CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 13, 2014
Retailers, banks announce cybersecurity partnership Several retail and banking associations have agreed to put their differences aside to work together on cybersecurity issues-a topic that has become a top priority for both sides after hackers stole credit and debit card data of millions of Target shoppers late last year.
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Lawsuit airs dirty laundry in sweetener fight An ongoing legal battle between corn refiners and sugar producers over what constitutes "sugar" has made public the strategies each of the industry's trade groups have employed to discredit the other.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 11, 2014
Associations respond health care mandate delay Several associations welcomed news Monday that the Obama administration had decided to delay a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, giving many businesses more time to prepare for the upcoming change in law.
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U.S. Chamber takes India to task over IP The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the government to pressure India on intellectual property rights, hoping such a move could prevent Indian companies from producing cheap generic versions of patent-protected medications, according to Reuters.
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Dale Jones evaluates whole person for CEO positions
New Diversified Search president—formerly of Heidrick & Struggles—looks for qualities beyond standard skills and abilities Jones Looking for a CEO job and planning to impress Dale Jones, president of Diversified Search?
Read MoreTrade groups spent after protracted farm bill struggle
Most got provisions they can support—or at least live with—but one of best things about compromise plan is that fight is over Few associations got everything they wanted in the Agriculture Act of 2014—which now awaits the signature of President Barack Obama—but most got something they needed after more than two years of partisan wrangling and interest-group clashes. But the feeling for many association lobbyists was relief that the fighting about the five-year, $500 billion bill was over.
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