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SFI Certification Expected to Increase Number of Certified LEED Projects

August 2, 2016  |  LEED Certified Project

For years, the only certified products allowed in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects were from companies that were Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certified.  The process was often time

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Should Interns Be Paid?

June 1, 2016  |  interns

Summer will be here before you know it, which means college students are looking for internships to help gain experience and learn from hands-on training. While many internships are unpaid, your business must meet certain requirements

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Cash is King and May Just Save Your Business

May 5, 2016

You’d expect it to be a good thing when business conditions are improving and companies are getting busier, but you might be wrong. More and more businesses are learning what the loss of a credit line is doing to their business the hard

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What Happened to Customer Service?

April 4, 2016  |  Customer Service

Customer Service can make or break a business, especially in a time where good or bad customer service experiences are quickly shared over the internet or via word-of-mouth. As a business owner or manager, you want to be sure your customer

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OSHA and Department of Justice DOJ Step Up Criminal Enforcement of OSHA Violations

March 4, 2016  |  DOJ, OSHA, Workplace Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, along with the Department of Justice, are cracking down on OSHA penalties and increasing criminal sentences for those who violate the law in order to protect workers. According to the

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Changing Purchasing Patterns

In order to “hit the ground running” in 2016, plant managers and sales managers need to evaluate how their business needs are changing and how their customers’ business needs are changing in order to stay competitive this

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