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Mike Veeck did a great presentation for the Rochester Marketing Association this spring.  He was very motivational about bringing fun and passion into the workplace, the subject of his book, Fun Is Good.  Mike is a minor league baseball promotion guru and tells great stories about growing up as the son of former White Socks owner, Bill Veeck.  You can read the stories in his book including why he was blacklisted from Major League Baseball after Disco Demolition Night or about Lawyer Appreciation Night (where attorneys pay double). This video shows the philosophy that Mike uses to run his 6 Minor League teams along with partner, Bill Murray. They require each employee to devote a 40 hour work week to a local charity.

Have you read The Fred Factor?

Many of our clients are  interested in alternative energy solutions.  Recently, we organized a field trip for representatives of South Lewis Central School District to allow them to gain knowlegde about wood chip gasification boilers. The photo on the left shows a conveyor discharging wood chips into the hopper.  The 2nd photo shows the boiler.  Notice the hot water coil location above the fire box.

On the right, the wood chip bunker is representative of the type of housing required.  The wood chip boiler is in operation, yet you see no emissions from the stack because of clean burning green technology.