DC lowest unemployment rate
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area reported the lowest rate of unemployment in the nation for a major metropolitan area at 3 percent, according to the latest monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read MoreHome Builders launch green certification program
The National Association of Home Builders continues to escalate its involvement in the emerging field of environmentally sustainable building with the February launch of its National Green Building program. With its new program, NAHB is entering a space currently dominated by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), which offers an environmental professional certification and is the group behind a nationally recognized rating system that evaluates buildings on their performance in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Read MoreNews: February 2008
Public TV Assn's Lawson steps down John Lawson will be stepping down from his post as president and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations next month to take a senior role in the for-profit media sector. Lawson, who has been at the helm of APTS for seven years, will join ION Media Networks as executive vice president, policy and strategic initiatives.
Read MorePlanning the CEO Career
Its the catch-22 for up-and-coming association leaders how to get CEO experience if youve never been the CEO. In the final sprint to land a national CEO position, senior staffers generally lose the race to CEOs due to a lack of experience, said Paul Belford, principal at JDG Associates in Rockville, Md. And if you look at the numbers, statistically search committees are increasingly hiring more former CEOs for their open CEO
Read MoreProfile: Glenn English, NRECA
Among Washingtons crop of trade group leaders and politicos, Glenn English can be disarming folksy, down-to-earth, with a candid humor and straight talk that isnt afraid to tell it how it is. And therein lies much of his success in winning over constituents, first in his congressional career and now, as the head of a trade association.
Read MoreRecruiters have positive outlook for 2008
Despite talk of an economic downturn, the global executive search industrys outlook for the coming year remains positive. And in North America, search consultants cited positive expectations, with 58 percent predicting growth in 2008, according to a recent annual outlook survey released by the Association of Executive Search Consultants.
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