The National #Association of Manufacturers (@ShopFloorNAM) folds in smaller Innovation Research Interchange (@IRIweb) as it pursues effort to be "one-stop shop" for manufacturing industry. #assnchat bit.ly/3frkmzu

Who are the top-paid #association staffers? CEO Update lists salaries for 200 of the highest earners. Annual compensation for this group starts at $678K and climbs into the millions. #assnchat bit.ly/3fmj2h8

.@TechNetUpdate, @USchamber and more than 80 associations urge federal lawmakers to pass a national online privacy law that would supersede state laws like those in place in California and Colorado. #association #assnchat bit.ly/3GqwFrn

In her first State of American Business address as CEO of @USChamber, Suzanne Clark defended large corporations from critics who say they hold too much market power and urged “business advocates” to push back against extreme partisanship. #assnchat
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Meetings update: The Toy #Association (@TheToyAssoc) and @FMI_ORG are the latest groups to cancel upcoming in-person events due to COVID-19, but cancellations remain the exception, with @NRFnews and @NSSF moving forward with their trade shows. #assnchat bit.ly/3taT7B5

Reeling in talent: #Associations are using flexible schedules, parental leave and other benefits to help attract and retain staff in a tight labor market. bit.ly/3K5lBSP #assnchat

CEO Chris Kersting will retire at the end of January after leading Specialty Equipment Market #Association (@SEMAMembers) for nearly 20 years; group is known for its huge automotive trade shows. More association departures and arrivals: bit.ly/339uvya @SEMASHOW #assnchat

Chicago-based #Association Forum chooses Artesha Moore (@artesha20601) as its next CEO, starting Feb. 14. Moore joins @assocforum from American Geophysical Union, where she is VP, affiliation, engagement and membership. bit.ly/34wQLSR #assnchat @theAGU

Entertainment Software #Association (@theESA), two other groups cancel events due to COVID-19 surge, but most associations press on. Consumer Technology Association (@CTATech) reports attendance at recent CES was 70% lower than its 2020 show. #assnchat bit.ly/3taT7B5

Liz Clark, CEO of @IHRSA, The Global Health & Fitness #Association, has an industry to save. The pandemic shut down about a quarter of gyms and fitness studios. “We did not have the political relationships that we needed to have,” she said. #assnchat bit.ly/3mZaRM8