Applications open for ATA Board of Directors positions

April 17, 2025  |  ATA News, News

The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Board of Directors is seeking volunteer applicants to fill three open positions. The ATA Board of Directors represents ATA’s members and works with the ATA leadership staff, providing guidance on association decisions and activities. Open positions This …
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ARA spearheads effort to establish event-specific NAICS code

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The American Rental Association (ARA) announced its efforts to establish a new code in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) exclusively for the event rental segment. On Feb. 18, 2025, ARA filed a robust set of regulatory comments with the White House’s Office of Management a…
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H-2B visa limit reached, supplemental visas available for application

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said it has reached the congressionally-mandated cap on H-2B visas for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2025 (ending Sept. 30, 2025), and has announced conditions and filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2025. The H…
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In memoriam: Tom Ross

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

John Thompson (Tom) Ross Jr., 82, Ft. Myers, Fla., died Jan. 7, 2025. Ross was the former chairman and CEO of Alert Rental Software, Colorado Springs, Colo. After retiring from a career in the advertising field, Ross joined Alert as CEO in 2005 and led the company for 11 years alongside his brother …
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President Trump pauses most tariffs for 90 days, increases tariffs on Chinese imports

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

President Donald Trump has announced further changes to the April 2 executive order imposing multiple country-specific tariffs. The president has suspended most tariffs for 90 days, with country-specific tariffs (detailed in Annex I) now effective July 9, 2025. Countries included in Annex I are curr…
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Tariffs on imports to the U.S. begin, affecting multiple countries

April 9, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Country-specific tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in an April 2 executive order are now in effect. The president declared a national emergency in the executive order as a result of “large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits,” which included a reciprocal tariff policy…
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Managing the Gen X employee

April 1, 2025  |  Business, Shelf Life

Everyone seems to want to figure out the younger kids, but what if you are a younger manager who is charged with leading a person born in the 60s and 70s? Not many instruction manuals out there for this cohort. Since I happen to be a member of this forgotten generation, I thought I would take a few …
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How to keep from being sued

April 1, 2025  |  Business, Tips and Techniques

A client recently asked me what seemed like a simple question: “How can I keep from getting sued? Aside from the obvious answer (which necessarily involves either a fortune or a gravestone), my answer, with some explanation, was: “Make yourself the least appealing target of what will likely be s…
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