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Ethanol Industry Suffers Setback as EPA Proposes Lower 2014 Target

Associations Now

The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to decrease the required amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply has producers on the defensive. But the oil industry suggests the proposal doesn’t go far enough. The ethanol industry definitely wasn’t revving up for this.

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6 Ways To Engage Association Members

CMA Solutions

Last year, 62% of surveyed associations either endured a membership decline or remained flat, according to MGI’s 2022 Marketing Membership Benchmarking Report. Our in-house marketing team has built an impressive record helping associations grow over the last 35 years. In recent years, the struggle has become even more difficult.

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AMA Study: Health Insurer Mergers Will Harm Patients

Associations Now

Massive insurance company mergers will diminish competition and have harmful consequences for patients across the country, according to a new study from the American Medical Association, which is urging federal regulators to proceed with care as they review the proposals. —currently under antitrust review by the U.S.

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Behind One Association’s Vision for Its Rebranding

Associations Now

Last week, InfoComm International renamed itself AVIXA to better signal its connection to more elements of the AV industry. InfoComm International, an association representing the audiovisual industry, last week renamed itself the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association. The change gives it a snazzy acronym: AVIXA.

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Luggage Tags and Breath Mints: How MSAE Refreshed Itself As Associations North

Association Adviser

AA: Ho w does rebranding rejuvenate your membership marketing? In the end, we are advancing the association industry as whole. AK: RFPs and proposals were sent to five branding firms we felt could meet our needs. AK: RFPs and proposals were sent to five branding firms we felt could meet our needs.

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Could Higher Fees Be Coming to Air Travel?

Associations Now

market that’s seeing an increase in seats, according to the International Air Transport Association. The industry group says a rise in seat occupancy has led it to raise its income forecast to $12.7 The proposals include a gradual increase in the maximum Aviation Passenger Safety Fee passengers pay to $7.50

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Set in Stone: Diamond Producers Agree to Form Association

Associations Now

Several months after diamond-industry players discussed a proposal to come together under a single umbrella organization, the Diamond Producers Association appears ready to give its member companies a way to fend off synthetics. Before then, it took about a decade of legwork to put together a representative body for the industry.