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Andrea Klopfenstein was promoted from city stormwater engineer to public works deputy director-city engineer for the City of Peoria (Illinois).Design Workshop, an international firm,...
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3 Questions to Ask When an Employee Makes a Mistake
No employee, no human is infallible. The best organizations understand this. They do their best to hire and train right so that...
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Taking Control of Utility Operations
A city leader looking at a resume from Paul Burris might easily have said: No, too many jobs in too short a time.
Leaders...
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Reshaping Your Workplace Culture
There’s a lot of emphasis these days on building a great workplace culture. Unfortunately, doing so is a lot like following through...
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Industry News - January 2021
USL America Group taps Rigby as Logiball sales and marketing managerUSL America announced Don Rigby as national sales and marketing manager for...
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Finding Success in the Search for Skilled Labor
The construction industry’s skilled labor shortage is costing it huge amounts of money.
How much exactly?In the case of equipment repair technicians alone,...
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Industry News: November 2020
Aries Industries adds new Nova Scotia dealerAries Industries has strengthened its international market reach by adding Nova Scotia-based SNT Solutions to its dealer...
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Stop Top-Talent Turnover
Exit interviews are often used to find out why departing employees flew the coop. Business professor John Sullivan proposes a better strategy:...
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Succession Planning Is a Marathon
The issue of succession planning in the face of fast-retiring older workers continues to vex water and sewer utilities nationwide. But the...
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How Utilities Can Benefit From Recruiting Veterans as Employees
Are you tired of pulling from the same employment pool? If the answer is yes, then you are ready to explore the...
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Regeneration, Diversity and Inclusion Highlight WEFTEC Opening General Session
The 92nd WEFTEC Conference opened in Chicago Sept. 23 with strong messages on adopting a regeneration mindset and embracing diversity as a...
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Developing the Water Industry Workforce
Upon seeing seasoned workers leave for retirement and take many years of institutional knowledge with them, Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., met with...
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Stop the Brain Drain in Your Utility
With all the negatives associated with high employee turnover, it would be great if companies had a crystal ball that would show...
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Early Boarding Pass
It’s not unusual for people to accept a new job, then experience the employment equivalent of buyer’s remorse during the ensuing weeks...














