By Tom Loftus Tom Loftus The Wall Street Journal BiographyTom Loftus [email protected] Sep 28, 2018 3:30 pm ET 0 COMMENTS Every week, CIO Journal offers a glimpse into the mind of the CEO, whose view of technology is shaped by stories in management journals, general interest magazines and, of course, in-flight publications. Building effective teams. The topic of effective team-building has launched more than a billion articles and conference keynotes. Still it's worth noting how John L. Hennessy, Alphabet chairman, former president of Stanford University and "Godfather of Silicon Valley," describes the process in his new book, Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey. A team he helped create in the 1980s led to the implementation of the RISC processor. His ground rules: Keep teams small, but representative of a variety of view points, skills and personalities; Establish a shared goal; Don't criticize ideas, "think them through"; … [Read more...] about What Your CEO Is Reading: Team Building; Moon Corp.; Constructive Cursing
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Woman drives into truck at Canton construction zone, charged with OUI
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Andres Picon Globe Correspondent September 28, 2018 A Providence woman was allegedly driving drunk early Friday morning when she crashed into an occupied state-owned truck at a construction zone on Interstate 93 in Canton, police said.Tiarra Alves, 34, was traveling south near Exit 2A when she crashed into a parked Massachusetts Department of Transportation truck that was serving as a construction detail around 1:20 a.m. The truck’s driver, who was in the truck at the time, was not injured, State Police Lieutenant Tom Ryan said.Alves had one passenger, a 31-year-old woman from Brockton, who was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center to be treated for her injuries. Ryan said he did not know the woman’s condition. Advertisement Alves was arrested at the scene and then released on personal recognizance. She was charged with driving under the … [Read more...] about Woman drives into truck at Canton construction zone, charged with OUI
Emerick Construction Co.: Lincoln City Police Station
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED Lincoln City Police Station 1503 SE Devils Lake Road, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Bids Due: 10/17/18 at 2PM Construction of a new, two story 18,000 sf police facility, utilizing structural steel framed supported, cross laminated timber assemblies, enclosed in a precast concrete tile roof and wall cladding, with associated civil, landscaping and site improvements. Operation of the adjacent existing police facility on the same site will be maintained for the duration of construction. There will be a non-mandatory job site walk through for interested sub-contractors on October 9th at 10:00 am at City Hall located at 801 SW Highway 101, Room 301, Lincoln City, OR 97367 MWESB FIRMS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE Please contact Matt Winkler at:[email protected] or 503-777-5531 with questions. Bid documents available to download at:www.emerick.com/PlanRoom2.html 7855 SW Mohawk Street Tualatin Oregon 97062 P. 503-777-5531 F. 503-771-2933 This solicitation … [Read more...] about Emerick Construction Co.: Lincoln City Police Station
Chambers Construction: Market District Commons
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED Market District Commons 6th & Oak Street, Eugene, OR Bids Due: 10/11/18 at 2PM Construction of 50 units of residential wood framed Type V-A over concrete podium. Five story multi-family housing. Site improvements include on-site vehicular parking, site utilities, landscape and irrigation. Bid Documents available online at https://planroom.chambersconstruction.com For Bid Documents, Contact:[email protected] Fax (541) 687-9451. 3028 Judkins Road, #1 Eugene, OR 97403 P:541-687-9445 | F: 541-687-9451 Chambers Construction is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested firms including, minority, women, disabled veterans, disadvantaged & emerging small business enterprises to submit bids. CCB# 114258 … [Read more...] about Chambers Construction: Market District Commons
JE Dunn Construction: Salem Police Facility – Bid Package #3 and #4
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED Salem Police Facility Bid Package #3: Structural Concrete Bid Package #4: Precast Concrete JE Dunn is taking proposals for the new Salem Police Facility. Trades bidding in this package include:RFP Responses due 4:00pm PST October 4th, 2018 •Bid Package #4: Precast Concrete.RFP Responses due 4:00pm PST October 12th, 2018 The balance of Trades are scheduled to be bid in February 2019. A combined Pre-Bid Conference for both Bid Packages is tentatively scheduled for September 27th, from 1:30PM-2:30PM, at the Salem Chamber of Commerce. Please contact [email protected] for a copy of the RFP 424 NW 14th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209 503-978-0800 JE Dunn Construction reserves the right to select the best value response, negotiate with multiple bidders, or reject all responses. This is an Equal Opportunity and encourages Minority, Woman, Veteran, and Emerging Small Business participation. CCB# 188876 … [Read more...] about JE Dunn Construction: Salem Police Facility – Bid Package #3 and #4