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She chairs her local REALTORS ® Political Action Committee and volunteers locally with her Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation for the Blind.

Washington, DC: National Federation for Catholic Ministry.

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Contact the National Federation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) if you have questions about certification.

A 2014 survey by the National Federation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) found that military families had 7 % more unsecured debt (about $ 400 - to - $ 500 on average); about $ 11,000 less in tangible assets and spent $ 200 a month more on debt - related expenses than their civilian counterparts.

In fact, as Laura Hazard Owen points out, accessibility lawsuits from the National Federation for the Blind and others have kept Kindles out of schools and universities, and may have helped sink a giant deal with the US State Department last year.

According to the National Federation for the Blind, there are about 1.3 million legally blind people in the U.S..

«These universities are saying, «Our policy is nondiscrimination, so we're not going to adopt a technology we know for sure discriminates against blind students,»» said Chris Danielsen, a spokesman for the National Federation for the Blind.

Gilbert is outreach manager at Guide Dogs for the Blind, based in nearby San Rafael, and, a few months before her visit to Bacich with her German shepherd guide, Hedda, she teamed up with the school's third - grade teachers, and with the Marin County Office of Education, to help introduce materials from Guide Dogs for the Blind — and from the National Federation for the Blind's Braille Is Beautiful program — into school curriculum.

For instance, Kurzweil's new reading machine — co-developed with the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) as the KNFB Reader Mobile — fits into a cell phone.

«He rolled the dice with casinos, but there's nothing transformative,» said Mike Durant, executive director of the National Federation for Independent Businesses.

Unshackle Upstate Executive Director Brian Sampon and National Federation for Independent Businesses New York Director Mike Durant joined us to talk more about the agenda and the day's activities.

Not exact matches

They can fly more than 5,500 kilometers (3,420 miles), according to an article that John Pike, an expert on national security and expert, wrote for the Federation of American Scientists.

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Last week, the National Retail Federation estimated that Americans will spend $ 2.4 billion on candy for Easter this year, which is more than was spent on Halloween candy.

We have developed the «Pennies for Humanity» program, which gives business owners the opportunity to donate a portion from every transaction they complete to either the American Cancer Society, Make a Wish Foundation, National Federation of the Blind, or National Cancer Coalition.

Earlier this week, the National Retail Federation said that 174 million Americans shopped in stores or online during the Thanksgiving — Cyber Monday holiday weekend, above expectations for 164 million.

That's according to the National Federation of Independent Business economic trends report for September.

Carvin argued unsuccessfully against the ACA at the Supreme Court level on behalf of the National Federation of Independent Business in 2011, and successfully for George Bush in Bush v. Gore during the 2000 election.

The National Retail Federation said the November result supported its expectation for an overall 4.1 percent jump in holiday season sales - confirming its conclusion that the poor Black Friday showing was a result of a shift in shopping patterns rather than a sign of weakness.

Black Friday is a gold mine for retailers — according to the National Retail Federation, retail customers spent an estimated $ 50.9 million during Thanksgiving weekend last year.

«Sometimes nonprofits can be too controlling,» said Michael Dougherty, online and social media marketing manager for Krissoff & Associates, who has also worked with the National Wildlife Federation and Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

«The state government has done a good job making sure small business owners are better - prepared since Katrina,» says Renee Amar, the state director for Louisiana for the National Federation of Independent Business Owners.

The shopping behavior change is already plain for all to see: The National Retail Federation estimated that almost 109 million people went shopping online over Black Friday weekend, compared to 98 million store - goers.

Government figures cited by the Associated Press indicate that just 1.7 million people — out of a total non-farm labor force of some 136 million workers — earned the minimum wage or less in 2006; still the increase was a big political victory for the Democrats, one that came at the expense of lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, among others.

«What you'll see out of the imposition of these tariffs is the likelihood of localized or regionalized impact on the surrounding economy,» suggests David French, the senior vice president for government relations with the Washington, D.C. - based National Retail Federation, an industry trade group.

