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Senate joins House in passing FAA bill,
exemption for aeromodeling
The U.S. Senate late Monday joined the House in passing the first full FAA Reauthorization Bill in more than four years. In passing the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 both the House and Senate included a provision aimed at protecting model aviation from burdensome regulations. The President is expected to sign the bill into law.
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31,276 PEOPLE ATTEND 2012 INDIANAPOLIS WORLD’S GREATEST HOBBY ON TOUR SHOW, SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR AN INDIANA TRAIN SHOW!
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Top 10 Reasons to be a Member of the HMA
What do my dues buy?
HMA & CHA to Put Hobby Back Into Craft & Hobby
ELMWOOD PARK and BUTLER, NJ (May 11, 2010)
The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) and the Hobby Manufacturers Association (HMA) announced today a multi-year cooperative agreement that will provide members in each industry with opportunities to explore and grow their businesses through expansion into complementary markets during 2012 and 2013.
Through the agreement, CHA and HMA will offer reciprocal member discounts for exhibit space at their respective trade shows the 2011 iHobby Expo, October 20-23 in Rosemont, Illinois and the 2012 Expo as well as the CHA Winter Conference & Trade Show held January 29-February 1, 2012 in Anaheim, California. The arrangement will provide exhibiting members of each organization with introductions to a broader range of retail stores while introducing retail buyers to expanded ranges of products and product categories.
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HMA GENERAL HOBBY DIVISION COUNCIL RELEASES
PRODUCT SURVEY #2
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Senate Passes 1099 Repeal
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2010 ESTIMATED SIZE OF U.S. HOBBY INDUSTRY
IS $1.47 BILLION
The Hobby Manufacturers Association Board of Directors has just released the findings of its 2nd Size of the U.S. Model Hobby Industry Study which was conducted in the fall of 2009 and shows actual sales for 2009 and estimated sales for 2010. Click here to continue reading....
Hobby Manufacturers Association and Toy Industry Association Announce Collaboration
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