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Amazon’s HQ2: 3 Ripple Effects for Associations

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Competition for business and personal space may heat up too: Amazon is widely expected drive up already-expensive real estate prices in the region, making both office space and housing harder to come by. More nearby education options. The DC region was already known to be tech-forward (see a recent CompTIA study , for example).

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After Merger Shifts Membership, Publishers Group Doubles Down on Education

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Currently the head of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, she entered the spotlight last year for keeping open a branch during violent protests over the death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. As a result, the group has been focusing on issues specifically of interest to educational publishers.