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Amazon’s HQ2: 3 Ripple Effects for Associations

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With one of two new Amazon headquarters planned for Northern Virginia, associations in the DC region are likely to see some big shifts in the local market in the coming years. Here are three possible ripple effects. Those trends might lead some organizations to look for homes in other nearby regions that didn’t get the nod from Amazon.

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HB2 Costing North Carolina Business, Convention Bureaus Warn

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The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau says it has lost $3.1 Among those that have cancelled is the Community Transportation Association of America, which was to hold its 2018 annual meeting in the Raleigh region. Combined, says the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, the passage of HB2 has cost the area $3.1