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Amid Shop Raids, Alaska Marijuana Industry Association Forms

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With pot legalization on the table in Alaska, but business plans and regulatory issues still on the drawing board, a new trade group hopes to usher the state’s cannabis industry through a rocky period. The post Amid Shop Raids, Alaska Marijuana Industry Association Forms appeared first on Associations Now.

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Membership Hack: Virtual Chapters

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That’s why NIGP, the Institute for Public Procurement, set up a virtual chapter to connect members far away from each other in Alaska and Hawaii. I talked with a couple of people from Alaska and found out they had many of the same issues we experienced in Hawaii. “I For Hawaii, it’s island to island. AHGPA has 77 members.

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New Trade Group Goes Fishing for Aquaculture

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In comments to Alaska Public Media , Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation Executive Director Julie Decker noted that the increased production that aquaculture encourages would, at least in the short term, hurt the economy around fish. “The But it was a very painful adjustment period.”.

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Library Group Launches Accessibility Grant Program 

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We measure the number of people served, who attended the conversation, but sometimes it’s a 100-person community in rural Alaska,” Oakley said. To that end, a key metric for the success of the program is not raw numbers of patrons served, but how well the program serves the subset of the community that’s targeted. “We

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Associations Build Momentum Around Native American Tourism

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Alaska, and Hawaii could get extra marketing help for their tourism efforts—an area where at least one industry group has been focusing much of its attention. With the recent passage of a bill in the Senate, native populations in the continental U.S., A corresponding bill in the House, which has yet to pass, was introduced last year.

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Top Tips and Tricks From 2019 Membership Hacks

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And at NIGP, the Institute for Public Procurement, virtual chapters help members with similar interests from as far away as Hawaii and Alaska to network across the miles. For members who live and work far from each other, digital engagements like the School Nutrition Association’s virtual expo work well to connect them.

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Daily Buzz: GoFundMe Launches Fundraising Platform for Nonprofits

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American, United, and Alaska Airlines are all removing screens from most of their medium-range aircraft. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 15, 2019. Calling all business travelers: If you rely on in-flight entertainment, start packing reading material. There are numerous factors driving the change.

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