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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Grocers, Brewers Associations Back FTC Lawsuit Against Kroger-Albertsons Merger ASAE Legislative Fly-In Comes to Washington Wyndham Issues Call for Artists for Greensboro Six Project Mary Hammond, Longtime Executive Director of Paducah CVB, Dies
Grocers, Brewers Associations back FTC Lawsuit Against Kroger-Albertsons Merger… The National Grocers Association (NGA) and Brewers Association (BA) are supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s attempt to block the supermarket chain Kroger from buying competing chain Albertsons, a $24.6 billion deal that the FTC says would represent the largest supermarket merger in American history. The NGA and BA each allege the merger would be anticompetitive and hurt independent businesses.
ASAE Legislative Fly-In Comes to Washington… The centerpiece of the March 5-6 fly-in is day of advocacy on Capitol Hill on March 6. The event will also include sessions with policymakers and discussions on other industry topics. U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) are making appearances with the latter set to receive the Sentinel Award. Find more information here.
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Wyndham Issues Call for Artists for Greensboro Six Project… Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ Wyndham Rewards program has issued a call for artists to submit applications to paint a mural of civil rights activists the Greensboro Six, which will be installed at the Gillespie Golf Course in Greensboro, North Carolina. The mural is expected to be unveiled in August, ahead of the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship.
Mary Hammond, Longtime Executive Director of Paducah CVB, Dies… The Kentucky bureau announced on March 4 that Hammond had just passed away, though the cause of death wasn’t released. Hammond had just announced on February 1 that she was retiring later this year. She had worked in the industry for 37 years, including as head of the Paducah CVB for the last 23 years. Funeral information wasn’t immediately available.
HOTS Leap Year Paper… Satirical French newspaper La Bougie du Sapeur is only published on February 29. AP reports this year’s edition of the leap year-only publication, is full of cringe-worthy puns and commentary on events of the past four years. The latest edition suggests France doesn’t need schools anymore thanks to artificial intelligence and suggests dismantling the Eiffel Tower during the Paris Olympics to reduce security risks—and having IKEA produce a manual for rebuilding it. Friends started the newspaper as a joke in 1980, naming it after a comic book figure who was born on February 29. The 2020 edition sold 120,000 copies. Revenue from newsstand sales goes mainly to a charity for people with developmental disorders such as autism. HOTS will likely write a letter to the editor but will take some time to not jump to conclusions about a leap year paper story.
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