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Light Up Navajo: Association Helps Bring Power to Homes for the First Time

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This spring, the American Public Power Association (APPA) undertook an initiative to bring power to homes in the Navajo Nation, a territory that covers parts of New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona (with Arizona making up the largest portion). But with the help of an association, some of them are getting on the grid for the first time.

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State Dealers Groups, Tesla Motors Find Room for Compromise

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The company, which is looking to invest $4 billion to $5 billion in a “gigafactory” that would produce lithium-ion batteries, is looking to build in one of four states—Arizona, Texas, Nevada, or New Mexico. It will also get to open up another store elsewhere in the state.

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State Dealer Groups, Tesla Motors Find Room for Compromise

Associations Now

The company, which is looking to invest $4 billion to $5 billion in a “gigafactory” that would produce lithium-ion batteries, is looking to build in one of four states—Arizona, Texas, Nevada, or New Mexico. It will also get to open up another store elsewhere in the state.

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Partnerships Take Affordable Food Program Nationwide

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Meanwhile, the New Mexico Farmers Marketing Association introduced Double Up Food Bucks as a pilot program in the state last year. With the new funding, NMFMA will expand it to 90 sites in the state, which has the third-highest level of child food insecurity in the country.

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In First Appearance at NCAA Convention, Student-Athletes Make an Impact

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While student-athletes from the University of Oregon and Ohio State University flexed their muscles in the first-ever College Football Playoff , dozens of their peers from other schools around the country were gathered just outside Washington, DC, to flex their vocal cords at the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association Convention.

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How Associations Are Telling Their Stories

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Sometimes it involves a name change, sometimes a refreshed look and feel, and sometimes it may involve adding a new feature or resource. The Ohio Craft Brewers Association unveiled a new logo this week. The updated look incorporates a new brand identity for OCBA that is focused on showcasing the “craftiness” of craft beer.