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Strawless in Seattle: How One City Committed to a Straw-Free September

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Seattle, which recently approved a ban on plastic straws that will take effect next year, will get a practice run next month as part of the Lonely Whale Foundation’s “Strawless in Seattle” campaign. It’s an issue nearly as serious as that of the foam containers that New York City keeps trying to ban.

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Associations Assist With Investigation After Seattle Hijacking

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The hijacking of a passenger plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by an airline employee on Friday was, by all accounts, almost unprecedented. The post Associations Assist With Investigation After Seattle Hijacking appeared first on Associations Now. That doesn’t mean we can’t learn from it.”.

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Franchise Association Takes Seattle Minimum-Wage Case to Supreme Court

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The Changing Grassroots The battle over Seattle’s minimum-wage law highlights a current trend in urban areas. The New York Times notes that local governments have become testing grounds for more progressive political ideas. IFA maintains that the city’s law unfairly treats franchisees the same as larger companies.

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Optometric Association Offers Free Lyft Rides to Eye Exams

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Under the partnership, a free round-trip ride, up to a $25 fare, will be offered in 10 cities: Charleston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Memphis, Miami, New York City, St. Louis, and Seattle. Residents can take advantage of the offer by accessing a local code on the AOA website. ”).

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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

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The issue is this: These industries have focused on certain regions of the country—tech in Silicon Valley and Seattle, media in New York and DC—a model that made more sense when physical limitations made it harder to spread out. And the tech world runs into this problem a lot, too.

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City-Based Manufacturing Groups Promote Their Economic Might

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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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Why High-Tech is High(er) on the List for Meeting Planners

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And if you are thinking that focusing on a city’s tech scene narrows your options to a few places—San Francisco, Seattle, New York, or Boston—think again. It’s a more relevant question than you might think. The tech boom might have started on the coasts, but it has increasingly spread inland.