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Southwest Gas Corp.
Southwest Gas operation is composed of two business segments: natural gas operations (Southwest) and construction services. Co.'s Southwest is engaged in the business of purchasing,...
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Business Travelers: Would You Fly southwest If You Could Board First?
Business Travelers: Would You Fly Southwest If You Could Board First?SouthwestMy company requires that we use Southwest for business travel if they offer a flight to the necessary destination. It is cramped if you are traveling cross country - but not so bad for short trips - particularly considering...
Tags: Corporate governance, Southwest, board
Discussion threads 2007-11-09
Business Travelers: Would You Fly southwest If You Could Board First?
Southwest's made some improvements to its "no assigned seating" policy. For starters, the new "letter and number" system substantially decreases the amount of time passengers spend waiting in line to board. And the latest enhancement: the creation of a "Business Select" class (which CEO Gary Kelley says should add at least $100 million...
Tags: Corporate governance, Lori Deschene, Southwest, board
Blog posts 2007-11-08

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Now Boarding: southwest Airlines Goes International
Southwest Airlines has built its reputation -- and profit leadership -- on a low-cost domestic carrier strategy. Now, Southwest is closer than ever to offering international flights. Gary Kelly, the company's chief executive, spoke earlier this week in Baltimore and gave some detail into their international expansion strategy. Two distinct...
Tags: Strategy, Andrew Hines, Southwest Airlines Co.
Blog posts 2007-06-21
Holiday Celebrations southwest Style
Many returned to their offices today after the Thanksgiving holiday to see the predictable appearance of twinkling lights and poinsettia plants in the lobby. The holiday season is upon us, and therefore so is the season of holiday office events. If you're a manager who's less than thrilled about planning...
Tags: Team management, Jessica Stillman, Southwest Airlines Co., celebration
Blog posts 2007-11-26
Lehigh southwest Cement Company: Compressed Air System Improvement Saves Energy at a Lehigh southwest Cement Plant
Lehigh Cement Company, the parent of Lehigh Southwest Cements, was founded in 1897. The Tehachapi plant needs compressed air to serve dust collectors, cylinders, air knives, and pneumatic clutches, all of which are essential for cement production. Air Solutions performed the review when the four existing compressors were operational and...
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, cement
Case studies
Remote Homes Case Study: PV Power for a Modern Home in Florida
When the Chases moved to their PV-powered home in southwest Florida, they brought along all their electrical appliances. And they found out they had enough electricity to use them. Once Joyce and George Chase discovered it would cost $15,000 to extend a utility line to their new home on the...
Tags: Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Energy, photovoltaics, Florida
Case studies
southwest Could Get Undercut in Chicago
Southwest Could Get Undercut in ChicagoGary airportNah, won't happen, Bret. Hooters tried it but pulled out after a short time. The problem is Gary is a dump. No one voluntarily goes there. Doesn't matter how much you save, the trade-off is too great. The perception/reality is Gary is full of...
Tags: Gary, Undercut
Discussion threads 2008-03-17
Bank of (Middle) America
Kerry Killinger and his colleagues at Washington Mutual Inc. don't model themselves after Citigroup or Bank of America. Instead, they look for inspiration to Wal-Mart, Target, and Southwest Airlines -- giant companies that somehow manage to keep costs low and service high and meet the needs of the middle class....
Tags: Washington Mutual Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., bank, strategy
Case studies 2003-03-01
southwest Air Net Falls
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) pulled back on growth plans and posted lower quarterly earnings on Thursday as a weak U.S. economy and record fuel costs took a toll on the leading U.S. discount carrier. First-quarter net profit fell to...
Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Southwest Airlines Co., toll, consolidation, merger, carrier, earnings, Thomson Reuters Corp., New York, aircraft, profit margin, U.S., quarterly profit, TV, environment
News items 2008-04-17
A Community Guide to Basic and Cost-Saving Construction in the American southwest
This book presents several cost-efficient practices that, when implemented, can help affordable housing providers and owners to improve a home's performance, resulting in projects that are high quality, safe, comfortable, energy efficient, and more affordable. These practices are intended as examples for housing providers and homeowners to ensure cost-efficient construction....
