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John Byrd – Wal-Mart redefines “green business”
Last week Wal-Mart’s CEO Mike Duke stunned critics by announcing the company is developing sustainability labels for all of its products. The labels won’t appear for several years, but when they do they will reflect each product’s energy consumption, water and material efficiency, effect on climate change and social and community impact. Read more
January 1, 2010 -
Alumni Profile: Jennifer Mich, MBA and MS Marketing, ’08
January 1, 2010 -
Alumni Profile: Kevin Unger, MS ’98
In the mid-90s, Kevin Unger was shuttling newlyweds in a classic 1933 Packard Town Car. Then he decided to go to graduate school. “Between the traffic and the stressfulness of the weddings, I wouldn’t trade that job for what I am doing now for anything,” jokes Unger, MS ’98, MBA ’98, president and CEO of Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH). Read more
January 1, 2010 -
Alumni Profile: Melissa Swartz (MBA ’99) and Les Wood (MBA ’00)
What the value of an MBA?
When Melissa Swartz Wood (MBA ’99) and Les Wood (MBA ’00) attended the University of Colorado Denver Business School, they shared a commitment to their marketing careers, a faculty member (Professor Larry Cunningham) and a desire to expand their professional network. Read moreJanuary 1, 2010 -
Alumni Profile: Justin Perkins, 11-Month MBA ’03
Nuts for Business: 11-month MBA Grad Wins Bard Center Entrepreneurship Award
If every business owner had the same drive for social responsibility as Olomomo Nut Company founder Justin Perkins, the world would be a better place. A native of Boulder, Perkins started his business in an effort to provide a healthy alternative to snacks currently found in places like coffee shops. Read moreJanuary 1, 2010