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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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Join the “Human Revolution” at Work

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While technology certainly makes it easier to communicate, find information, and conduct business online, the tools we use are also creating detachment among people and the world around us. One example is Lyft, the San Francisco-based ride-sharing company, which encourages passengers to sit in the front seat and get to know their drivers.

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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

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That’s why a lot of associations are located in places near the halls of power, like Washington, DC, or in centrally located parts of the country, like Chicago. And what if not every role, especially not the ones involving technology or creativity, need quite that level of centralization?

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Heads West To Help Silicon Valley Back East

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Chamber of Commerce announced its plan to open its first office outside the DC area, in the heart of Silicon Valley. in Washington, DC. in Washington, DC. There’s always room for people to be advocating for the needs of the technology community.”. Earlier this year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce followed suit.

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Mobile Industry Knee-Deep in Efforts to Solve 911 Problems

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Last week, CTIA announced the third stage of efforts by 911 Location Technologies Test Bed LLC , an independent research firm started by the association with the goal of working out the not-insignificant kinks with the system. Location Troubles. How not-insignificant are we talking?

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Conference Circuit: Real Estate Gets Political

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And the conference’s multiple sessions on the impact of medical marijuana laws on real estate transactions couldn’t come at a better time, considering voters in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, DC, approved marijuana legalization measures.

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Traffic Jam: Associations React to Urban Mobility Scorecard

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According to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard, produced by TTI in conjunction with data technology firm INRIX, drivers wasted more than 3 billions gallons of fuel and lost almost 7 billion hours while stuck in traffic in the last year, which cost the economy an estimated $160 billion.