Medical group managers choose Turney to lead
The $27M-revenue Medical Group Management Association and its credentialing and standard-setting body, American College of Medical Practice Executives, have chosen Susan Turney to become CEO later this year. Susan Turney
Read MoreMember expectations, costs rise; revenue hard to come by
Associations shortchange non-dues revenue efforts, using part-time staffers and failing to be aggressive enough, professional says RELATED CONTENT Financial hiring rises as associations seek firmer controls
Read MorePlastics associations meld resources into alliance
Three plastics industry associations in the U.S. and Canada have created the North American Plastics Alliance to formalize advocacy and program collaboration already taking place among them. The American Chemistry Councils plastics division, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association announced the formation of NAPA July 7, saying the organizational structure it provides allows them to coordinate efforts more effectively.
Read MoreRealtors pump millions into lobbying as others cut back
Most big-spender associations trim spending during the second quarter of 2011, but NAR doubles lobbying expenditures The National Association of Realtors threw $7.1 million into lobbying the federal government during the second quarter of 2011more than twice what it spent during the first quarteras it weighed in on issues ranging from flood insurance to repealing health care reform.
Read MorePlastics associations combine resources
Three plastics associations form coalition to coordinate joint programs and advocacy efforts. Greg Wilkinson
Read MoreAerospace CEO draws on her extensive Capitol resume
Marion Blakey, now in the cockpit of AIA for nearly four years, pursues growth in tandem with government partnership Her professional voyage through the Washington, D.C., terrain of the U.S. transportation industry has traversed land, air and space, though her voice still carries the trace of her Alabama birthplace.
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