Two opposite numbers come together for mutual benefit
Hunt, Caldeira, a study in contrasting personalities; they represent varied interests but took chance to form alliance on credit They could have been adversaries. Instead, they joined in an effort to benefit both sides.
Read MoreAssociation Departures & Arrivals (March 2012)
Connor to leave American Lung Association Charles Connor, president and CEO of the $48M-revenue American Lung Association, will retire from his position in June, the organization announced Feb. 29.
Read MoreAssociations seek to broaden outreach to fast-growing Hispanic population
Groups should pursue authentic connections rather than token strategies, experts say The projections are staggering. By the year 2050, almost one-third (29 percent) of the U.S. population will be Hispanic, more than double the 2005 percentage of 14 percent, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
Read MoreChamber, CDW challenge NLRB appointments
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace which represents many major trade associationshave brought a new challenge to the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's three Jan. 4 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. On March 15, the two groups filed a motion to intervene in the case of Noel Canning v. National Labor Relations Board, pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Read MoreCommerce Department sets solar tariffs
A coalition of seven U.S. solar equipment makers scored a victory March 20 when the Commerce Department decided to impose tariffs on Chinese solar panels. The group, calling itself the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing, accused China of dumping solar panels and cells in the U.S. and illegally subsidizing its industry. The coalition is led by SolarWorld Industries America, a subsidiary of German company SolarWorld.
Read MoreCourt reporters group to lose its longtime CEO
Mark Golden to leave National Court Reporters Association after nearly 14 years as CEO Golden
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