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INTREN Named 2014 PG&E Supplier of the Year
Concord, CA (PRWEB) November 07, 2014
INTREN, an innovative utility solutions partner, is proud to announce it has received Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) 2014 Supplier of the Year and Electric Operations Supplier of the Year Awards. Since joining forces in 2010, the INTREN-PG&E partnership has resulted in jobs for nearly 90 local employees, $ 3 million in second tier spend as a Minority/Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) and a growing community outreach program.
As one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the U.S., San Francisco-based PG&E employs over 20,000 workers to generate more than $ 4 billion annually. With a service area covering nearly 70,000 square miles, PG&E relies on the support of INTREN and other partners to serve their 16 million customers throughout northern and central California.
Initially, INTREN first partnered with PG&E in 2010 to provide underground and electrical overhead work. At that time, INTREN had a local employee base of just 15 people, yet produced nearly $ 2 million in initial spend for PG&E.
Today, just 4 years later, INTREN’s local workforce has grown to nearly 90 among 2 San Francisco Bay Area offices, now producing more than $ 30 million in revenue for PG&E.
Underpinning this growth is the combination of INTREN and PG&E’s commitment to diversity and continuous improvement. As an MWBE contractor, INTREN is proud to be part of PG&E’s focus on boosting California’s economic growth through the development of minority-owned businesses. In fact, in 2013, PG&E spent more than $ 2 billion with diverse suppliers such as INTREN.
“Our commitment to stewardship drives us to embrace and mentor other MWBE companies to offer the same opportunities I was provided,” said Loretta Rosenmayer, INTREN Founder and CEO.
INTREN and PG&E also share a commitment to continuous improvement. In addition to their own employee training and development programs, INTREN will be participating in PG&E’s PowerPathway program to cultivate the next generation of utility workers.
Taking their dedication to stewardship even further, INTREN has grown its employee community service program through relationships with local charities, including Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation, AIDS Walk, Second Harvest Food Bank, Best Buddies International and the ALS Association.
About INTREN
For more than 25 years, INTREN has been an innovative solution partner, dedicated to building and maintaining the infrastructure of the energy industry. The company’s culture of stewardship guides INTREN to care for others’ priorities as if they were their own. Through an unwavering commitment to safety, integrity, customer focus and employee empowerment, the company has succeeded in offering turnkey services to a long list of satisfied clients. As an industry leader, INTREN is proud to serve many of the country’s foremost utility companies, private contractors and developers, municipalities and cooperatives. For more about INTREN, visit INTREN.com.
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Panzer General is turn-based game, set upon operational level hex maps. A single plays single scenarios coming from either Axis or perhaps Allied side as well as against a computer or individual opponent. In Campaign Mode, the player presumes the role of a German born general from the Allied computer.Panzer General is a good operational-level game, as well as units approximate battalions, although device size and also map level from one situation to the next are usually elastic. While the names as well as information for your units tend to be reasonably correct, the situations only approximate historical scenarios.Its story feature ended up being to link personal scenarios in to a campaign spanning World War II coming from 1939 to 1945. Models are able to acquire experience and be stronger, exactly where success in a battle would award the ball player prestige in order to upgrade units, acquire extra units, and select a better situation for the next fight.In The early nineties, Panzer General won the actual Origins Award for Best Army or Strategy Computer Game regarding 1995. The overall game and its sequels created a devoted following, who’ve revived on the internet head-to-head play and also added several units, functions, and over A couple of,500 scenarios. New suggestions are still being produced well over 10 years after its initial launch.[edit] CampaignsPanzer General has 38 situations based on real or make believe battles from World War II. The ball player can participate in a single fight or a strategy mode.Within Campaign Mode of Panzer General, a series of struggles unfolds being a campaign heads to victory. There is one long marketing campaign as Philippines, with several starting locales: * Poland (1939); from Poland, via Norway, towards the West with possible amphibious landing in Britain. * N. Africa (The early 1940′s); from Northern Africa towards the Middle East. * Barbarossa (1941); from your initial traversing of the Soviet boundary to Moscow. * Husky (1943); through Allies obtaining on Sicily towards the end from the war. * Kharkov (1943); from your German spring offensive towards the end from the war.The duty in most situations is to get all goal cities in a given quantity of turns; getting them at least 5 transforms earlier is recognized as a major victory. In cases from later on stages regarding war, the Germans make an effort to hold opportunities against the stronger adversary. A typical task is then “Hold a minimum of two in our objective cities for 20 becomes; for Major Victory, maintain at least several.”All campaigns part out and also end possibly by the general being sacked regarding incompetence or even end of the war. Within Campaign Setting, a Major Triumph could possibly alter known traditional events. As an example, defeat within the 1940 Battle associated with France leads to game above; after a Main Victory the player invades Britain; following a Minor Victory the player can either command its northern border African marketing campaign or catch the Balkans and Greece and then invade Russia (Barbarossa). After a Major victory in Barbarossa the player either can convince our prime Command to address Moscow immediately (which costs him or her significantly prestige, required for buying devices) or attack Kiev and then Moscow (but then Moscow is flanked by formidable fortifications).When the player defines a Major Triumph both in Great britain and in Moscow, he or she is allowed to interfere with Washington. Normally, he/she must fight well in lots of battles to obtain another opportunity to attack them. If Britain or USSR makes it this assault, they drive the Spanish people all the way returning to Berlin. The best the player can do now’s to fight well in each and every battle to own enough reputation for the next one – and to achieve an important victory within the final protection of Berlin.Tactical componentsPanzer General requires the player to use combined-arms techniques, where every unit is actually strong in opposition to some product types but very susceptible by other people. Dug-in enemy opportunities must be softened by artillery, which can be vulnerable and requires protection. Just before attacking the infantry and anti-tanks, you need to eliminate the artillery which usually protects all of them from behind. If absolutely no tank may slip presently there, one performs this mostly by bombers, but then it is advantageous to destroy mid-air defense units first. The particular fighters possess a dilemma in between destroying adversary air pressure and safeguarding the bombers.One must cautiously observe the street system to speed the progress, or he/she may use Bridge engineers to mix the streams. Panzer General rewards any Blitzkrieg strategy – penetrating heavy into the enemy positions although postponing damage of a number of the encountered foe units with regard to later.The performance associated with units is affected by their experience, that takes very long to collect. 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BRC Leads the Way in Food Safety with Release of New Global Standard
London, UK (PRWEB) November 06, 2014
BRC Global Standards has announced a publication date of January 2015 for the seventh issue of its internationally recognized Global Standard Food Safety.
Issue 7 will focus on:
ensuring consistency of the audit process
providing a Standard that is flexible enough to allow voluntary modules to reduce the audit burden
encouraging systems to reduce exposure to fraud
promoting greater transparency and traceability in the supply chain
encouraging adoption of the Standard in small sites and facilities where processes are still in development.
Setting the standard internationally for best practices in food safety, certification to BRC’s Global Standard Food Safety allows suppliers worldwide to show customers that they are upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and legal compliance. Audits against Issue 7 are set to begin in July 2015.
About BRC Global Standards
BRC Global Standards are the world’s biggest provider of safety and quality standards programmes for food manufacture, packaging, storage and distribution. BRC Global Standards are generated with the help of technical specialists, retailers, manufacturers and certification bodies from around the world, so everything is based on practicality, rigour and clarity.
The BRC Global Standards certification scheme offers comprehensive support to help new and established businesses to achieve and maintain their quality and safety aims.
For more information please visit http://www.brcglobalstandards.com
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The No Credit Check Auto Lender Answers “Can You Use a Personal Loan for a Car Purchase?” in New Article
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 02, 2014
Many shoppers find the task of applying for an auto loan taunting and therefore look for other ways to purchase their new car. The idea of using a personal loan as payment is a questions many shoppers ask themselves. In the newest article from the online auto lender, the differences between loans is discussed as well as the best loan option for a car purchase.
https://completeautoloans.com/application-form/ – Get approved for a car loan in as little as 60 seconds
“Auto loans are secured loans, meaning that the lender has a physical piece of property (the car) that they can use as collateral in the loan. For this reason, auto loans can have lower interest rates and lower qualification requirements than personal loans,” says Complete Auto Loans.
As an extra service, Complete Auto Loans also provides a complimentary online credit score tool which has helped drivers save thousands of dollars. Upon completing the easy online car loan application, applicants are given the opportunity to save thousands of dollars on their loan. For more information, visit Complete Auto Loans website.
About Complete Auto Loans
Complete Auto Loans is a Seattle-based company that is dedicated to helping their customers acquire national car financing. They design and develop customized no credit financing, bad and good credit loans. Voted the best for “Quality Customer Service” and “Best National Service” by thousands of people, their finance experts focus on providing their customers with the following: information and tools available for different loan offers, how to choose the best loan that fits their budget, as well as related eligibility guidelines.
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Mortgage Insurance is a Way of Providing Less for More According to YourLifeSolution.com
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 02, 2014
YourLifeSolution.com, a service which allows consumers to compare and purchase life insurance electronically, is today alerting consumers of how mortgage insurance generally doesn’t provide as much value as life insurance for the same price.
According to YourLifeSolution.com, mortgage insurance is a form of life insurance in which the death benefit decreases with the remaining balance of a mortgage, but with life insurance, the death benefit is typically arranged to either grow or stay fixed. “Mortgage insurance is great for the bank, great for the insurer, and pretty mediocre for the customer. Overall, it’s much better to just buy traditional life insurance. Yes, it’s entirely likely that you won’t need the entire death benefit in the end, but nevertheless, it’s far more cost effective to just have a fixed death benefit life insurance policy,” said Eric Smith, the founder and independent life insurance agent of YourLifeSolution.com.
YourLifeSolution.com states that not only in their opinion is mortgage life insurance, otherwise known as decreasing term life insurance, an advantageous product, but that they have never placed a single policy that follows this scheme.
YourLifeSolution.com invites all adults to view their own life insurance rates online within the site’s homepage. Consumers can also get information by phone directly from Eric Smith by dialing 888.374.2764.
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Urban Hydroponics Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Merge with Canadian Hydroponics Companies
Miami Beach, Florida (PRWEB UK) 31 October 2014
Urban Hydroponics, Inc. (OTCQB:URHY), a Nevada corporation (“Urban Hydroponics” or, the “Company”) today announced it has signed a Binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge with three Canada-based companies in the urban cultivation sector – Urban Cultivator Inc. (“Urban Cultivator”), BC Northern Lights Enterprises Ltd. (“BC Northern Lights”), and W3 Metal Inc. (“W3 Metal” and together with Urban Cultivator and BC Northern Lights, the “Target Companies”). Pursuant to the LOI and an earlier non-binding term sheet, Urban Hydroponics, to date, has made working capital bridge loans to the Target Companies in an aggregate amount of $ 880,000 from funds it raised in a private placement to non-US persons.
Urban Cultivator is a British Columbia-based manufacturer of high quality, fully-automated indoor growing appliances that allow year-round growing of herbs, micro-greens, flowers and veggies. The “Urban Cultivator™” appliance features an automated control center to ensure that greens get precisely the right amount of water and light, while onboard fans control humidity and air circulation. The Urban Cultivator comes in a residential model and a commercial size application for restaurants. The Urban Cultivator appliance plumbs into city water and electricity, and is easy to install. It serves the growing ‘locavore’ movement that aims to consume locally grown, organic foods. Urban Cultivator employs 14 people and its estimated, unaudited revenue for 2014 is expected to be approximately $ 1.2 million. Urban Cultivator’s website address is http://www.urbancultivator.net .
The commercial scale Urban Cultivator is used by some of the top restaurants and hotels in the world including the Four Seasons and the Fairmont, both in Vancouver. High end chefs turn to the Urban Cultivator to help them provide the freshest and best tasting experience for their customers. The Urban Cultivator can save restaurants $ 500 to $ 1500 per month in the cost of greens. Moreover, restaurants can promise their customers that greens grown on their premises in the Urban Cultivator are cultivated without pesticides and harmful chemicals and are harvested at peak nutritional value then plated within minutes. Executive Chef of Four Seasons Vancouver, Ned Bell, has emphasized that “The Urban Cultivator is a vital component to our culinary mission of incorporating fresh, local and sustainable ingredients into our menus.”
Additionally, Martha Stewart, famous culinary enthusiast, is a fan of the Urban Cultivator and has described the appliance as “the perfect indoor garden for your home and restaurant.” Martha Stewart uses the Urban Cultivator in her “test kitchen” to incorporate fresh herbs and ingredients into her recipes, to promote a healthy-green diet.
BC Northern Lights is a British Columbia-based manufacturer of indoor hydroponic grow boxes serving the sector since 2001. BC Northern Lights offers seven different grow box combinations that help both the novice and professional grower through each stage of the production cycle.
Every BC Northern Lights grow box is a fully automated hydroponic growing appliance, made with premium parts and electronics and comes with all essential supplies including CO2 setup, nutrients, bulbs, pumps, and an electronic timer.
BC Northern Lights employs 13 people. Its estimated, unaudited annual revenues for 2014 are expected to be approximately $ 2.5 million. The web address for BC Northern Lights is http://www.bcnorthernlights.com.
W3 Metal is a British Columbia-based metals fabricator that specializes in the manufacture of hydroponic grow boxes for Urban Cultivator and BC Northern Lights. It is expected that he integration of W3 Metal into the post-merger company will help ensure the highest standards of quality control for the metal components and manufacture of the Urban Cultivator appliances and the BC Northern Lights growboxes.
Urban Hydroponics’ Principal Executive Officer Frank Terzo stated, “This proposed merger transaction will bring public two of the leading name brands in hydroponics. Urban Cultivator and BC Northern Lights appliances have received accolades from trade publications and high-profile users alike. The increasing awareness around eating locally grown, higher nutrition foods that reduce our carbon footprint is a driving force behind the expanding growth of this market. We look forward to completing this merger transaction by the end of the calendar year.”
Tarren Wolfe, founder and majority stockholder of Urban Cultivator, BC Northern Lights, and W3 Metal, added, “We believe that upon completion of this merger, we will be financed and positioned for accelerated growth as we leverage our brand equity to supply top-quality appliances to residential and commercial customers. As a public company we can better pursue the tremendous growth opportunity in the hydroponics market.”
For more information about the proposed merger and related transactions, including the bridge loans to the Target Companies and the Company’s associated private placement, see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014. The proposed merger is subject to certain conditions and contingencies and there can be no assurance at this time that the merger will be completed as currently planned.
Urban Hydroponics, Inc.
Urban Hydroponics, Inc. (formerly known as Placer Del Mar, Ltd.) was incorporated in Nevada on May 13, 2005 for the purpose of mining and mineral exploration. In June, 2013 the Company ceased its mining exploration activities to refocus its business objectives on seeking a business combination with a private entity whose business would present an opportunity for the Company’s shareholders. Since that time the Company has been a “shell company” as such term is defined under the federal securities laws. Frank Terzo is currently the Company’s sole officer and director.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to the planned merger with Urban Cultivator Inc., BC Northern Lights Enterprises Ltd., and W3 Metal Inc., (ii) a projection of income (including income/loss), earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) the Company’s future financial performance and (iv) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in points (i), (ii) or (iii) above. Such forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances and may not be realized because they are based upon the Company’s current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which the Company has no control over. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation, the Company’s ability or lack thereof to successfully complete its planned merger with, and integrate the operations of Urban Cultivator, Inc., BC Northern Lights, Inc., and W3 Metals, to obtain adequate financing at appropriate pricing, to successfully compete in the Company’s markets and to expand the Company’s business; lack of product diversification; existing or increased competition, stock volatility and illiquidity; general market and economic conditions; and the Company’s ability to implement its business plans or strategies. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.
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Debt Consolidation USA Differentiates Good Debts From Bad Debts
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 29, 2014
Debt Consolidation USA recently shared in an article published october 28, 2014 how consumers need to be able to tell the difference between good debts and bad debts. The article titled “The Truth About Paying Good And Bad Debts” gives consumers some pointers to help them separate that two types of debt.
The article starts off by explaining how debt is a complex idea in the sense that not all of them are bad but it does not also mean that not all of them are good. The challenge lies in consumers being able to discern one from the other. Mixing the two and being aggressive in repayment with the good ones and putting off the bad ones
The article shares that one of the ways to understand if the debt is a good one or a bad one is to answer the question which debts help increase your personal net worth? This is one of the easiest ways to determine if the debt you are looking at can help you or if it is something you need to pay down more aggressively.
Knowing how to approach the repayment of the debt is important in dealing with the budget. Pulling back or being aggressive depends on they type of debt. Credit card debt does not contribute to your net worth and should be paid down more aggressively than others. The same goes with payday loans and it is best to pay them down ahead of other debts.
Another thing you need to monitor is if the debt holds back your financial growth. Student loans is one example to look at. As much as there are some borrowers who are having a tough time with repayment, student loans does give students an advantage to command a higher salary when they start working.
To read the rest of the article, click on this link: http://www.debtconsolidationusa.com/creditcarddebt/truth-paying-good-bad-debts.html
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