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		<title>Register Today for the 2013 CANYS Summer Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Revitalize Your Chamber &#38; Your Community&#8221; June 24-25, 2013 Genesee Grand Hotel, Syracuse, NY Early Bird Conference Registration (Register by June 7) $169 CANYS Members/$189 Non-Members Late Registration: $199 $125 for each additional staff personREGISTER TODAY! Register for the 2013 CANYS Summer Conference &#8220;Revitalizing your Chamber &#38; your Community.&#8221; This year’s conference will include a tour [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=437&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saratoga 150</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Denise Romeo, IOM - Vice President Member Services, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce It is impossible to measure the contributions the Saratoga Race Course has made to both the City of Saratoga, as well as Saratoga County, over the many years. The annual event that attracts thousands of race fans each year has reached a huge milestone. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=416&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers… Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Michael Consuelo, CHME, Executive Director, Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce When you have brand name as well recognized as Lake George, and you have a Lake designated as one of the top vacation destinations in the state, you become somewhat concerned when you hear words like, Water Chestnut, Zebra/Quagga Mussel (pictured), Eurasian Watermilfoil, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=412&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SAVE THE DATE for CANYS’ 2013 Summer Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revitalize your Chamber &#38; your Community! Where: Genesee Grand Hotel &#8211; Syracuse, New York When: June 24-25, 2013 Early Bird Conference Registration:( Register by June 7th) $169 Members/$189 Non-Members Second Staff Member: $125 Late Registration: $199 Stay tuned for session and speaker details! Please call or email Krista DiCaprio with any questions. Krista DiCaprio CANYS Administrator [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=403&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Coalitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Craig W. Turner – Vice President, Buffalo Niagara Partnership In the chamber business, we are all well-familiar with the need to form strategic partnerships in order to get things done. We’ve all spent time developing them with other chambers, across sectors, even with organizations we don’t normally work with if there’s a common goal. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=398&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chamber Relationships in a College Town</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Haight; Executive Director – Cortland County Chamber of Commerce SUNY Cortland sits is the middle of our small city and is the largest employer in the County.  The economic impact they have on our local economy can’t be overstated with 1,300 employees and 7,400 students in our County of less than 50,000 people [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=394&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative Update &#8211; 2.25.13</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rebecca M. Marino - Vice President, Government Affairs, Capitol Hill Management Services, Inc. As always, it is critical that Chambers of Commerce have a strong, clear voice on the issues impacting chambers and their members throughout the year, but especially during the Legislative Session. It is essential that Chambers and their members reach out to your representatives [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=377&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Affordable Care Act Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added Section 18B to the Fair Labor Standards Act that requires employers to provide a detailed notice to employees of significant provisions of the Act regarding the American Health Insurance Exchange (“Exchange”). The Act requires each state to establish an Exchange by January 1, 2014, through which individuals (and small businesses) [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=383&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Buy Local Programs Provide Big Member Value</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Laura Lane &#8211; President &#38; CEO, Wyoming County Chamber &#38; Tourism Buy local. Shop local. Think local. Eat local. No matter what you call it chambers of commerce are as local it gets. At the core of our business model are local businesses; the members on behalf of whom we work for daily. So [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=371&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New York Health Benefit Exchange Announces RFA for In-Person Assistor and Navigator Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Health Benefit Exchange today released a Request for Application (RFA) for the In-Person Assistor (IPA) and Navigator Program, which will provide in-person enrollment assistance to individuals, families, small businesses and their employees who apply for health insurance through the Exchange.“Our goal is to build a statewide network of trained and certified IPAs/Navigators [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=canys.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12868359&#038;post=389&#038;subd=canys&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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