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Manufacturers Group Perfects Stump Speech During Weeklong Tour

Associations Now

On Wednesday, NAM made the last of its visits to six cities in its weeklong State of Manufacturing Tour 2017. Stops included Austin, Texas; New York City; Detroit; Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh; and Madison, Wisconsin, all of which have major manufacturing interests. based manufacturing.

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Why Aren’t Associations Creating Walking Billboards?

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Hawaii’s Optics Problem: A Travel Hotspot Struggles With Meetings Business

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The event drew around 1,000 attendees when it was held in New York City last year, but the 2013 conference drew only 650—and some of those who did attend faced media criticism for being there. Some public pension workers from Ohio and Los Angeles admitted to skipping the event because of perception issues.

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