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CompTIA Study Finds Tech Hubs Where You Wouldn’t Expect Them

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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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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

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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?

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Mortgage Associations Fight Unusual Plan to Save Homes

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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.

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Culinary Federation Cooks Up a Master Chef Pipeline

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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.

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Drone Privacy Concerns Have Some Associations on Defensive

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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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A Wiring Challenge: Municipal Broadband Pits Cities Against Telecom Giants

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But the telecom industry sees it differently: It wants the FCC to stay out of the debate, arguing that the commission has no authority on an issue that’s properly a matter for state law. Seattle, for example, had to squash a contract with Gigabit Squared after the provider failed to hold up its end of the deal.

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Sponsorships: What Do Meeting Organizers and Exhibitors Want?

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A good example of the latter was the introduction of the American College of Emergency Physicians’ emergency department of the future —called InnovateED—at its 2013 meeting in Seattle. This section of the exhibit hall floor, which featured cutting-edge vendor products, was an all-out success. Please share in the comments.