Sentences with phrase «own industry association»

The Cannabis Cultivation Summit met at the Marriot in March of this year, and the most recent National Cannabis Industry Association conference has emerged as a foundational event in cannabis space.

«When you look at where aviation came from, UAVs will travel that same path in 15 years,» says Robert Kendall, the former executive director of industry association Unmanned Systems Canada.

Paid music subscriptions in the US jumped 50 % in the US, according to recent data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The Solar Energy Industries Association has projected 23,000 job losses this year in a sector that employed 260,000.

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

Both Canada and Mexico will take the lead in producing medical marijuana for use in the U.S., Fox told those gathered at this month's National Cannabis Industry Association convention in Oakland, Calif..

The U.S. installed almost 2.4 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 8 percent year - on - year, according to a recent report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association.

American businesses are investing record amounts in solar, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association.

The case, which was first brought in April by USTelecom, a trade group representing broadband providers, has since been joined by AT&T, Centurylink, CTIA, the wireless phone industry association, and Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, who have asked for a partial stay of the decision.

Solar companies are especially excited about SOMAH, says Kelly Knutsen, director of technology advancement at California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEA), because it opens up a new market with cost - efficient installation.

For aerobics, cross training grew by 14 percent, according to the latest survey by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, 8.1 million Americans paid for streaming music subscriptions in the first half of 2015, but growth is slowing; that was only a 2.5 % jump compared with 2014.

As the head of an industry association for mortgage lenders, brokers and insurers, Taylor isn't exactly impartial on the issue.

Yahoo! Directory A listing of industry associations to tap for competitive information.

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

U.S. Senator Dean Heller from Nevada, New York Representative Tom Reed and North Carolina U.S. Senator Richard Burr — all vocal proponents of renewables — together accounted for more than 40 % of the Solar Energy Industries Association PAC's total federal campaign donations.

The Solar Energy Industries Association, before the election, provided Trump staffers with information about the investment tax credit and its impact on jobs and the economy.

To work in these professions, people must obtain an academic degree, and then obtain qualifications from an industry association.

And BCTIA, the British Columbia Technology Industry Association.

But Merkel reportedly pressed the EU to relax the new standards, apparently after she was lobbied by the German Auto Industry Association.

«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.

Nate Bradley, executive director of the California Cannabis Industry Association, voiced similar hopes to USA Today, saying marijuana advocates are hopeful Trump's support of states» rights will outweigh Sessions» views.

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.

In keeping with the higher demand for red wine, Wine Industry Association of WA chief executive officer Sarah Dent said there had been a large increase in red grape plantings nationwide.

Former Wine Industry Association of Western Australia president and Leeuwin Estate chairman, Denis Horgan, said the retention of, and possible improvement in, market access was a major positive of the AUSFTA — more so than the immediate effects of tariff removal.

We didn't have a provincial strategy set out to create a cluster,» says David Schellenberg, Cascade's CEO and chair of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.

In fact, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced in March that for the first time ever, U.S. streaming music revenue exceeded music download revenue in 2015.

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)- which represents major technology companies, including Uber - said the importance of the case went beyond the ride - hailing app.

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 lobbying group.

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

More than one - third of business trips are made for combined business and pleasure purposes, says the Travel Industry Association of America.

The National Cannabis Industry Association believes it's too soon to know what effect the new guidance will have.

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.

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

If it involves the business of music, Allan Reid has done it — having worked as a major label A&R exec and an indie artist manager (among other gigs) before becoming president and CEO of Canada's music industry association, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Perth - based Optika Solutions has taken home the top prize at the 2016 Australian Information Industry Association iAwards.

Data from the Housing Industry Association has shown residential construction already beginning to increase in WA, with new home builds increasing by just over 8 per cent in the September quarter.

Private house sales rose 13.4 per cent in Western Australia in the December quarter, the highest three - month achievement in more than a decade, new figures from the Housing Industry Association have revealed.

U.S. revenue from downloads — which iTunes dominates — dropped 1 per cent to $ 2.8 billion in 2013, while streaming music revenue from the likes of Pandora and Spotify soared 39 per cent to $ 1.4 billion, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

He founded his company Weedmaps, a sort of Yelp for marijuana dispensaries, in 2008, and now serves on the board of directors for the National Cannabis Industry Association, the Marijuana Policy Project and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which most people know as NORML and for which he also serves as treasurer.

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.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, solar energy has grown by an average of 68 percent per year in the past decade.

(Update: This story has been updated to include a comment from the Consumer Data Industry Association.)

According to a Connecticut Business and Industry Association survey of 430 member - companies, the most common practice when «bad weather forces a closing» is to pay hourly employees only for the hours actually worked.

«It's both defensive and offensive,» Devi Keller, director of global policy for the Semiconductor Industry Association, said of the industry's position on the new talks.

In late 2009, he was honoured at a conference of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, and took that opportunity to respond to several criticisms of the CSeries program.

The Recording Industry Association of America says SiriusXM is paying too little for music royalties in the United States.

Still, Ian Russell of the Investment Industry Association said he believes it is only a matter of time before most other provinces join in, especially once the new office begins functioning.

Recording Industry Association of America's CEO Cary Sherman admits the U.S. music market grew at a healthy rate «for the first time in over a decade.»

The original paper contains a wealth of links to studies conducted by businesses, universities, industry associations and the military that supported early - 20th - century leaders as they embraced the short week.