Ever-increasing shipping costs and a struggling economy have created the "perfect storm" for companies like yours. Gone are the days when you could absorb all or a portion of your shipping costs to customers in order to increase online sales. And, gone are the days when online shoppers automatically checked off "expedited delivery" without a second thought. Shipping costs remain the single largest deterrent for consumers purchasing online, and shipping/transportation costs remain the single largest line item in your annual operations budget; representing as much as 40% of the total. One of the biggest reasons for your high shipping costs can be found inside your carrier's service guide. For years, they have padded their bottom lines at your expense with cumbersome contracts and billing statements that are not only impossible to understand, but loaded with steep accessorial fees and other charges represented by more than 80 different "value-added services."

Dickstein Shapiro LLP, founded in 1953, is a multiservice law firm approximately 400 attorneys in offices in Washington, DC, New York City, and Los Angeles, representing clients in diverse industries with a wide variety of requirements. While Dickstein Shapiro’s work generally originates from a client’s need for legal representation, the Firm is mindful that legal service is but one ingredient in achieving a client’s strategic business goals. The Firm prides itself on learning and understanding client objectives and partnering with clients to generate genuine business value.

Michael Baker Corporation company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Michael Baker Corporation provides engineering and energy services to public and private sector clients worldwide through its operating subsidiaries. The Company is a provider of outsourced operations and maintenance services to the energy industry in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company operates through two segments: Engineering and Energy. The Company’s Engineering segment provides a variety of design and related consulting services, principally in the United States. The Energy segment provides a range of services to operating energy production facilities worldwide. Contracts with various branches of the United States government accounted for 34% of its total contract revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company’s contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) accounted for approximately 13% of its revenues in 2008. In October 2009, the Company completed the sale of its energy business segment (Baker Energy) to a subsidiary of John Wood Group PLC.

ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides a broad array of assessment, research, information, and program management solutions in the areas of education and workforce development. In 2005, ACT began offering multimedia services appropriate for the classroom, homeschool students, business and industry, and on-the-job instruction at the Office for Distance Learning Resources. Each year, ACT serves millions of people in high schools, colleges, professional associations, businesses, and government agencies—nationally and internationally. ACT has offices across the United States and throughout the world.

The origins of the WVU Foundation can be traced to the vision of WVU’s 13th president, Dr. Irvin Stewart. An active fund raiser himself, Dr. Stewart was instrumental in stepping up efforts to enlist educational support from donors, and often spoke of the need for private gifts to provide for the future of the University. In fact, shortly after assuming the presidency in 1946, he proclaimed, “If you have faith in the West Virginia of tomorrow, you may confidently spend your money at the University!” West Virginia University grew dramatically in the years immediately following World War II. As a result of this incredible growth, the University needed private contributions to help satisfy the need for increased staff and new facilities.

BrandPartners Group was founded in 1984 and is based in Rochester, New Hampshire. BrandPartners Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides integrated products and services to the financial and non-financial retailers in the United States and Canada. Its products and services include brand translations; branch network analysis and branch strategic planning; strategic market intelligence; environmental design, construction, and project management services; point-of-sale communications, and branch environment sales training and marketing programs; and space planning and contract furniture solutions. The company also provides retail communications products and services, including interior and exterior merchandising, digital networks and content management, logistics, distribution, and inventory management. BrandPartners Group offers its products and services to retail banking organizations, bank holding companies, and thrifts; regional and community banks; credit unions; non-bank financial services companies, such as mutual fund, asset management, insurance and mortgage, and tax services companies, as well as brokerage houses; and other retail industries and service organizations. It has a strategic alliance with Rockefeller Consulting Group/Insight Capitalists.

Edward Kane traded his car for a used truck to provide local hauling to valley regions of Northeast Pennsylvania. That was the beginning of Kane Freight Lines. Today, KANE manages a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operates close to 8.5 million square-feet of warehouse space across 18 U.S. distribution center locations. KANE company remains family owned and professionally managed. Help consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies efficiently warehouse and distribute goods throughout the U.S. KANE specializes in the CPG industry, and our warehousing and transportation services are designed to meet the logistics needs of CPG clients.

Brown Rudnick is a full-service, international law firm. From offices in the United States and Europe, our 200 attorneys practice across integrated areas of law and provide clients with a breadth and depth of expertise uniquely suited to their individual legal needs. In 1948, our founding partners launched the firm with an entrepreneurial excitement that remains strong today. This energy is a fundamental quality in all of our attorneys, who make it their mission to understand the visions of our clients as we help them capitalize on opportunities and build for the future. Adept at handling complex, cutting-edge legal and business matters, we take pride in our ability to provide practical solutions to meet each client’s objectives.

NOREX was founded in 1980 to provide data processing organizations an alternative in the 3rd party equipment marketplace. While members continue to utilize our equipment acquisition and disposal services to save time and money, NOREX has evolved into a robust IT information networking resource as well. Our Member Care Team is committed to providing a highly personal service with an emphasis on timely and efficient responses to member requests. Additionally, our ”no-vendor” membership philosophy ensures an objective environment in which participants freely share their experiences and opinions. NOREX is also dedicated to protecting our members’ confidentiality and we do not sell or pass information outside the group. We are a completely independent organization dedicated exclusively to our members.

ISITE Design provides Web development services, including e-commerce strategy development, graphic design, and site and application development. The firm's capabilities range from e-learning and content management solutions to Flash animation and Web analytics. It also offers online marketing services. ISITE has served such clients as Siemens, Oregon Health & Science University, and Xerox. Established in 1997, it has offices in Portland, Oregon, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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