News in Brief: July 2008
Power prices exorbitant, new coalition maintains July 18, 2008 The American Public Power Association, a $13 million-revenue industry group in Washington, D.C., has launched a
Read MoreAviation group taps former healthcare leader and plane enthusiast as CEO
By Tavia Evans Gilchrist A former healthcare leader with strong ties to the Republican administrations, will take over the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association as its next CEO. Craig Fuller, who led the National Association of Chain Drug Stores from 1999 to 2006, will join AOPA in October as president-elect and
Read MoreGMA spearheads campaign against corn-based ethanol supports
More national associations sign on to the effort to reduce government mandates Amid record high prices on gasoline to grain, food and retail associations signed on to a campaign to encourage Congress and federal regulators to revisit the countrys ethanol policy. The Food Before Fuel campaign, launched June 10, brings together 21 trade associations in dairy, beverage, grocery, food production and meat
Read MoreAnti-universal health care website launched
The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, New York-based nonprofit with ties to the pharmaceutical industry, has launched BigGovHealth.org, an informational forum to provide facts and testimonials on the downside of government-controlled health care. The website aims to counter the movement within the Democratic party and elsewhere to address the high cost of health care
Read MoreSHRM taps COO Gorman as interim
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) selected China Miner Gorman to serve as acting CEO, current President and CEO Susan Meisinger announced June 22. Gorman is the societys chief operations officer. Meisinger announced her retirement as the chief executive officer of the $97
Read MoreSenior Staff Appointments: June 6, 2008
Government Relations Robyn Boerstling joined the National Association of Manufacturers as director of transportation and infrastructure policy. Before coming to NAM, Boerstling served as counselor and assistant secretary in the Office of Transportation Policy for the U.S. Department of Transportation. Also at NAM, Alexis Bayer was named director of energy and resource policy. In her new position, Bayer will
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