Associations Now
JUNE 12, 2014
The International Franchise Association has followed through with legal action against the city of Seattle over its $15 minimum wage law, which the association says unfairly targets franchisees. The International Franchise Association (IFA) isn’t taking a dramatic increase in Seattle’s minimum wage lying down.
Associations Now
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Yes, you’re probably aware that San Francisco or Seattle are tech hotbeds, but what about Huntsville, Alabama, or Lansing, Michigan? Even though they cost more to live in, median salaries are also much higher than in smaller regions; San Francisco’s $110,000 median salary is $43,000 more than Lansing’s $67,000 median.
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Associations Now
APRIL 1, 2019
In an age when centralization is running into a cost-of-living wall for many industries, embracing a remote-first culture could expand both your pool of talent and your base of operations. But what if this desire for a central location, both in terms of office and locale, comes at the cost of innovation?
Associations Now
AUGUST 2, 2013
Associations in the mortgage and real estate industries strongly and vocally oppose Richmond, California’s idea to use eminent domain to seize properties with underwater mortgages. In the working-class city of Richmond, California, about half of all homeowners with mortgages are underwater. The opposition.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
More details: Biotech group cheers results: The Biotechnology Industry Association, a major backer of the No on 522 campaign, said voters “rightly” rejected the initiative. Campaign Manager Delana Jones says as many as 300,000 mail-in ballots need to be counted in heavily populated King County, where Seattle is located.
Associations Now
AUGUST 19, 2015
According to a Washington Post report, the shrinking supply of skilled cooks is causing heartburn for restaurateurs in major culinary destinations like Chicago , New York , Seattle , and San Francisco. A lot of people want to come out and be the next Gordon Ramsey of the world, but that’s just not how this business works.
Associations Now
APRIL 1, 2013
Associations in industries with an interest in surveillance programs using drones, including law enforcement and aerospace, have spoken up to defend the practice in the face of ongoing controversy. As a result, the issue has blown up in a number of areas of the country, most notably Seattle.)
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