CEO DATELINE - Associations grapple with government shutdown
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CEO UpDATA: Take-home pay at professional societies
CEOs at larger professional societies are more likely to receive bonuses, and also are more likely to receive bonuses representing a higher percentage of base pay. An analysis finds that 59 percent of groups with annual revenue of $10 million or more awarded bonuses to their top executive, compared with 28 percent of groups with less revenue.
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Manufacturing a better workplace
CMA chair will implement workplace awards program for manufacturing associations> One of Chris Jahn's favorite sayings is an old truism: If you want to get something done, ask a busy person.
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Gerard to leave API in August
Ready for new challenge after 10 years American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard One of the heaviest hitters in town is leaving his post this year, looking forward to "the next challenge."Jack Gerard, CEO of the $230 million-revenue American Petroleum Institute since 2008, said Jan. 17 that he would leave the group when his current five-year contract expires in August.
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Truckers' group president dies
Johnston lead Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association for more than 40 years Johnston Jim Johnston, president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association for more than 40 years, died Jan. 8 at age 78. He had battled lung cancer for more than a year.
Read MoreTaxes, infrastructure and NAFTA lead advocacy priorities
Business groups may have scored victory with last year's tax cuts, but differences persist with Trump in critical policy areas Many associations achieved a longtime policy goal in 2017 when federal lawmakers voted to lower the corporate tax rate and reduce taxes for a host of other businesses, so what's next? Well, for starters, fixing the tax bill.
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