I just came across this hilarious story on Brand Autopsy about Campbell-Mithum, an ad agency in Minneapolis. The firm had a dilemma--it couldn't explain to its clients why its services are indispensable or how it can improve their branding and marketing efforts. Why? Because they didn't know! That's sounds like...
When the city of Minneapolis in December 2002 outsourced much of its IT technology and infrastructure to Unisys, it operated differently than other municipalities in its outsourcing arrangement. The city of Minneapolis wanted to turn IT infrastructure into a utility. Since 60 percent of Minneapolis' IT budget was devoted to...
Anderson's clutch hit puts Angels back on top in 9th st. petersburg, fla. ---- Given a final chance to extend his hitting streak to 23 games, Garret Anderson delivered for the Los Angeles Angels with a ninth-inning infield single that drove in the winning run in a...
BEIJING -- Television viewers around the world are tuning into the Beijing Games in record numbers, and it's likely to fill the coffers of the International Olympic Committee like never before and ease pressure to tinker with the Olympic formula. Chalk it up to the "Phelps effect."...
Global Beverage Innovations announcedtoday that it has retained the services of Veridian Group LLC ofMinneapolis, Minnesota as a strategic marketing consultant to support thefinancial development and launch of Anti-Ageing Water™. The company islooking for equity partners to launch its new designer water on the globalmarketplace. The concept behind Anti-Ageing Water...
MINNEAPOLIS -- IQ Services, a premier provider of voice testing services for contact center and communication solutions and a member of the HP Quality Management Ecosystem, unveiled three new offerings at today's SpeechTEK 2008 Multimodal Lab. The three offerings -- Voice StressTest[TM] Monitor, Voice HeartBeat[TM] Monitor and FaxStress[TM] Monitor --...
MINNEAPOLIS -- ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced today that Don Crouse, Vice President of ABRA-Tennessee, has been elected to chair the Memphis I-CAR Committee. The vision of I-CAR is that every person in the collision industry, current and future, has the necessary knowledge and skills relevant to their position...
Interactive Programs Launch for Digital Transition Awareness Month MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, today announced the launch of two new digital programs to help prepare consumers for the analog to digital broadcast transition DTV taking place on February 17, 2009. The microsite, www.askablueshirt.com,...
Wayne Brunetti, former Xcel Energy chairman and CEO, has been elected to the OGE Energy board of directors. Brunetti, 65, began his career at Florida Power & Light in 1964. He retired in 2005 as chairman of Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based provider of electricity and natural gas...
ST. PAUL -- The last time the Twin Cities hosted a major political party's nominating convention, delegates from the 44 states arrived at Minneapolis' Exposition Building in horse-drawn buggies and street cars, and "Flour City" was derided by some Easterners as a frontier town. That was in 1892,...
Regulators to Set the Standard for the Future of Examinations Through Greater Efficiency and Reduced Time and Costs for Financial Institutions MINNEAPOLIS -- ComplianceEase([R]), the nation's leading provider of automated compliance solutions announced today at the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators AARMR Annual Regulatory Conference the initial...
Leading Women's Online Network Engages Ideologically Diverse Members in Community-Driven Discussion of 2008 Presidential Campaign PALO ALTO, Calif. -- BlogHer, Inc. (www.blogher.com), one of the top women's online networks and the Web's number-one guide to blogs by women, today announced that both presidential campaigns have committed to blog...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Government approval for an expansion of the codeshare agreement between Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) was announced on 19 August by Northwest. The approval covers the expansion of the codeshare to all of Northwest's transpacific...
Verdict in farmers' class action lawsuit challenges chemical industry's marketing practices MINNEAPOLIS -- After more than a decade in litigation, which included two U.S. Supreme Court appearances and five trips the Minnesota Supreme Court, Minnesota farmers will finally receive payments from a class action lawsuit brought against BASF...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Directors of Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 13 cents per share payable September 15, 2008, to shareholders of record August 29, 2008. Company Profile Minneapolis-based Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and...
Carol S. Eicher, Vice President/Global Business Director for Rohm and Haas Company, joins Tennant Company Board of Directors MINNEAPOLIS -- Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world, announced the election of Carol S. Eicher to...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Solutran reports a 53% market share of total back office conversion BOC volume for the second quarter. "The momentum for BOC continues to build and we expect further growth at Solutran and in the industry in general," said Barry Nordstrand, CEO and President of Solutran. "Increasing...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Ecolab Inc. was once again recognized by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as one of the "Best Places to Work" in Minneapolis-St. Paul. For the third year in a row, Ecolab was named as one of the top-scoring businesses on the recent Employee Survey...
BOSTON -- Fintegra Financial Solutions has joined FundQuest in a partnership to make FundQuest's Institutional Spectrumsm platform available to Fintegra's financial advisors. Fintegra, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has more than $140 million in assets under management. FundQuest is a leading provider of technology-based productivity tools, back-office operational support, and investment...
Twin Cities Reap Benefits of Sprint's $2 Million Network Upgrades; Company Stands Ready for Any Scenario with Top-Notch Emergency Response Team OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Be it politicians, delegates or media members, visitors to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., next month should expect crystal-clear coverage...
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