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Infrastructure Report Card Shows Critical Need for Investment

Associations Now

Despite dismal grades on the latest “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure” spotlighting the need for investment, the American Society of Civil Engineers is encouraged by what’s happening on the federal, state, and municipal levels. This report, Mattei said, is geared toward two audiences. America’s Infrastructure Grades.

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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

Associations Now

The theories and questions began to fly almost as fast as the Metro-North commuter train jumped the tracks. Last month, according to a Bloomberg report , the railroad was cited by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for a maintenance backlog. But the problems aren’t confined to Metro-North.

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

Associations Now

Two new reports suggest that Midwestern and Southern cities have a better balance of job openings and cost of living than their coastal counterparts. The city topped two recent surveys: Glassdoor’s “ 25 Best Cities for Jobs in 2017 ” and Apartment List’s “ Top 10 Metros for Millennials.”

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Detroit: Not the ‘black eye’ of America

Aaron Wolowiec

I’m not sure this is news, but as Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau , told me last week, media watch the city with careful eyes since it’s the automobile capital of the world. Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. A riverfront view of Detroit.

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Three Ways to Boost Conference Security

Associations Now

According to “A View From Meeting Planners: Winning Strategies in Destination Marketing,” a recent report by Development Counsellors International, 55 percent of meeting planners surveyed said that dealing with safety and security caused them more stress than any other issue. they seem to have “a greater awareness that things could happen.”.

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Association Brain Food: 6.23.23

Reid All About it

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: 4.19.24

Reid All About it

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. A mobile app is a tangible reminder of membership value. And, unlike social media channels, your association controls the app. Quick hits Got opinions about panels? Don’t be a data hoarder. |