CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - March 19, 2013
Video game association's voter network hits half-million mark More than 500,000 voting age video game players have joined the Entertainment Software Association's Video Game Voters Network, a doubling of its membership in just three years, the organization announced Monday.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - March 18, 2013
Pepsi to make public contributions to associations Pepsi has agreed to disclose fully the names of all trade associations that lobby on its behalf at state and federal levels, as long as the groups receive more than $25,000 annually from the company.
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Holleyman leaving BSA in April
The longtime CEO, who led the group for 23 years, is starting a new company specializing in cloud computing technology Holleyman
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - March 15, 2013
New securitization trade group named More than 20 companies officially announced the name of the new group formed after some of those companies split from the American Securitization Forum over a dispute about its leadership.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - March 14, 2013
Transition plan approved for D.C. health exchange Washington, D.C.-based associations with 50 or fewer employees will have at least one more year to transition to the city's new health insurance market. The DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority unanimously approved a transition plan March 13.
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Wind power posts record growth The Washington, D.C.-based American Wind Energy Association said today that the industry posted record-breaking growth last year. Power generation from wind rose 117 percent in the United States, and produced more than 10 percent of the electricity in nine states, up from five states in 2011. Wind power produced 3.5 percent of the nation's electricity last year, the $34 million-revenue group said. AWEA said it sees continued growth as new projects are announced.
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