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Startup Stories: United Aerial Firefighters Association

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According to a press release [PDF], the goal of UAFA—which is headquartered in Washington, DC—is to inform policymakers and legislators about important issues concerning the increasingly critical nature of aerial wildland firefighting. “The wildfire aviation business is a pretty big part of [the wildfire industry] in the U.S.—that’s

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Drug Store Group Launches Immunization Initiative

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This work will help fulfill the goals of an $800,000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant that NACDS was awarded to examine innovative healthcare collaborations designed to demonstrate increased rates of pharmacy-based immunizations including influenza, pneumococcal, pertussis, and herpes zoster. Anderson in a press release.

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ASAE Calls for More Association-Specific Relief for COVID-19 Impacted Organizations

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WASHINGTON— ASAE applauded Congress for swiftly constructing a $2.2 The Centennial anniversary represents ASAE’s role as a leader and supporter of progress and innovation in the association industry. About ASAE. ASAE is celebrating 100 years of making society smarter, better and safer.

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ASAE Reveals 2020 Gold Circle Awards Winners

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WASHINGTON — ASAE announces the winners of the 2020 Gold Circle Awards competition, which denotes excellence, innovation, and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership, and communications programs. Member/Volunteer Engagement Campaign ISACA; ISACA’s 50th Anniversary: Honoring Our Past, Innovating Our Future.

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Your Next Great Event Idea Is an Already Great Product

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Come November the organization will launch its brand-new Hospital of Tomorrow forum in Washington, DC. The forum will consist of education sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions led by healthcare expert and innovators from these top-ranked hospitals. The three-day event, which U.S.

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Advocating for a Better Legislative Flow

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Tracy Mehan III, AWWA’s executive director for government affairs, leads a staff of eight at the association’s Washington, D.C., Eight of us run AWWA’s Washington office. Currently, we’re working to obtain continued and robust funding for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). Here in D.C.,

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Ethanol Industry Suffers Setback as EPA Proposes Lower 2014 Target

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A Washington Post editorial also took a tough stance against the ethanol industry, calling the EPA’s proposal “a victory for common sense.” Senator [Charles] Grassley [R-IA] has voiced his support for ethanol, as has Senator [Debbie] Stabenow [D-MI],” Growth Energy wrote in a press release.