Sentences with phrase «industry association groups»

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Staff work closely with industry associations, firms and other groups to emphasize the breadth of its program.

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According to the Specialty Food Association, a trade group, the ready - to - drink coffee and tea industry saw a 262 percent increase in revenue from 2013 to 2015 — the largest increase of any specialty food or beverage segment.

Air freight demand last year grew at its fastest clip since 2010, according to the International Air Transport Association, an industry group.

Partners can come from government, industry associations, sector councils, unions, colleges, essential - skills organizations and literacy groups.

«We're looking forward to competing with other energy sources as a low - cost option,» said Tom Kimbis, interim president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group.

Although Ottawa and industry associations continue supporting it, a consortium of activist groups called the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability has begun campaigning for an ombudsman reminiscent of that proposed by Mackay years earlier.

Data from the National Venture Capital Association — the industry's trade group — show that 23 percent of venture - capital deals and 28 percent of venture - capital dollars went to Silicon Valley companies in the second half of the 1980s.

The world's biggest beer makers have been angling to tap rising interest in the craft category, which generated $ 19.6 billion in retail sales last year and now accounts for 11 % of the total beer market, according to industry trade group the Brewers Association.

Fueled by contracts on the VIX, the Cboe Futures Exchange handled 56 million contracts during the first three quarters of 2017, according to data compiled by the Futures Industry Association, the industry's trade and lobbyinIndustry Association, the industry's trade and lobbyinindustry's trade and lobbying group.

The numbers underscore why major health industry trade groups like the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Psychiatric Association, and others have all endorsed legislative reforms they believe can help turn the tide against gun violence.

At the time, Burnstein, president of the Robotic Industries Association, a Michigan - based trade group, wasn't impressed.

On Dec. 6, the Futures Industry Association — a group of major banks, brokers and traders — said the contracts were rushed without enough consideration of the risks.

Signs are emerging that companies and investors are starting to push back against the gun industry and its main lobbying group, the National Rifle Association (NRA), in the wake of last week's Florida high school shooting.

«Over the last couple of years, the number of new brewery openings has been at near unprecedented levels,» said Bart Watson, Ph.D., staff economist at Brewers Association, a craft beer industry group.

Lobbying groups such as the Telecommunications Industry Association say prioritization is critical to doing business.

The new report, from groups with obvious interest in the growth of the industry, the Association for a Better New York, Google, Citi, and the New York Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York City «tech ecosystem.»

The Internet Association, a trade group that represents tech and video companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix, had said last week that while Pai doesn't always side with the internet industry, «he is both thoughtful and willing to listen.»

Market share for the sector has more than doubled from 5 % in 2010 to 11 % in 2014, according to industry trade group the Brewers Association, as growth for the world's largest brewers has slowed in the massive $ 100 billion U.S. beer market.

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the drone industry's largest trade group, estimates that the opening of U.S. skies — all U.S. skies — to commercial UAS would create $ 82 billion in economic impact in the first decade alone.

The Association of Enterprise Opportunity, the industry's trade group, says members help 300,000 businesses each year and have lent more than $ 2 billion in the U.S. over the past 10 years.

It is important to build a network of mentors and advisers so that you have someone to turn to for advice in bad times — try local business groups and industry associations for information about finding a mentor.

Research local industry groups and associations.

Still, the Consumer Technology Association forecasts 12.6 million wearables will be sold this holiday season, thanks largely to Apple Inc's Watch, which the industry group expects to chalk up 5.5 million sales.

This year, the industry group expects sales of one million drones that meet the minimum weight requirements for registration, or 145 % more than in 2015, the association said.

«It didn't all happen at once - each attack affected firms differently,» said Karl Schimmeck, vice president of Financial Services Operations at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), a Wall Street trade group that oversaw the event in conjunction with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

«I recommend routinely tracking what the industry analyst firms like Gartner are reporting about your industry, as well as trade associations and advocacy groups,» says Becky Sheetz - Runkle, author of Sun Tzu for Women: The Art of War for Winning in Business.

But the new group doesn't include everyone in the industry, and some research firms have expressed their reservations rather openly, with Mainstreet Research filing a complaint with the Competition Bureau over the possibility that the association will seek to set and enforce its own industry standards.

The International Franchise Association, the industry group that advocates for franchise businesses in the U.S. also voiced criticism of the proposal, saying that a one - sided approach to tax reform misses the boat.

Her appointment was supported by industry groups like the Canadian Media Producers Association, who said Tait is «not afraid to innovate» and should keep the CBC «relevant and connected» to younger audiences.

The FinCEN letter was addressed to the president of the American Gaming Association (AGA), the trade group for the U.S. casino industry.

«The manufacturer of a drug has no influence or control over the prices charged by a secondary wholesaler to a hospital or pharmacy,» reads part of a statement on the PhRMA web site, the industry's trade association group.

As more international travelers decide to skip the United States, 10 business associations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Restaurant Association, have created a travel industry group aimed at reversing the growing unpopularity of the U.S. as a vacation destination.

The National Venture Capital Association, an industry group of top U.S. venture capitalists, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Washington D.C. District Court against the Trump Administration, alleging it illegally delayed an immigration program created during President Obama's term.

But for the most part, the company has been working within the Internet Association, an industry group that includes Facebook, Amazon and other large online companies.

The American Beverage Association (ABA), the soda industry's largest trade group, contended that «added sugars are not uniquely or directly linked to a risk of chronic disease, health - related condition, or a physiological endpoint.»

Several of those groups, including the National Restaurant Association, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Food Marketing Institute, had been fighting hard for what they referred to as «transition relief,» extra time for companies that must provide health insurance to their workers under the new law to implement the changes without having to fear financial penalties for not doing so properly.

The Community Financial Services Association of America — an industry group for payday and small - dollar lenders — called the proposed rule a «staggering blow» that will cut off consumers» access to credit.

says David Marlett, founder and executive director of the National Crowdfunding Association, an industry advocacy group.

«There's a lot of local control, and that's really going to dictate how quickly this market unfolds,» said David Torrisi, executive director of the Commonwealth Dispensary Association, an industry group representing medical dispensaries.

That helped galvanize major opposition to the legislation from health industry groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA), as well as advocacy organizations such as the AARP.

Already, industry groups like the American Petroleum Institute and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America have opposed the president's earlier proposals to require new pipelines to use American - made steel, citing higher costs.

Mr. Shah was Chairman, inter alia, of Viridian Group plc, HgCapital Renewable Power Partners LLP and the European Photovoltaic Industry Association.

Nine plaintiffs including the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Financial Services Institute, the Financial Services Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Insured Retirement Institute and four Texas groups, including the Texas Association of Business, filed a similar lawsuit on June 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

The plaintiffs include the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the Financial Services Institute, the Financial Services Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Insured Retirement Institute and four Texas groups, including the Texas Association of Business.

The Internet Association, a D.C. - based tech lobbying group representing industry titans like Google, Amazon, and Twitter, will be filing legal arguments as an intervening party in support of the legal push to restore net neutrality, according to a report from Recode's Tony Romm.

The nine plaintiffs in the first suit, filed June 2 in the Texas district, include the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the Financial Services Institute, the Financial Services Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Insured Retirement Institute and four Texas groups, including the Texas Association of Business.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Wall Street's largest trade group, declined to comment specifically about the memo.