Collins on Six Sigma and Take Home Cars
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Winter Classic: Daily Briefings From the Ralph
Yesterday was the first day that the media could access Ralph Wilson Stadium to observe the progress on transforming a football stadium into a hockey venue.
The last scenes we saw were on television Sunday night, dramatic images of workers struggling to lay a tarp on the field in the teeth of horrific winds and precipitation which followed the Bills/Giants game that afternoon. But considering the crummy conditions that night and through Christmas, things are actually moving along quite well.
The National Hockey League has set up its operations in a trailer adjacent to the Bills Fieldhouse, and they are conducting daily briefings at 2PM in the press box, open to the media. This afternoon Dan Craig, NHL Facilities Operations Manager, and Don Renzulli, Senior VP for Events and Entertainment, made a presentation to outline the work that has been performed so far.
“We’ve compressed about 72 hours work into 48 hours” said Craig, who admitted that the weather was an impediment on Sunday night but the work that needed to get done got done. Craig bears a great deal of experience in managing and orchestrating an event of this magnitude, with the experience of running the outdoor games at Michigan State and at Edmonton.
2007. Good or Bad?
I read an article in November 2005 in the Buffalo News about how 2007 would be the year that signified where Buffalo was going. Forward? Or the same as it has always been?
And now that 2007 has come and gone there are mixed signals all around. Clearly this was not the make or break year that the article made it out to be-positive signs are starting to accumulate while many of the root problems still exist.
Konst Urges NYS Assembly and Senate to Pass Bill to End “File and Use”
The Erie County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution that urges the New York State Assembly and Senate to pass bills that would end the practice of “File and Use” when increasing rates for Heath Insurance Providers.
Erie County Legislator Kathy Konst (D-Lancaster, Elma), sponsor of the resolution, said, “Health insurance costs have far outpaced increases in income in New York State resulting in health insurance coverage becoming a heavy burden for many Western New York families.”
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