In a bygone era, general store merchants greeted their customers by name and spent a minute or two in conversation before processing the transaction, which was a simple exchange of merchandise for cash. As customers selected their products, the merchants learned their preferences – both benefiting from the relationship. At TSYS® (Total System Services, Inc.®), we see the evolution of transactions differently. While the old general store model is quite dated, we believe it's possible to create more value in those relationships than ever before.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, ownership, management, leasing, and disposal of intermodal containers worldwide. Textainer Group Holdings Limited leases dry freight containers, as well as special-purpose containers to shipping lines and other lessees; buys and resells used containers; and manages a fleet of containers for and on behalf of the owners. Textainer Group Holdings Limited also leases intermodal containers to the U.S. military. As of December 31, 2009, it owned a fleet of 1.5 million containers. Textainer Group Holdings Limited was founded in 1979 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Textainer Group Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Halco Holdings Inc.

Since its cornerstone was laid in 1923, Adams State College grew from a teachers' college into a fine liberal arts college. Adams State was recently designated the Regional Education Provider for southern Colorado. Today, students can earn a bachelor's degree in any of 16 majors, with 28 minors and emphases. The close-knit campus and friendly community create a supportive environment that fosters success. Adams State is a perfect fit for anyone who loves snowboarding, rock climbing, mountain biking -- or the idea that professors will know them by name.

Founded in 1969, UCS was born out of a teach-in organized by a group of scientists and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to protest the militarization of scientific research and promote science in the public interest. The gathering took place during the height of the Vietnam War—in the same year Cleveland's heavily polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire. Appalled by how the U.S. government was misusing science, our founders drafted a statement calling for scientific research to be directed away from military technologies to solving pressing environmental and social problems. To that end, UCS initially focused the spotlight on defense-related research, nuclear weapons, and nuclear power.

viaPeople helps you figure out what makes high-quality workers tick. Specializing in organizational and industrial psychology, viaPeople company offers human resources consulting and software to help clients improve employee performance. viaPeople company's consulting services include assessment, performance management, and survey development which combine with viaPeople's technology expertise to streamline evaluation, surveys, and analysis. Clients have included such big names as Adecco, Lee Hecht Harrison, and Merrill Lynch.

Blue Beacon International, Inc. was founded in 1973. Blue Beacon operates approximately 110 truck and RV washing locations in about 40 US states and in Ontario, Canada, more than any of its competitors. Its washes are open 24 hours and usually found at truck stops (including Flying J and Petro Stopping Centers) or close by. A crew completes the "touchless" wash in about 15 minutes. The company also offers fleet programs to help trucking firms keep vehicles clean and shiny while controlling costs and tracking spending. Blue Beacon prides itself on being in compliance with all environmental regulations and therefore doesn't franchise its washes.

Dillard University is diligent about providing a quality liberal arts education for its students. The historically black institution is named after James Hardy Dillard, the former president of Tulane University, who played a role in the education of African Americans in the South. The New Orleans-based university enrolls some 850 students. Enrollment fell in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which flooded the university in 2005. The damage forced Dillard to suspend operations for a semester and lay off staff and faculty.

Budget Rent A Car System might very well have a set of wheels for you. Budget rents cars through a network of about 1,850 locations, some 825 of which are company-owned, in the Americas and the Asia/Pacific region. The Budget car rental brand is pitched mainly to leisure travelers and the cost-conscious. Together with sister company Avis Rent A Car System, the company operates a fleet of more than 400,000 rental cars. Affiliate Budget Truck Rental rents some 29,700 trucks from about 2,500 franchised and company-owned locations in the US. Founded in 1958, Budget Rent A Car System is a unit of Avis Budget Group, formerly Cendant.

One of the nation's leading not-for-profit professional associations, AICPA has more than 335,000 members in public accounting, law, education, and government. The group, which generates more than half of its revenue from membership dues, promotes public awareness of CPAs; identifies trends in accounting; sets certification, licensing, and professional standards; and provides information and advice to CPAs. AICPA distributes its information through Web sites, conferences and forums, and publications. Its initiatives include programs to help implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rebuild investor confidence.

ZeroChaos offers clients a way to remove some of the uncertainty when dealing with contract employees. Specializing in contract staffing services, ZeroChaos helps clients find and manage their contract labor workforce. Services include payroll and back office processes, risk management, private label sourcing (allowing clients to build their own pools of quality contract workers), as well as vendor management and invoicing. The company provides its services entirely through an automated and Web-enabled delivery platform. The company was a subsidiary of human resources administration and outsourcing company Co-Advantage until 2004, when CEO Harold Mills acquired ZeroChaos.

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