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Funding Initiative to Support Black-Owned Businesses Hits the Local Level

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cities: Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York City, and Raleigh, North Carolina. This week, AEO officially launched the Tapestry Project Action Lab, which takes the larger project and applies it to businesses at the local level. The association will bring the Action Lab to five major U.S.

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Conference Circuit: A Healthy Host for a Holistic Association

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The American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA) is hosting its annual conference in Minneapolis from September 18-21. So why did the organization choose Minneapolis over typically lavish, buzz-generating host cities like Las Vegas, New York, or Chicago? Plus, Minneapolis/St. cities; and, most of all, its citizens.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

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Three overarching topics caught my eye at the upcoming AAMSE Annual conference in Minneapolis : MACRA and the QPP, Member Engagement Strategies, and Professional Development. We turn to the American Association of Medical Society Executives to learn from leaders in this space and hear their experiences adopting to change.

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Why the Newspaper Industry Wants an Antitrust Safe Harbor

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While first stating that this would be less necessary if antitrust laws were more strongly enforced, he then emphasized that a move in this direction “would grant media organizations the flexibility to expand innovative digital models of news distribution, while also giving them more ways to sustain high-quality journalism.”

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USA Swimming Dives Head First Into Bold New Ad Campaign

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We don’t need to teach these parents what the sport is, but it’s not entering their consideration set like soccer is or basketball is,” Farrell told The New York Times. The campaign, launched in May, was masterminded by Minneapolis ad agency Colle + McVoy.

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Vaping Industry in Tough Fight Over e-Cigarette Bans

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In the last few weeks, e-cigarette ordinances either went into effect or are advancing quickly in Santa Monica, California ; Baltimore ; Minneapolis ; Buffalo, New York ; and Hawaii. AVA is finding it to be a tough battle, though. Concern over the rise in teen vapers hasn’t helped.

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Study Reveals U.S. Cities With Best and Worst Travel Taxes

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Conversely, Chicago tops the list for highest total tax burden ($41.04), followed by New York ($38.65), and Minneapolis ($36.70). per day in total taxes. Source: GBTA. The average total tax burden among the top-50 destinations was $29.94. Source: GBTA.