CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Jan. 16, 2013
Realtors association invests in cloud computing company The National Association of Realtors is investing $3 million in a Seattle-based cloud storage and data recovery startup company founded by two Microsoft engineers, according to the industry news site GeekWire. The company, Synform, has so far raised $20 million from venture capital firms. NAR CEO Dale Stinton said his organization decided to throw its hat in the ring because it wants to do everything it can to give its members an edge.
Read MoreFirearms association breaks silence on school shooting
CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation says industry not to blame for massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School The head of National Shooting Sports Foundation broke the organization's nearly month-long silence since the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Tuesday, saying his industry is being unfairly blamed for the violence.
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Gas association settles with feds over furnace rule The federal government has dropped a rule that would have required high-efficiency furnaces in northern states, thanks to a challenge by the American Public Gas Association, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Jan. 14, 2013
Gun maker, video game groups to lobby Connecticut lawmakers Two associations whose members often get blamed for gun violence have hired lobbyists to represent them before the Connecticut General Assembly, which will likely explore measures to prevent a repeat of the Dec. 14 mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.
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Groups weigh in on White House outreach to biz sector
Some executives see stepped-up effort, but others say access has been good all along; registered lobbyists stay shunned Tomb
Read MoreDonohue stresses growth for U.S. economy, and for the Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue said economic growth should be "job one" for federal policymakers this year—while the Chamber itself plans to grow as an organization in 2013. "We will deepen our bench of policy experts, communicators and lawyers to prevail in the battle of policy ideas and reach new audiences," Donohue said in his annual State of American Business address, which he delivered Jan. 10 at the group's downtown Washington, D.C., headquarters.
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