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The Bayview Library will be the largest Black-built project in San Francisco ... - San Francisco Bay View
The new Bayview Library will be built by the people it serves.Willie Ratcliff, owner of Liberty Builders, was low bidder on the Bayview Library rebuilding. The city of San Francisco bid the project wrong. The bid should have been a request for proposal rather than a request for qualifications, followed by a request for bid. The department should have been... Read more
03 Sep 2010 Procurement
That's a lotta iPads. Wider availability soon? - TECH.BLORGE.com
Over the last two months, the mothership has cut new order delivery times from weeks to days to overnight (additional charges apply). How did they do it in the midst of the back-to-school shopping season? The obvious answer is that the company has increased production and now we know by how much. At the end of July, Apple was advertising seven-to-10... Read more
03 Sep 2010 Logistics & Manufacturing
ClearCount gets $5M to make surgeries safer for patients - Reuters
PRESS RELEASEClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced the close of its $5M Series B financing round. The company will use the funds…
[Editorial] Odd coal import plan of Indonesia's utility company - The Korea Herald
The revelation made last week by Dahlan Iskan, president of state-owned electricity company PT PLN, of a plan to import around nine million tons of coal next year when Indonesia…
Pool4Tool: E-Sourcing and Beyond for Manufacturers (Part 2) - Enterprise Irregulars (blog)
In the first post in this series looking at Pool4Tool, a European-based e-sourcing provider now expanding into the US market, I provided an overview of the company’s background, architecture/technology stack…
FIATA to present forwarders' perspective at TIACA's Air Cargo Forum - Heavy Lift
FIATA will lead the opening session of the three-day forum and exhibition on November 3rd 2010, which will be chaired by the Federation's President, Jean-Claude Delen. The discussion will focus on…
Back-end logistics must for FDI in multi-brand retail - Financial Express
New Delhi: The government has added an element of social benefit to its latest plan for calibrated opening of the multi-brand retail sector to foreign direct investment (FDI). Only those…
Improvements to Central Library - AboutMyArea
Central Library will be partially closed from 4.00pm on Saturday 11th September and will reopen at 10.00am on Monday 20th September. The closure will allow the Information Library to be incorporated…
Wello's WaterWeel Brings Potable Water to the Masses - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Most of us don't think twice about turning on a faucet and seeing potable water pour out. But for an estimated one billion people around the world, the reality is…
Meeting the Innovation Challenge in a Green Future - BusinessWeek
Companies that want to lead the way in cleantech could do worse than look to the example of Thomas Edison. The Wizard of Menlo Park didn't invent the light bulb;…
Personal Data Hacked from New German ID Cards Live on Public TV - Switched (blog)
The same, privacy-conscious German government that threatened Google with legal action over its "invasive" Street View feature is now facing its very own security crisis, after…
Emdeon may lose California contract as provider looks to shift costs - Nashville Business Journal
Blue Shield of California is severing ties with Nashville-based Emdeon Inc. after 17 years in an effort to cut costs.Blue Shield’s updated list of approved “electronic data interchange clearinghouses” released…
Business
10 Ways to Reward Your Employees, Without Giving a Raise - Fox Small Business Center
It is not news that businesses around the country are financially struggling for the most part. As unemployment remains high,... Read more
UM system, Airgas strike $1 million deal - UM Maneater (blog)
The UM system signed a contract with Airgas, Inc to supply the university with specialty gases, safety products, equipment and... Read more
Airgas Announces Supply Pact With University Of Missouri - Industrial Distribution
September 2, 2010 RADNOR, Penn. - Airgas, Inc. recently announced it has signed a supply agreement with the University... Read more
Technology
ClearCount gets $5M to make surgeries safer for patients - Reuters
PRESS RELEASEClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced the close of its $5M... Read more
Improvements to Central Library - AboutMyArea
Central Library will be partially closed from 4.00pm on Saturday 11th September and will reopen at 10.00am on Monday 20th... Read more
Personal Data Hacked from New German ID Cards Live on Public TV - Switched (blog)
The same, privacy-conscious German government that threatened Google with legal action over its "invasive" Street View... Read more
Logistics & Manufacturing
That's a lotta iPads. Wider availability soon? - TECH.BLORGE.com
Over the last two months, the mothership has cut new order delivery times from weeks to days to overnight (additional... Read more
Pool4Tool: E-Sourcing and Beyond for Manufacturers (Part 2) - Enterprise Irregulars (blog)
In the first post in this series looking at Pool4Tool, a European-based e-sourcing provider now expanding into the US market,... Read more
FIATA to present forwarders' perspective at TIACA's Air Cargo Forum - Heavy Lift
FIATA will lead the opening session of the three-day forum and exhibition on November 3rd 2010, which will be chaired... Read more
Procurement
The Bayview Library will be the largest Black-built project in San Francisco ... - San Francisco Bay View
The new Bayview Library will be built by the people it serves.Willie Ratcliff, owner of Liberty Builders, was low bidder... Read more
Compulsory tender process for public sector property transactions - International Law Office
On March 25 2010 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered an eagerly awaited decision on the obligation to carry... Read more
Boeing receives Air Force contract for AC-130U gunship support - WireUpdate
By BNO News FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – The Boeing Company on Thursday announced that it received a... Read more
Transportation & Warehousing
[Editorial] Odd coal import plan of Indonesia's utility company - The Korea Herald
The revelation made last week by Dahlan Iskan, president of state-owned electricity company PT PLN, of a plan to import... Read more
Wello's WaterWeel Brings Potable Water to the Masses - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Most of us don't think twice about turning on a faucet and seeing potable water pour out. But for an... Read more
Meeting the Innovation Challenge in a Green Future - BusinessWeek
Companies that want to lead the way in cleantech could do worse than look to the example of Thomas Edison.... Read more
