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USTDA Official to Speak this Thursday at Rebuilding Iraq Conference

Monday, November 28th, 2005

New Fields is proud to welcome
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Carl B. Kress
Regional Director
USTDA
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As a Speaker For the
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5th Rebuilding Iraq Conference and Expo
1-2 December 2005
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Washington, DC
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Other Confirmed Speakers Include:
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H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid
Minister of Water Resources
Iraq Republic
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H.E. Jasim M. Jaffar
Minister of Construction & Housing
Republic of Iraq
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Raad .M. Ayoub
Chief Commercial Negotiator
Ministry of Water Resources
Republic […]

The Scotts Company LLC and OH Logistics Partner in Southern California:

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Nashville, TN. Ozburn-Hessey Logistics and The Scotts Company LLC, a subsidiary of The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company, announced a partnership in which OH Logistics will provide warehousing and transportation scheduling for The Scotts Company and operate a 600,000 square foot building in Fontana, CA. The addition of this space brings OH Logistics total square footage in the […]

Wal-Mart Selects DSC Logistics as Consolidation Program Partner; DSC To Provide Consolidation Services for Wal-Mart Remix Program

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 27, 2005–DSC Logistics, a leading supply chain management company with a nationwide network announced that it has been selected by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to provide consolidation logistics services for its Remix program.
Wal-Mart’s Remix program is designed to improve store efficiency, and as a result suppliers will receive smaller, more frequent orders. For many […]

Pushing Procurement Savings to the Bottom Line, Increasing Corporate Competitiveness Both Dominating the CFO Agenda, Says AberdeenGroup

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 11, 2005–Following a benchmarking study of 100 CFOs and senior financial managers conducted with Business Finance Magazine, AberdeenGroup has published a new report, “The CFO’s View of Procurement: Getting More to the Bottom Line.” According to the new report, economic uncertainty, slower revenue growth, and lower profit margins are placing greater demands on […]

Procurement BPO Deal Analysis Reveals Vibrant Market Activity, IDC Finds

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 26, 2005–A newly released IDC study of worldwide procurement business process outsourcing (BPO) contracts signed by U.S. providers reveals that the procurement BPO market is much larger than public deal announcements alone indicate. While only 50 procurement BPO deals have been publicly disclosed by U.S.-based providers over time, IDC’s exploration of the […]

Cargo Connection Logistics Corp. Says Delta and Northwest Chapter 11 Filings Will Have Minimal Impact on Company

Monday, September 19th, 2005

Cargo Connection Logistics Holding, Inc. (OTCBB:CRGO), today announced that recent bankruptcy filings by Delta and Northwest Airlines will have negligible impact on the operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Cargo Connection Logistics Corp.
Cargo COO/CFO, Scott Goodman, said that the company was owed a minimal amount of money from each airline and that they will […]

Unleashing E-Procurement

Monday, September 5th, 2005

SAP Supplier Network is a global document exchange platform that allows enterprises to transact business electronically with thousands of suppliers using a single, standards-based network connection. It complements the capabilities of mySAP Supplier Relationship Management (mySAP SRM). The result is a comprehensive, collaborative solution for nonstrategic procurement that can be implemented within weeks.
Leading enterprises are […]

Study: Arlington No. 1 in homeland security contracts

Sunday, September 4th, 2005

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Homeland Security paid private contractors in Arlington more than $818 million in 2004 _ the most in any single jurisdiction, according to a study by a Virginia Tech professor.
The amount was nearly 30 percent of all the department’s contracts, exceeding what was spent in the Dallas and San Francisco […]

CFO Added to Wako Logistics Group’s Management Team

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Wako Logistics Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WKOL - News) announced today the appointment of Mr. David Koontz to the position of Chief Financial Officer effective August 8, 2005.
Mr. Koontz has previously held a senior position with a major international accounting firm as well as senior level positions with […]

Defense Logistics Agency Employees Receive BIG Recognition

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

FORT BELVOIR, Va., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Cornel Holder and Eddie Shelton
are the recipients of the 2005 Blacks in Government Civilian Meritorious
Service Award for Outstanding Department of Defense African American
Contributions.
Holder, the Defense National Stockpile Center administrator, was selected
in the GS-14 through GS-15 category.
Shelton, a Defense Supply Center […]