CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - June 27, 2013
Printing, marketing service groups explore merger The Association of Marketing Service Providers and the National Association for Printing Leadership may soon become one organization. The boards of directors for both associations adopted a resolution Tuesday directing their leadership to explore a possible merger in the future. The reason? Both said their members would benefit by services the other would bring to the table.
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Obama's climate action plan divides associations President Barack Obama's call for new regulations to curb climate change Tuesday has divided the association community into familiar camps, with advocates for traditional energy labeling his proposals costly and impractical while supporters of alternative energy gave them high praise.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - June 25, 2013
Supreme Court agrees to hear NLRB challenge The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's challenge to what it says were unconstitutional recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board by President Barack Obama.
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Recently launched website will serve both employees and employers in the association and nonprofit sector Association professionals seeking to advance their careers now have a new online resource, as do those employers and recruiters needing to fill vital positions in their organizations.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - June 24, 2013
U.S. Chamber launches immigration ad blitz The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched a new ad campaign aimed at convincing conservatives to support immigration reform. The new ads, which will air on television and radio, feature clips of conservative heavyweights such as Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rand Paul (R-Ken.) speaking favorably about providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants already in the country, according to CNN.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - June 21, 2013
Report breaks down effectiveness of association PACs A new report released today finds that associations spend 44 cents on fundraising operations for each dollar contributed to their political action committees.
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