CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Oct. 28, 2013
CEO in hot water over GOP remarks American Trucking Associations CEO Bill Graves recently irked some his group's members by blasting the Tea Party's political tactics and even suggesting that the business community's relationship with the Republican Party should be re-evaluated, according to DC Velocity magazine.
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Largent announces retirement plans
Head of CTIA-The Wireless Association plans to step down after leading group for more than a decade Largent
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Oct. 25, 2013
OPEI launches "Look Before You Pump" campaign The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute is make a full court press to warn consumers that it is illegal and potentially harmful to use higher than 10 percent ethanol gas in lawnmowers, chainsaws and other outdoor power equipment.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Oct. 24, 2013
D.C. considers "commuter tax Washington, D.C., could join the list of cities that tax nonprofits and other non-governmental employers on the basis of the number of employees they hire, according to ASAE.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Oct. 23, 2013
Washington state still plans to sue grocery association The Washington state attorney's general office is moving ahead with a lawsuit accusing Grocery Manufacturers Association of trying to hide its political contributors even after the group recently named them in order to avoid ending up in court.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Oct. 22, 2013
Chicago loses out on 2016 BIO trade show The world's largest biotechnology trade show will not return to Chicago's McCormick Place in 2016, with the association that manages the show choosing San Francisco instead. Monday's announcement by the Biotechnology Industry Organization came as a blow to Chicago officials, who had lobbied hard for the 2016 show, according to the news publication Crain's Chicago Business. However, BIO said its current plan is to return to the Windy City in 2019.
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