WAUWATOSA, Wis. – After 55 years at the Mayfair Mall, Richard Bennett Tailors is moving to Brookfield Square Mall and building a new, larger store, owner David Miller said today. “A lot of our customer base that was downtown has moved west to industrial and business parks in Moreland and along Highway F, Highway 64 […]
Eric Woolson writes in the June issue of School Transportation News, “It took a couple years, a good measure of persistence, a happy coincidence and some ingenuity on the part of leasing company but Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 took the plunge into leasing and Director of Operations Richard Jones couldn’t be happier with the […]
Eric Woolson writes in the May/June issue of Potato Country magazine that shifting consumer trends and various forces pressuring restaurant profit margins present potato growers and processors with opportunities to work more closely with important allies to increase product demand. Read the full article.
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act signed into law in December covers a broad range of infrastructure funding needs and sets policy for the auto, trucking, busing and rail industries, but it also addresses the specific priorities of the pupil transportation sector, according to a range of experts interviewed by Eric Woolson for the […]
When it comes to explaining why Don Ed Holmes and his Weslaco, Texas onion packing and marketing business is so successful, one of the Midwest’s most-established distributors of fruits and vegetables has a simple answer. “Don Ed runs a good operation. He’s good with his farmers and good with his customers,” explained Joe Comito, Chairman […]
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was well received as a successor to the unpopular No Child Left Behind Act but it hasn’t made much of a splash in the pupil transportation arena, professionals on opposite coasts agree. Eric Woolson provides details in his latest story for School Transportation News in its April issue.
The effects of long-term climate changes, the issue of aging irrigation infrastructure and competing demands for water in the Pacific Northwest were topics of a summit organized by the Washington State Potato Commission to devise a strategic plan for the industry. Read Eric Woolson’s latest article in the March/April issue of Potato Country magazine.
Eric Woolson writes in “Video has Drivers’ Backs” the March issue of School Transportation News magazine: “Once considered a means to modify student behavior, at best, or capture proof of unruly conduct, onboard video systems are delivering a gold mine of data. Still, as more school districts and transportation contractors have employed video systems in […]
Getting U.S. potatoes onto the ocean, into other countries and through various chemical screening standards are factors that will influence bottom-line revenues for growers and processors in the year ahead, according to Eric Woolson’s latest article in the current issue of Potato County magazine.
Eric Woolson writes in “Pursuing Excellence” for the February issue of School Transportation news that school transportation industry firms like Auto-Jet Mufflers, Blue Bird Corp., IC Bus, Seon, Trans Tech and Collins Bus are seeking and adopting certifications standards to improve efficiency, add value in a competitive marketplace.
