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Mixed Support for New York City’s New Sodium Warning

Associations Now

When New York City became the first place in the country to require chain restaurants to post a warning next to high-sodium items, a number of associations came out both for and against the new rule. On December 1, New York City became the first city in the U.S. to require a similar sodium label.

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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

Associations Now

As the investigation of the deadly New York City train derailment this week continues, transportation regulators and industry groups have zeroed in on the issue of safety—specifically, the funding and technology needed to make commuter rail travel more secure. But the problems aren’t confined to Metro-North.

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If You’re Looking for a Job, Look Inland, Lists Say

Associations Now

Two new reports suggest that Midwestern and Southern cities have a better balance of job openings and cost of living than their coastal counterparts. The city topped two recent surveys: Glassdoor’s “ 25 Best Cities for Jobs in 2017 ” and Apartment List’s “ Top 10 Metros for Millennials.”

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Will Chapters Be Relevant in 2021?

Mariner Management

These conglomerations of metro areas bound together through business drive our local businesses to reach further and cross over traditional chapter boundaries. New York Times predicts the threshold for what requires travel, and the time, cost and fatigue it brings, will rise.

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Challenge of Expanding & Managing Chapters in Emerging Markets – Middle East Case Study

GlowGlobally

In Qatar, General Electricity and Water Corporation is considering expanding its power network that will cost $18 billion in the next seven years. The city is as busy and buzzing as New York, USA or Mumbai, India. So the work environment tends to provide enormous opportunities to learn and adapt to various cultures.