New association promotes CO2 capture
As policy-makers continue to draft laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a collection of companies joined to focus on one solution: burying carbon dioxide. With international and national regulations challenging businesses to reduce their CO2 emissions, the reach of the proposals spans across classic business sectors.
Read MoreNew coalition adds early firepower to protect ERISA
Business groups and the private sector are rallying around a coalition to protect the federal standard of employer-provided benefits from state health care reform initiatives. The National Coalition on Benefits (NCB) is the business communitys unified front, including Fortune 500 companies like Wal-Mart and Home Depot that want to promote the stability of programs like the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that are already in place.
Read MoreOverlapping trade groups merge
At a glance, the Information Technology Association of America and the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association seem similar. Both groups represent a similar line-up of tech companies, and much of their membership, programs and services overlap. The similarities have not escaped the two groups boards of directors, which recently announced they would explore a merger in 2008.
Read MoreWorldatWork opens DC office
WorldatWork, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based association of human resource professionals, opened a new public policy office and conference center in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 1. The new location, at 1100 13th Street NW, will host 40 educational and training sessions beginning this month. Additionally, public policy staff will articulate the organizations position on human resources issues to policy-makers.
Read MoreNews: November 2007
New Jersey Builders Assn picks Fannie Mae exec Timothy J. Touhey joined the New Jersey Builders Association last week as executive vice president. Touhey comes to NJBA from Fannie Mae, where he was director of the New York and New
Read MoreCEO Selections: October 11, 2007
AeA (Am Electronics Assn)Washington, DCChristopher W. Hansen, previously Group Executive Officer at AARP. AeA: 202/682-4449 American Liver FoundationNew York, NYRick Smith, previously President and CEO, Maryland Chapter at National Multiple Sclerosis Society. ALF: 212/668-1000
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