Senior Staff Appointments: December 2011
Government affairs The $4M-revenue American Land Title Association has appointed Jessica McEwen as director of government affairs, the group announced Dec. 15.
Read MoreGay steps down as CEO of Natural Products Association
Former National Restaurant Association lobbyist John Gay leaves group he led for two years as executive director and CEO John Gay, former lobbyist for the National Restaurant Association, has left the Natural Products Association after spending two years as its executive director and CEO, NPA announced Dec. 22.
Read MoreABA sells D.C. building to Chicago real estate company
American Bar Association plans to move offices from 15th Street building located one block from the White House The American Bar Association has sold its Washington, D.C., building near the White House to an entity controlled by the Chicago-based real estate investment firm The John Buck Co., ABA announced in a news release.
Read MoreIndustry groups in wait-and-see mode in payroll-tax cut machinations
Both House and Senate bills include acceleration of Keystone pipeline review, but Senate bill excludes bonus depreciation, eased boiler rules and spectrum auctions With Congress once again resorting to extraordinary brinksmanship on extending the payroll tax cut, jobless benefits and the so-called doc fix on medical reimbursements, industry groups looking for a win on the Keystone pipeline and other provisions are left hanging for now.
Read MoreA year defined by a failure to agree
Amid squabbling and congressional deadlock, associations staunchly defended turf West
Read MoreActivist tries crashing API commercial, strays from script
After obtaining an invitation, oil and gas industry watchdog attempts to tout clean energy before leaving set, contacting press When clean energy activist Gabe Elsner got hold of an invitation to an American Petroleum Institute advertisement shoot, results were not pretty.
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