Featured In This Issue
Everyone has had a great idea that—rightly or wrongly—has gotten shot down. But Bruce Geier, the founder, president and CEO of San Diego-based Technology Integration Group (TIG), was lucky enough to have his idea shot down at the right time.
The utility sector in the United States—water, natural gas, electric, and telecommunications—will spend approximately $4 trillion over the next 20 years to modernize its infrastructure, according to estimates. The Utility Market Access subcommittee (UMA) of the National Association of the Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) is perhaps the most critical group
In the summer of 2015, Toronto will host the largest multisport event Canada has ever held, the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. It will welcome 10,000 athletes, officials and coaches at 33 competition venues, and is expected to create 15,000 new jobs.
The insurance giant Lloyds (formerly Lloyd’s of London) in its 2011 Lloyd’s Risk Index Survey identified the top three global business risks as: (1) loss of customers, (2) talent and skills shortages, including succession risk, and (3) reputational risk. Of course, the risk of losing customers and potential damage to corporate reputation are inextricably linked to quality performance of the workforce.
News
Podcast featuring MBE magazine
MBE magazine Publisher and President of Enterprise Publishing Inc., Barbara Oliver, discusses the publication with Exceptions to the Rules host, E. Michelle Lee, on TalktainmentRadio.com.
Publisher's Page
While this issue has always been focused on the energy industry, we planned for a more balanced editorial this time. One that included one or two on the subject as well as a smattering of other topics. Instead, we found ourselves riveted by the articles that were presented. Thus, we have three articles centered in the public utility industry ...
Departments
Alliances/Mergers/Contracts
The TIG/m Modern Street Railways, a Hispanic-owned manufacturer of environmentally friendly streetcars for inner-city public transportation, through the assistance of the Los Angeles Minority Business Development Agency, has secured several contracts valued at over $3 million from the Government of Aruba ...
Master Your Brand
I did some digging around regarding the concept of partnerships recently, wondering whether or not I could add to the understanding of the concept. Why? Because partnerships have always been important to me as a small-business owner, and because ...
People/Places
The Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council (CMSDC) has elected a new slate of board members for the year 2013 ...
In Brief
According a report released recently by Environmental Entrepreneurs, a national community of individual business leaders who advocate for good environmental policy while building economic prosperity, in 2012, more than 300 clean energy and clean transportation projects is expected to create 110,000 jobs in every corner of the country...
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