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. to require a similar sodium label.

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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 Urban Manufacturing Alliance wants to “create a stronger relationship between the consumer market in these cities and the maker movement.”.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

As a potentially enormous winter storm bore down on New England and parts of the East Coast this week, a number of associations stepped in to help keep the public safe and mobilized. Mobility Options. Safety First. Groups such as the National Fire Protection Association were advising the public on how to stay safe during the storm.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

I spent probably four very sleepless nights, literally, wondering if we were going to be able to continue with our most popular brand,” said Heather Sanborn, the owner of Portland, Maine’s Rising Tide brewery, in comments to the Portland Press Herald.

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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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MAY 12, 2015

As The New York Times notes , some efforts to build water-reuse facilities have failed in the past due to criticism from activists, who mockingly called the purification efforts “toilet to tap.” “The water we’re producing is significantly cleaner than what the safe drinking standards are for water that comes out of taps across the United States.”.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Conversely, Chicago tops the list for highest total tax burden ($41.04), followed by New York ($38.65), and Minneapolis ($36.70). Meanwhile, Portland, Oregon ($22.86), Boston ($19.34), and Indianapolis ($18.10) had the highest discriminatory travel taxes. per day in total taxes. Source: GBTA. Source: GBTA. Source: GBTA.

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