WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute board of directors has voted to proceed with a merger with the North American Meat Association (NAMA).
The vote is the second of three steps necessary to complete a merger that would occur Jan. 1, 2015, if approved.
The Institute’s General Members will vote later on whether to proceed. NAMA‘s board voted March 22 to proceed with the merger.
If AMI’s General Members vote to proceed, a transition committee drawn from both associations will be established to map a plan to merge association operations by the end of 2014.
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