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Virginia Shooting Highlights Safety Concerns for TV News Crews

Associations Now

.” Gardner has also served on the board of the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Associations in the television news industry had safety concerns before this week’s murder of a Virginia TV reporter and cameraman, which aired on live television.

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Private Equity Hires Associations, Private Equity Fires Associations

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In 2017 there were 3,283 transactions in the United States, totaling $511.66 According to PitchBook 2017 Annual PE and VC Fundraising report, Private Equity funds have almost $1 trillion in dry powder (investment capital) and that could foretell more company acquisitions. Private Equity Investment is Exploding. Lee Partners.

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How Associations Are Responding to Hurricane Matthew

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GoServ Global, an Iowa-based group organized to “rescue the vulnerable” in the island nation, suffered extreme damage to most of its Haiti facilities, the Des Moines Register reported last week. The deadly storm, which killed at least 34 people in the United States as it edged up the East Coast, required quick response.

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University Group to Survey Students on Campus Sexual Assault

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A group of universities is aiming to provide perspective around the issue of sexual assault on as many as 60 campuses across the United States. She also outlined several new initiatives the university recently adopted to create “a culture of reporting and raising awareness of the issues.”. Transparency Questions.

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Millennial Women: Hear Them Roar

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Recently, in fact, the United States has appeared to not be very united at all. Women in particular appear to be lifting their voice and becoming more engaged than previously reported. 2017 Millennial Impact Report. However, not all is lost. Specifically, Phase 1 of the.

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No Bull: Humane Society Urges USDA to Investigate U.S. Bull-Running Events

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With the famous Running of the Bulls festival underway in Pamplona, Spain, the Humane Society of the United States wants the government to go after similar unlicensed events here at home. In Monday’s event in Pamplona, four people were hospitalized with injuries suffered during the run, FoxNews reported. In a letter to the U.S.

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Groups Push Ban on Powdered Alcohol in Massachusetts and Beyond

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And while the product is currently legal at the federal level, state associations are putting up resistance against its sale, noting the dangers to consumers. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau gave the go-ahead for the future sale of powdered alcohol in the United States. Last year, the U.S. A growing movement.