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...brand name written on the label.The Currier HoCo decided to nix the Corona design due to concerns that it would alienate freshmen who do not drink, according to HoCo co-chair Christopher S. Cullen ’07.This year HoCos purchased their freshman t-shirts together from a single vendor “for a significant discount,”according to Haan, who spearheads the College’s push to promote more collaboration between HoCos.As part of this collaboration initiative, HoCo chairs attended a leadership seminar in February, Haan said.“We’re hoping...
...Fixing the problem isn't apparently that easy, either. The GAO report noted that federal law "does not require GSA contracting officers to examine tax debt when awarding contracts." And even if a contracting officer wanted to check the tax status of a vendor he'd have a difficult time doing so because federal law also restricts his access to IRS tax records, according...
...fact, isn?t the only Dubai company that has won big business with the Pentagon. In December 2004, another such firm, Seven Seas Shipchandlers, won a $700 million contract to be the prime vendor for maintenance and repair operations for troops in the U.S. Central Command region, which includes the Middle East. Seven Seas has also provided food supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq. Another Dubai-based firm, MAC International, is under contract to deliver $67.2 million worth of police trucks to the Army. Those vehicles, however, will bear a stamp that should please any Washington pol: Made In Detroit...
...fashion, fear is running rampant among suppliers. Those who filled the racks at the more down-market May department stores are in real danger of getting squeezed out of Federated's pool of thousands of suppliers altogether. Marshal Cohen of NPD Group, a marketing-research firm, anticipates that a vendor that sold only to May stores has a "1 in 100 chance" of being selected by Federated. Of course, the change will benefit the companies that fit into Federated's strategy. Barry Miller, president of sales for $50 million high-end hosiery maker Hot Sox, figures he will sell...
...laced bio-solids to farmers in the area. Also, they claimed that Coke did not install adequate systems to filter pesticides out of the groundwater used to manufacture Coca-Cola products.In response to these allegations, the University of Michigan Dispute Review Board (DRB), which enforces Michigan’s Vendor Compliance Code on its contractors, asked Coke in June, 2005 to appoint independent auditors to determine the truth of the Indian pesticide and Colombian labor accusations. The DRB rejected the bio-solids and groundwater depletion accusations. Coke dragged its feet on appointing independent auditors to investigate its Colombian operations, citing...