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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

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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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Association Brain Food: 4.19.24

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Take the 2024 Panels Report Research Survey conducted by Kristin Arnold. Host: DC-Metro Association-Nonprofit Tech Network Wed 4/24 from 9 a.m. With industry giants like Google and Yahoo! It’s innovative ideas from thought leaders in the event industry to help you cut through the noise and get the marketing results you want.

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Construction Industry Courts Next Generation of Workers

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44 % The percentage of workers in the construction industry who are 45 or older, according to U.S. Census Bureau numbers reported by the Associated Press. Nearly 20 percent of construction workers are over 55, according to the report. But it has big plans to construct something fundamental to solve that problem.

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Association Brain Food: 6.23.23

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The resulting benchmark report shares key trends, benchmarks within six marketing categories (research/analytics, branding/strategy, marketing/SEO, UX design/content, technology and team dynamics)—with breakout benchmarks for associations, and recommendations for increasing your association’s marketing effectiveness. . Marketing benchmarks.

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Association Brain Food: 6.16.23

Reid All About it

I’d bet every industry has seen a growing number of podcasts like ours has, maybe even the industry your association serves. PCMA is partnering with Gevme on the AI-based Project Spark for the events industry , which is free now, but I can see revenue potential. No organization, regardless of size or industry, is immune.

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CompTIA Study Finds Tech Hubs Where You Wouldn’t Expect Them

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The Tech Town Index, a new report from the association, finds a surprising geographic diversity among tech hot spots, helped along by both booming college towns and maturing local tech economies. Yes, you’re probably aware that San Francisco or Seattle are tech hotbeds, but what about Huntsville, Alabama, or Lansing, Michigan?

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Time to get in the game. There’s a game being played?

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Last week we hosted our monthly Thought Leadership Webinar , featuring a whitepaper published by Association Laboratory entitled Looking Forward 2014: An Environmental Scanning Whitepaper for the Association Industry. million openings listed in the final report for 2013. That’s up from 3.8

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