TechAmerica Expands Advocacy Partnerships With New Tech Business Councils

TechAmerica increased its grassroots advocacy partnerships 35 percent with the addition of new business councils, the trade group said in a news release Wednesday. The new partners are the California Technology Council, Howard Technology Council, Metroplex Technology Business Council, Nashville Technology Council, OCTANe and Wisconsin Technology Council, it said. They will join 17 technology councils that “affiliate on public policy advocacy and other activities to educate their member companies on national policy issues affecting their IT businesses,” it said. TechAmerica’s grassroots coalition claims more than 14,000 technology companies in more than 20 states, it said.