Word: shea
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...Shea said that if there are any future vacancies, Harvard would like to hire the laid-off employees on its own staff. He said that other cutbacks have included efforts to increase energy efficiency on campus and centralizing equipment purchases through service contracts...
...Medical School employs 110 custodial workers, according to Richard M. Shea, an associate dean of planning and facilities. 77 of those workers are on the direct payroll and 33 are subcontracted through the American Cleaning Company...
...Shea said that because of economic pressures hitting the Medical School, his department determined that it could reduce costs by deferring maintenance and cutting cleaning services in areas that are not heavily used...
...economics alone can't explain this protectionism. To cut expenses, consumers are going out less, a phenomenon retail analysts call cocooning. Among couples, cocooning can lead to canoodling, which can lead to ... recreation. "People are spending a lot less on entertainment," says Rick Shea, a branding expert and founder of Shea Marketing Consulting. "And 'that,' for the most part, is free." (See pictures of Americans in their homes...
...that spruce up your home - kitchen gadgets, lawn and garden items, buckets, bins and bath accessories - were slumping. Sales of air fresheners and deodorizers also dropped. "If you're lucky enough to have a couple of extra dollars, do you really need your bathroom to smell minty fresh?" asks Shea. Both insect repellants and cough and cold remedies were struggling. We'll suffer mosquito bites and sniffles for a few extra bucks. (Read "America's Shrinking Groceries...