Sometimes, finding an external replacement is simply not feasible, says Corinne Pohlmann, vice-president of national affairs for the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB).

Total spending for Thanksgiving weekend rose 13 percent to $ 59.1 billion from a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation, which does not break out the data by business size.

Over at the National Federation of Independent Business, the conservative lobbying group, tax counsel Chris Whitcomb says that the most urgent business in Washington is to postpone the tax cuts for everybody.

U.S. wholesale inventory data for September will be announced at 10 a.m. ET, and the National Federation of Independent Business will reveal its Small Business Optimism Index for last month at 6 a.m. ET.

Indeed the National Retail Federation has forecast retail sales will rise as much as 4 % this holiday season, roughly the pace of growth for the full year.

The National Retail Federation's estimate that retail sales fell 11 % over the key four - day Thanksgiving - Black Friday shopping weekend was a disaster, but not just for the obvious reason.

U.S. Soccer has terminated goalkeeper Hope Solo's national team contract and banned her for six months after her controversial comments at the Olympics, the federation announced Wednesday.

The more closely watched National Retail Federation forecast for holiday sales is expected in early October.

Kieran served as vice president of marketing for RadioShack Corporation where he developed the company's first integrated marketing campaign resulting in a National Retail Federation Gold award.

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Sadie Lee Pierce, a semi-finalist for the National Retail Federation Next Generation Scholarship, demonstrated her retail smarts with a proposal involving RFID (Radio - Frequency Identification) products.

Still, in 2015, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) President Jack Mozloom said that the federation's members «are strongly opposed» to a paid - leave mandate, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a membership organization for individual HR professionals, has taken a public position supporting only voluntarily provided paid - leaveFederation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) President Jack Mozloom said that the federation's members «are strongly opposed» to a paid - leave mandate, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a membership organization for individual HR professionals, has taken a public position supporting only voluntarily provided paid - leavefederation's members «are strongly opposed» to a paid - leave mandate, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a membership organization for individual HR professionals, has taken a public position supporting only voluntarily provided paid - leave programs.

The change was enough to win support for the House bill from a key holdout, the National Federation of Independent Business.

The National Federation of Independent Business slammed the House plan for not doing enough to help small business, a surprise to many Republicans who normally count on NFIB's support.

«I hate to say that it's difficult for Congress to walk and chew gum at the same time, but sometimes it is,» said Rachelle Bernstein, vice president and tax counsel for National Retail Federation.

In April 2011, hackers damaged the computer network of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, a major banking institution, suspending its service for four days.

Several national health care commissions have recommended the same, along with the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canadian Health Coalition, Council of Canadians and the Canadian Labour Congress.

The Canada and Quebec delegation included representatives from Common Frontiers, the Council of Canadians, Réseau Québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC), the Canadian Labour Congress, Unifor, the Canadian Union of Public and General Employees (CUPE) National, the United Steelworkers, Public Service Alliance of Canada, BC Teachers Federation, Fonds de solidarité (FTQ), Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), Centro international de solidarité ouvrière (CiSO), the National Farmers Union, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, many of which are member organizations of the TJN.

The National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday that its Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.3 points to 91.6 for October from 93.9 from September.

New Brunswick Southwest Conservative MP John Williamson was a national director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

If you even pay casual attention to political news in Canada, you will undoubtedly hear clips from spokespeople representing the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Fraser Institute, the National Citizens Coalition, the MacDonald - Laurier Institute, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business or the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.

The National Retail Federation has estimated sales for the 2017 holiday season could increase between 3.6 % and 4 % versus 2016 sales — a solid number which is slightly above the post-crisis average of 3.4 %.

«Businesses, whose sales are not increasing at the same pace as wages are increasing, are going to face difficult decisions,» said Jack Mozloom, a spokesman for the National Federation of Independent Business.

The National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday that its small business optimism Index nudged up 0.9 of a point to 92.5 last month, up from 91.6 for October.