ” What’s behind the push?

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New Orleans: Returning to Life, a Decade After Katrina

Associations Now

the storm left more than 1,800 dead and an estimated $100 billion in damage, much of that damage hitting New Orleans and surrounding areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. Morial Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome saw their normal usage as event venues take a back seat to basic human necessity. “We

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New Oil-Rig Rules Prompt Pushback From All Sides

Associations Now

The new rules , released last Thursday by the Interior Department, focus on strengthening blowout preventers, the devices at the center of the 2010 oil-rig explosion that sent millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.

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Groups Push Ban on Powdered Alcohol in Massachusetts and Beyond

Associations Now

Phillips hopes to make powdered rum, vodka, and other liquors an option for consumers in America in much the same way it already is for those in Europe. Alaska, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia have already banned the substance. A growing movement. And it’s on the radar of legislative bodies elsewhere, too.