Business & Professional Associations NAICS 813910, 813920

Jan 6, 2026 - Business Associations Challenge Texas Warning Label Law

• A group of food industry business associations has filed a lawsuit challenging a Texas law requiring warning labels for certain food ingredients. The American Beverage Association, Consumer Brands Association, National Confectioners Association, and Food Industry Association say that the law is unconstitutional, asserting that Section 9 of the law, which requires warnings for certain food ingredients, violates the First Amendment and is preempted by federal law. Section 9 requires packaging for food that contains one or more of 44 ingredients to include a warning label if the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "requires the ingredient to be named on a food label" and "the ingredient is used in a product intended for human consumption." The lawsuit seeks to invalidate Section 9 as an impermissible content-based regulation of speech because the warning requirement compels businesses to "convey a government-scripted message on food labels and online" without furthering any government interest. The groups also assert that the warning is inaccurate and misleading.
• Professional associations are offering less professional development than members desire, according to a Momentive Software survey. While nearly half of members say that job opportunities and career development are "very important", fewer than 1 in 4 associations recognize this priority, according to Momentive's Bridging the Gap survey. There’s a 35-point gap between members who desire short videos and associations that provide them, and a 41-point gap between those who want recommended learning paths and those that provide them.

• President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that federal agencies must ensure that political appointees sign off on all grants and that such awards comply with administration policy. Some business and professional associations apply for government grants to fund community outreach activities or educational programs. The Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking EO requires all agencies to designate a senior political appointee to be responsible for reviewing grants, at both the announcement and award stages, to ensure they are “consistent with agency priorities and the national interest.” The appointee can include subject matter experts in their reviews when warranted. President Trump called on agencies to improve coordination in awarding grants to “promote consistency and eliminate redundancy.” Grants are often written in an overly complicated way, President Trump said, and he instructed agencies to use plain language that minimizes the need for legal and technical expertise from applicants.
• Business and professional association industry employment increased slightly while average wages for nonsupervisory employees decreased slightly during the first eight months of 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Business and professional association industry sales are forecast to grow at a 4.23% compounded annual rate from 2025 to 2029, comparable to the growth of the overall economy, according to Inforum and the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc. Business and professional associations generate revenue primarily through membership fees and dues.