Tags: cost savings, strategy, benefit, performance
White papers 2003-09-01
southwest Bank of Texas: Bank Streamlines the Development of Online Payment Solution
Southwest Bank of Texas, the largest independent bank in Houston, offers commercial, private, retail, and mortgage banking services to small- and middle-market businesses and individuals. Commercial customers with e-commerce sites wanted a more secure, flexible, and scalable online system for processing credit-card and check payments - one that the customers'...
Tags: Microsoft development tools, Operational accounting, Financial services, .NET, E-business/E-commerce, Microsoft Corp., payment, bank, online payment, Microsoft .NET Framework, e-business, information technology
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To Get Attention, You Need to Take Chances
Following up on my post about media-friendly messages: no one wants to hear about how you played it safe. We live an inherently risky world -- after all, none of us knows if today will be our last. Even if we don't think about our mortality all the time, we...
Tags: Strategy, Jon Greer, Southwest, media coverage
Blog posts 2008-02-14
Continental, southwest Earnings Hurt By Fuel Costs
By Mark McSherry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Continental Airlines Inc (CAL) and Southwest Airlines Co (LUV), two of the healthiest major U.S. carriers, said on Thursday that record-high fuel costs led to disappointing quarterly earnings and they cut growth plans. Continental's loss and...
Tags: Delta Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., fare, UAL Corp., United Airlines, bankruptcy, carrier, recovery, merger, wall, Thomson Reuters Corp., net profit, New York, adjustment, industry, U.S., environment
News items 2008-04-17
southwest Airlines: How and When, Not if
After the Balanced Scorecard is complete most companies tie budgets and compensation plans to it and then establish it as the basis of their monthly management meetings. The conversation centers on understanding the variance of actual results to targeted results for each Measure. By drilling down into the causes and...
Tags: variance, Balanced Scorecard, compensation
White papers 2004-12-23
How To Motivate Every Employee
How to Motivate Every Employee will show you how to unharness your employees' motivation by uncovering their inner needs and desires and demonstrating how to relate them to your organization's goals and activities in a way that benefits you both. Written by Anne Bruce, a top motivational coach whose work...
Tags: McGraw-Hill Companies, motivation, technique, benefit
Book chapters 2007-10-01
Upfront: How to Achieve "Outrageous" Objectives
As the economy continues to recover and businesses shift from cost-cutting mode to an outlook that emphasizes revenue generation, executives are once again inclined to think big. Many are beginning to envision a future shaped by radical transformations like those that made IBM, Southwest Airlines and Motorola household names. These...
Tags: Penton Media Inc.
White papers 2004-06-01
FAA Says U.S. Airlines Must Monitor Their Own Safety
By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will tighten oversight of airline safety after aircraft groundings at big carriers, but will not absolve airlines of responsibility for monitoring their own safety, the FAA's top official said on...
Tags: Aerospace & Defense, FAA, Southwest Airlines Co., Patty Murray, quality control, aircraft, American Airlines, carrier, compliance, agency, Washington, monitoring, Thomson Reuters Corp., transportation, worker, monitor, industry
News items 2008-04-17
southwest Could Get Undercut in Chicago
Two ultra-low fare carriers could undercut Southwest's dominance in the Chicago area as cheaper Gary, Indiana threatens both O'Hare and Midway. There has long been talk of a third airport in Chicago, one of the world's busiest flight hubs. For years, Chicago's mayor has tried to build a massive new complex...
Tags: Brett Snyder, Gary Indiana, O'Hare, Midway, Southwest
Blog posts 2008-03-14
Well-Failure Reduction Program Realizes Benefits
Medicine Bow Operating Co. implemented a focused, well-failure reduction program in their waterfloods, and gas well operations in southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle. The company was experiencing excessive well failures, as many as 112 per month from 200 wells. This article shows, how, a focused program yielded cost savings...
Tags: WorldOil.com, cost savings, incentive, team, benefit
White papers 2004-04-01
Active-Adult Boomers Still Favor Suburbs
A growing number of aging baby boomers may be moving to revitalized downtown areas, but most active-adult developments are still being built in the suburbs. Nine of the top 10 counties in the nation for recent active-adult home construction are in the suburbs, showing the tendency of many older buyers...
Tags: home construction
White papers 2004-10-14
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