The Union has been accepted to join the world’s largest independent network of agencies, Worldwide Partners, Inc. The network has offices in over 50 countries and includes high profile agencies such as Kirshenbaum & Bond in New York and Grant/Jacoby Inc. in Chicago. This will enable The Union to both implement international campaigns on behalf of clients and gather market insight and intelligence from other parts of the world. Worldwide Partners is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, but operates with regional Directors in Europe and Asia. The Union will attend the 2000 World meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.