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Mixed Support for New York City’s New Sodium Warning

Associations Now

When New York City became the first place in the country to require chain restaurants to post a warning next to high-sodium items, a number of associations came out both for and against the new rule. On December 1, New York City became the first city in the U.S. to require a similar sodium label.

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Ban on “Issue” Ads in DC Metro System Blocks Popular Advocacy Channel

Associations Now

The many advocacy ads that line the sides of trains, buses, and Metro stations in Washington, DC, may be a thing of the past—at least for a while. AFDI made its name during the 2010 controversy over Park51 , a planned Muslim community in New York City. An Important Advocacy Tool.

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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

Associations Now

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 Chat June Calendar

AssociationChat

Weaber ‘s meeting and event experience comes from every facet of the meetings industry where he has served in such roles as Executive Vice President of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau where his focus was on attracting and creating meeting and event experiences in the metro New Orleans Area.

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If You’re Looking for a Job, Look Inland, Lists Say

Associations Now

The city topped two recent surveys: Glassdoor’s “ 25 Best Cities for Jobs in 2017 ” and Apartment List’s “ Top 10 Metros for Millennials.” News and World Report. If you’re in the job market, you might want to head to Pittsburgh—especially if you’re just starting out in your career.

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Will Chapters Be Relevant in 2021?

Mariner Management

These conglomerations of metro areas bound together through business drive our local businesses to reach further and cross over traditional chapter boundaries. New York Times predicts the threshold for what requires travel, and the time, cost and fatigue it brings, will rise. Case in point is the Boston-Washington corridor.

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Study: Nonprofits That Follow BBB Standards Raise More Money

Associations Now

Specifically, the research by professor Greg Chen of the City University of New York’s Baruch College looked at charities’ records from the years between 2006 and 2011. These findings are similar to results to of Chen’s 2009 study of Metro New York charities that implemented BBB standards.

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