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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

The tech industry says a ban is needed to boost innovation, but business groups have a different take. Deval Patrick (D) proposed legislation in April that would ban the practice of keeping employees from working for a competitor under most circumstances. Where Industry Groups Stand. Massachusetts Gov.

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Oil-Spill Regulations for Trains Irk Industry, Environmentalists

Associations Now

Department of Transportation has proposed new regulations for safer transport of flammable liquids. Nobody’s happy, though: The oil and railroad industries say they go too far, but environmentalists say they don’t go far enough. oil industry’s growth, they’re spiking—despite a decline in train crashes overall.

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Trade Group: Driverless Trucks Could Solve Oil-Shipping Crisis

Associations Now

With oil-rich North Dakota raising fresh shipping concerns, the Central North American Trade Corridor Association hopes to make use of driverless semi-trucks to ease the shipment of oil along a key transport route. 83 is North Dakota, which is currently struggling with the supply chain headaches caused by an oil boom.

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

Association Adviser

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. Associations North better reflects where we are headed and who we are.

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Supreme Court to Review Colorado “Amazon Tax” Law

Associations Now

In reviewing the case, the Supreme Court will take a fresh look at a mail-order industry that saw unprecedented growth in the wake of its 1992 Quill v. North Dakota decision. The decision led to the founding of Amazon.com and spurred growth in the e-commerce industry as a whole. Revisiting a Major Decision.

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Supreme Court to Review Colorado “Amazon Tax” Law

Associations Now

In reviewing the case, the Supreme Court will take a fresh look at a mail-order industry that saw unprecedented growth in the wake of its 1992 Quill v. North Dakota decision. The decision led to the founding of Amazon.com and spurred growth in the e-commerce industry as a whole. Revisiting a Major Decision.