Exploiting the recovery Senior management sets the tone for the business, the investors, and the employees. While the business may be in decline, forward-looking executives prepare for it to lead when the recovery comes. By Rick Burris, Principal, Oliver Wight Americas. ┬áExecutive teams with the foresight to make the best choices under trying circumstances will lead their companies into the inevitably better future.

The greening of a campus┬áVirginia Commonwealth University is one of hundreds of institutions of higher learning nationwide committed to sustainability. April Terreri is your guide to learn more. Colleges and universities across the nation are joining the initiative of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) to reduce their respective carbon footprints.

Every last detail┬áKeith Regan learns how UTi Integrated Logistics avoids having its services viewed as a commodity by paying attention to details, investing in technology and understanding customer needs so well it can anticipate whatÔÇÖs coming next. Increasingly, businesses have come to view their supply chains as a potential competitive advantage. For many, the best way to leverage that advantage has been through outsourcing warehousing and transportation logistics to third parties.

Green power from a blue┬áplanet┬áU.S. Geothermal Inc. finds, establishes and operates geothermal energy plants in the Western United States. Keith Regan finds out how the firmÔÇÖs mining-industry approach to the market could get a significant boost from federal stimulus spending. In the search for alternative and sustainable energy sources, geothermal is often overlooked.

When lean meets green┬áDr I.S. Jawahir of the University of Kentucky Center for Manufacturing tells Martin Ashcroft how the concept of sustainable manufacturing has evolved from lean, through green, collecting more Rs as it grows. If you are a certain age you may remember when the three Rs stood for reading, writing and arithmetic (or, as some said, reckoning). It required a little linguistic license, perhaps, but the phrase has been a popular idiom for many years. How the world has changed!

Silver in Sacramento┬áConstructing a new, LEED-certified terminal building at Sacramento International Airport is timely, combining necessity with the state of the economy, Frank Barnes reports. Sacramento International Airport, located about ten miles northwest of the city of Sacramento, California, is under the auspices of the Sacramento County Airport System, which is responsible for planning, developing, operating and maintaining it, along with the countyÔÇÖs three other, smaller airports (Executive Airport, Mather Airport and Franklin Field).

Despite the economic downturn, TolTest, Inc. posted record revenues in 2008ÔÇöeven above their own expectations. Ernesto Enrique gives Ruari McCallion an insight into how it was doneWhen TolTest, Inc., submitted a proposal to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Office, in 1992, it marked a turning point in the companyÔÇÖs development. Until then it had been solely involved in commercial operations; winning that multiyear, multimillion-dollar project as prime contractor led to a major change in focus.

Growth through constraint┬áWith enormous experience, niche expertise, a knowledge-sharing culture and a surefire plan for improving throughput, Timberland Equipment is set to significantly add to the 8,000 successful projects it has already completed. The term ÔÇ£constraintÔÇØ can easily conjure up negative images. Indeed, constraint may be regarded as a reason why many companies fail to grow.

Hitting the sweet spot┬áA move to new premises will make business sweeter than ever for snack cake maker Tasty Baking Company, Gary Toushek learns. Americans love their snack cakes, and every day they consume a lot of Tastykakes in several varieties, including snack-sized, pre-packaged treats such as Krimpets (shaped sponge cakes with icing or filling), Kandy Kakes (chocolate-enrobed cakes with filling), Juniors (small two-layer cakes with filling or icing), Kreamies (long two-layer cakes with cream filling in between)...  ...Doublicious (variations of t

Power performance┬áOne power conversion supplier is redefining industry expectations for quality and reliability as todayÔÇÖs economic climate increases the pressure on electronics makers to do more with less.  Without a standard power converter, the high voltage coming from a wallÔÇÖs power outlet would cause any sophisticated electronic deviceÔÇöa computer, cell phone, or high-end audio systemÔÇöto be fried instantly upon plugging it in.