Shred-it International company specializes in secure on-site shredding of everything from documents to video cassettes to CD-ROMs. Shred-it also offers free community shredding services for individuals held in locations, such as police stations and shopping center parking lots. The firm recycles thousands of tons of shredded paper each year. Shred-it has about 140 branches, most of which are located in the US and Canada, and serves more than 150,000 customers. Some of its clients include CIBC Wood Gundy, LifeSpring, HSBC Bank Canada, Robert Half International, and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. The company, owned by Securit, was founded in 1988 by the late Greg Brophy.

The American Dental Association Foundation wants you to keep your pearly whites. It is the charitable arm of the American Dental Association (ADA) and supports grants in a number of areas including dental research and development, education, scholarships, and access to dental care for low-income communities and underserved rural areas. The foundation also funds grants for dentists and their families who need support because of an injury or medical condition and those who have been victims of disasters. The ADA started the organization in 1964.

National Analysts Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1943 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. National Analysts Worldwide, Inc. provides research and consulting services to solve business marketing problems. It offers brand strategy, demand forecasting, market surveillance, segmentation, product development, pricing, positioning, customer insight, and custom panel services. The company also provides modeling and analytic techniques, which enable clients to set pricing policies, estimate potential revenue, design product and service offerings, manage customer relationships, segment their markets, and prioritize future investments and technology initiatives. In addition, it offers Farsight suite of forecasting techniques and service offerings, which use survey data collected from customers and develop demand forecasts under varying market conditions and business or product scenarios.

The Essex Group company's Healthcare Leadership Institute offers coaching and training to health care professionals in communication, mentoring, and improving business processes. The company also runs leadership development seminars and administers human resources assessments used in pre-employment screening, performance measurement, and compensation planning. Established in 1986, Essex Group provides services for small to large businesses, as well as not-for-profit organizations.

Established in 1981, the management consulting firm offers a variety of services including the recruitment of interim and permanent managers for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and health care companies. Based in the UK, the firm also provides contingency recruitment with a five-working-day turnaround. It can provide staff for long-term, short-term, or transitional needs. The company's other consulting services include business planning, process realignment, systems implementation, and market entry. Its clients have included such notable names as Baxter, Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Innovex.

The San Diego Unified Port District (better known as the Port of San Diego) brings in cash from land and sea. The agency manages two marine cargo facilities, as well as a terminal used by cruise ships. Its real estate operations include leasing and managing land around the port, including almost 20 bayfront parks and commercial property. In addition, the Port of San Diego is charged with protecting San Diego Bay and adjoining tidelands from pollution. The agency, which was created in 1962, is governed by a seven-member board appointed by the city councils of San Diego and four neighboring cities.

Gerber Coburn Optical company designs, manufactures, and services lens processing systems for the ophthalmic industry. It makes blockers, coating equipment, finers and polishers, generators, software for machining prescription lenses to fit eyeglass frames. Gerber Coburn serves over 7,000 customers in some 75 countries, with US locations in Miami, Florida; Muskogee, Oklahoma; and South Windsor, Connecticut and international locations found in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, and the UK. It is a division of Gerber Scientific and contributes about 10% of its parent's annual revenue.

If "thy staff" isn't as comforting as it should be, Synergie (formerly Sidergie) might be able to help. Synergie is one of France's largest temporary employment agencies, with more than 500 offices there. Through numerous subsidiaries, it also has operations in other European countries and in Canada, where it does business as Hunt Personnel. Synergie's core business is temporary staffing, but the company also provides clients with human resources consulting services, as well as training. Subsidiaries specialize in such areas as professional placement and medical staffing.

Global Harvest provides warehousing and distribution services for the fresh produce industry. From its facility in central Florida, the company offers temperature-controlled storage, conditioning and ripening services, and distribution services such as load consolidation and cross-docking. Global Harvest also can arrange for the liquidation of customers' distressed product. As our industry evolves into the next millennium, Growers, shippers, and importers are faced with new challenges each day in offering their customers “daily” prompt and professional delivery services.

Automated Teller Accessories, Inc. (ATA Services) has been saving financial institutions from the high cost of purchasing new ATMs. Instead, our expert technicians clean, service, and refurbish their existing machines, using high quality materials that usually render their ATMs better than new. ATA services more than 10,000 ATMs each year--for over 150 financial institutions including Bank One, PNC Bank, ABN-AMRO, Compass Bank, M&T Bank, and Golden 1 Credit Union. From our headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, we manage our nationwide network of expert technicians.

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