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Kentucky Distillers Bring Class to First Membership Drive

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Making a Big Bet Distilleries across Kentucky have big long-term plans for their main product. Last year the industry filled more than 1.2 “We’re in the largest expansion mode since the end of prohibition,” Kentucky Distillers’ Association President Eric Gregory told ABC News. . So, what’s next?

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Hemp Industry Brings Momentum to Annual History Week

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Riding a wave of recent legislative success, the Hemp Industries Association hopes to turn the tide even further in its favor with its fifth annual Hemp History Week. For decades, industrial hemp was off the market in the United States. While the hemp industry continues to grow in the U.S.—with Legal to Import.

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Lessons From 25 Years at One Association

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She had worked as a press secretary and business journalist in Kentucky, and NTA seemed like an intriguing new venue for her writing. “I I stayed in the marketing and communications realm, and that’s where it kept expanding,” she says. I just felt like I was ready for a change,” she says. “Of

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Radio Incubator Shows How to Cultivate Tomorrow’s Talent

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One way to do that is to sponsor a talent institute like the one the Kentucky Broadcasters Association is hosting this week. This just in: If you’re looking for future leaders of your industry, don’t wait. You’re tuned in to WASN Associations Now Radio. Could the incubator approach be a model for your own association?

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Stronger by Association: Engle Earns Meeting Planner Certification

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The foremost certification of the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry, the CMP program recognizes individuals who have achieved the industrys highest standard of professionalism. The credential, awarded by the Convention Industry Council (CIC), is the most widely known and well-respected designation for meeting planners.

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Stronger by Association: AMR Promotes, Hires Additional Staff

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Melanie Bowzer , hired in January 2011 as a marketing and communications coordinator, now serves as Executive Director of the Association of Medical Illustrators, a professional society of more than 800 graphic artists in the life sciences and healthcare field. and Kentucky. He will report to department director Joy Kirchner, CMP, LES.

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Making Introductions: Landmen Group Launches “Meet Us” Campaign

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“The ‘meet us’ campaign has uncovered a significant need for public education about the land industry, and AAPL is proud to be leading those education efforts.”. Landmen represent the business side of the oil, gas, and mineral exploration and production industry, according to the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL).