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18 COVER STORY ❘ Lighting Up Profits ❘ Achieving bottom line growth through energy savings
22 HUMAN RESOURCES ❘ Multicultural Matters ❘ Workplace diversity, inclusion programs help keep valued staff
26 FIREFIGHTERS PROGRESS REPORT ❘ Our second update from the trenches of our business owner makeover
30 10th ANNIVERSARY TIMELINE ❘ A celebratory look back at the growth and evolution of B2B over the past decade
44 PRINTING ❘ Living Large ❘ Growth of wide format printing enhances marketing communications toolbox for business
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4 From the Publisher 49 Professionally Speaking 6 Since We Last Met 10 Build Up Pages 17 Pierce Stronglove 43 Guest Advice 50 Who’s News 56 Business Calendar 57 Advertiser Index 58 Key Statistics
The Futuristic look of light pipes atop the fieldhouse at Menasha High School foretells a tomorrow that features improved lighting with virtually no cost. Photo by Don Stolley of Stolley Studio in Oshkosh.
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