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Virginia Shooting Highlights Safety Concerns for TV News Crews

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.” 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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The Highs and Lows of Per Diem Rates

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reaching a peak near San Francisco. And those cities that do cost significantly more than average—San Francisco’s $547.34 per night, but the food cost, $121.21, is slightly more than that of San Francisco. per day topped the charts in America, according to the ranking, while London’s $553.58

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Daily Buzz: Sky-High Inspiration for Your Next Conference

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The conference, which included 200 entrepreneurs, executives, and investors, started off with a special United Airlines flight from Newark to San Francisco—complete with champagne, spa treatments, high-priced giveaways, and plenty of time to mingle. “By In the end, the Fanzo frozen yogurt shop not only survived, it thrived.

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Mobile Industry Knee-Deep in Efforts to Solve 911 Problems

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The current round of testing, which focuses on putting mobile technology into real-world situations, will take place in San Francisco and Atlanta this year. A Whole Lot of Testing. “Public safety is critically important to the wireless industry and consumers.

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The Latest Battleground for Uber and Lyft? The Airport

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All the other options for ground transportation pay some fee to the airport, and these guys are not now doing that anywhere, except (San Francisco International Airport),” CAC Executive Director Jim Lites told the Orange County Register last week. ” The regulatory pressure against such services has risen in recent months.

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Cruise Industry Group Finds New Harbor in DC

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It’s a change that can cause high-level resignations, as in the recent departure of Reddit CEO Yishan Wong , who tried—and failed—to move his company to a San Francisco suburb. CLIA will begin moving its offices to Washington, DC, next month and will close its DC-area location in Arlington, Virginia, as part of the transition.

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Thursday Buzz: Sharing the Road—in More Ways Than One

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Gaining Ground By the way, good news for a couple of areas that have been held back from using Uber and Lyft because of regulatory drama: The state of Virginia has agreed to allow both services to continue to operate in the state, and the city of Houston did the same thing on Wednesday.