Association turns page on Yellow Pages name
After 36 years, the $11M-revenue Yellow Pages Association has rebranded itself the Local Search Association, to extend its identity beyond print and paper. Along with the new name comes a new logo, incorporating the familiar walking fingers of the earlier logo.
Read MoreAssociations position their industries as job machines
With the unemployment rate remaining high, some trade groups choose to emphasize job creation in their D.C. advocacy efforts Caldeira
Read MoreFriend-versus-friend debit fight tests lobbyists mettle
Big banks were an easy mark; now advocates for community banks, credit unions and retailers are forcing a reluctant choice RELATED CONTENT Win or lose, Top Lobbyists wear many hats to Hill battles
Read MoreOn the Hill: GMA appeals to Congress to freeze corn ethanol mandate
An occasional series of excerpts highlighting testimony delivered before House and Senate hearings by association leaders.
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Q1 lobbying expenses down; GR staffers busier than ever
While overall expenses decreased from last quarter, advocacy staffs stay absorbed in details of financial and health care overhaul For tax-exempt groups, lobbying-related expenses shrank in the first three months of the year, but many lobbyists say their workload is not contracting.
Read MoreRetail Federation hires away U.S. Chamber spokeswoman
Tita Freeman, a communications veteran who has also represented Business Roundtable, moves to National Retail Federation The National Retail Federation has hired Tita Freeman as senior vice president for communications and strategy, the group announced on April 25.
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