Goodell scores record salary at NFL
Roger Goodell broke his own record as the highest paid leader of an existing tax-exempt group, with the total compensation of $44.2 million in 2012 as commissioner of the National Football League. The numbers are in the organization's tax return, filed Tuesday. According to a Feb. 14 memo sent to team owners, the compensation includes a $5 million incentive payment and a $4.1 million pension payment from the 2011 work stoppage. Players had been locked out for about five months until a new collective bargaining agreement was reached.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 19, 2014
Banks, credit unions: Target breach cost $200 million Last year's theft of credit and debit card data from millions of Target store customers has cost financial institutions more than $200 million, according to new figures released by the Consumer Bankers Association and Credit Union National Association.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 18, 2014
Foreign service association urges non-political ambassador appointments The American Foreign Service Association is urging policymakers to curb the practice of naming political appointees to top diplomatic positions, saying the posts should instead go to Foreign Service officers.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 14, 2014
Hispanic Chamber praises cable merger, but ACA urges caution The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce issued a statement congratulating Comcast for its $45-billion takeover bid for Time Warner Cable.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 13, 2014
Retailers, banks announce cybersecurity partnership Several retail and banking associations have agreed to put their differences aside to work together on cybersecurity issues-a topic that has become a top priority for both sides after hackers stole credit and debit card data of millions of Target shoppers late last year.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 12, 2014
Lawsuit airs dirty laundry in sweetener fight An ongoing legal battle between corn refiners and sugar producers over what constitutes "sugar" has made public the strategies each of the industry's trade groups have employed to discredit the other.
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