Associations Now

DECEMBER 3, 2015

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.

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Associations Now

MAY 4, 2016

This spring, Made in NYC , a trade group of 5,700 small and medium-sized manufacturers based in New York City, launched a marketing campaign to promote the value of those businesses. The very existence of UMA, a group of city-based manufacturing organizations, points to the growth of the trend.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2013

While an association and major manufacturer lobbied hard against New York City’s ban on “environmentally destructive” polystyrene foam packaging, the company hopes to buy some time with a compromise that allows it to prove the material can be recycled.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 19, 2015

The writing about diversity in the Oregon legal profession—or the lack of it—is literally on the wall in a Portland suburb. At a time when the fairness and inclusiveness of the legal system has been questioned anew by events from Ferguson, Missouri, to New York City, the timeline seems particularly relevant.

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