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StayGreen Oil Launches Used Oil Marketplace
StayGreen Oil, LLC, a global provider of used lubricant and used cooking oil technology solutions announced today it has launched its StayGreen Oil Marketplace (www.staygreenoil.com). The StayGreen Marketplace is designed as cloud based service intended for use by Buyers and Sellers of used lubricants and cooking oils to enable them to acquire the best vendor [...]
Eco-Preneuring Visionary: John Mackey
John Mackey borrowed $45,000 in 1978 to open a store in a Victorian house in Austin, Texas. Two years later, the very first Whole Foods store opened and the concept has grown to more than 300 stores.
Spotlight: Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely Founder of Spanx Shapewear “Failure is not the outcome. Failure is not trying.” As a young girl, Sara Blakely’s father would ask: “What did you fail at today?” Growing up, failure was viewed as a good thing. If Sara didn’t fail at something that day, her father would be duly disappointed. This enthusiasm [...]
2nd Annual Energy & Innovation Conference
Catalyst Connection and the National Energy Technology Laboratory-Regional University Alliance (NETL-RUA) have announced that the 2nd Annual Energy & Innovation Conference is being held November 28 and 29, 2012 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. C. Alan Walker, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development, will give the keynote address. “The Energy and Innovation Conference [...]
Hess & Dunkin’ Donuts: Perfect Together
Consumers, travelers, drivers have another great reason to stop and fill up at Hess: Dunkin’ Donuts is now incorporated into the sparkling shops. Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, recently announced that existing franchisee George Ross, chief executive of Coastal Franchising LLC, has partnered with Hess Corporation to own and [...]
Made in the U.S.A. : Trundle Desk
Eric Pfeiffer created the clever desk for Offi State College, Pennsylvania.
Laser-Etched Egg-Vertising
CBS has used laser-etched eggs in campaigns to promote their programs. Show logos and puns (Crack the Case on CBS with CSI) were used along with the CBS insignia in 2006 on 35 million eggs.
Visionary Eco-Preneur: Anita Roddick
The Body Shop founder, Anita Roddick, was searching for botanical ingredients from habitats all over the world after she gave birth to two children. She wanted them to have the purest ingredients in their foods and formulas. In the process she became an avid environmentalist. Roddick died in 2007 but was a trailblazer in banning [...]
Spotlight: Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Ash Founder of Mary Kay Inc. “We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you are aiming, you don’t have a goal.” After being passed up for a promotion after 25 years in the direct selling business, Mary Kay Ash took her $5,000 in [...]
OESP Accepting Scholarship Program Applications
The National Association of Oil & Energy Service Professionals (OESP) is now accepting applications for the Dave Nelsen Scholarship Program. “The oil and energy industry is continually looking for qualified technicians to work in our industry,” says Judy Garber, OESP Executive Director. “OESP’s mission is education and we’re taking the lead by supporting our future [...]
Pinterest + Prezi = Mural.ly
What do you get when you combine the best of Pinterest and Prezi? Mural.ly — an innovative platform used to create murals of content. With a simple drag and drop interface, Mural.ly provides users with a simple way to collect web content, arrange it visually and share it with others professionally. Collaborative brainstorming has never [...]
