Many schools across the country are participating in the First Lego League http://firstlegoleague.org/. Each year, students receive tasks from the league and they work to find a solution. A group of students from St. Louis’s Sacred Heart visited the Republic Services Recycling Facility to learn about recycling processes and will use that information to design a solution, for example, what could be done better or in what way could the process improve?
Antea Group is proud to announce that they have been named one of the Top 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers, LCC. Over 18,000 employers applied, and just 100 were named to the final list.
Join the U.S. Chamber Foundation for its annual corporate citizenship conference! Event will feature leaders, explore how to build successful business engagement.
As the Chef for the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation and the Chef Instructor at Maple Ridge Secondary School, I am committed to creating delicious, healthy dishes that not only celebrate B.C.’s agriculture, but are also very easy to prepare
David Westin has moved from being the person who had the ultimate behind-the-scenes say over “Good Morning America” on ABC to one of the people in front of the camera for an important morning effort from Bloomberg.
Cleaning up garbage from the beaches of southern Japan, the canals in London, or at the Jersey Shore engages our employees with local communities and improves the environment.
CEMEX announced today that, after reaching close to 7 million beneficiaries through its social programs, it has set the goal of benefiting more than 10 million people by the year 2020. CEMEX made the announcement during the United Nations Private Sector Forum 2015 meetings held in New York City, attended by Fernando A. Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of CEMEX.
Americans feel optimistic about their finances and the future, according to the third “How America Buys and Borrows” survey by Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and Ipsos. The findings show millennials, ages 18-35, are the most optimistic about their finances and report being most likely to buy a home in the next three years.
Although history is not usually taught this way, one could argue that cities have played a more important role in shaping the world than empires. From Athens and Rome to Paris and Venice to Baghdad and Beijing, urban ideas and innovators have left indelible marks on human life. By concentrating the brainpower of humanity in relatively small geographic areas, cities have promoted the kinds of interactions that nurture creativity and technological advances. They have been the drivers of progress throughout history, and now—as the knowledge economy takes full flight—they are poised to play a leading role in addressing the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Prudential Financial, Inc., officially opened its new office tower at a ribbon cutting attended by John Strangfeld, chairman and CEO of Prudential, Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from N.J., Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, Donald Payne, Jr., U. S. Representative from New Jersey, Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State of N.J., and many more dignitaries from the surrounding Newark area.
The rapid economic growth enjoyed by many of the Asian countries has brought with it acute power shortages and given rise to serious environmental issues. Large amounts of capital investments in alternative energy projects are required to address these challenges.
You can bring Net Positive Energy solutions to your next building project! Learn how to design and create Net Zero Energy Buildings in our new 5-part Energy Petal Webinar Series.
As further testament to Honda’s commitment to reducing the environmental footprint of its operations, its wind turbines erected at Honda Transmission Mfg. of America last year are the subject of Honda’s latest entry in its Environmental Short Film Series, called Change Is In The Air.
The current trend towards consolidation in the retail petroleum marketplace is creating momentum for companies to acquire assets much more rapidly than ever before. Strong asset valuations are driving smaller portfolio sell-offs, and the industry continues to see an influx of capital from companies who wish to invest in the US.
Laura Asiala, Vice President of Public Affairs at PYXERA Global, will present at the Blanchard Summit 2015: People Centered Leadership, September 29 in San Diego, California.
