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Commodities Update

Robert J. (Bob) Garino
March 5, 2010
Why precious metals analysts are bullish on gold prices
Watching gold: At mid-week, gold was trading at a six-week high (around...
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Back to School

Richard G. Weissman

March 3, 2010
Delivery Confirmation
I was one of the 1,000,000 households without power this past weekend due to the...
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Leadership

Lara Nichols
March 3, 2010
Inspire Trust
Major global companies have experienced crises the likes of which we may never...
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Government Contracting

Lee Crane
March 3, 2010
Veterans Contracting Rules Change Announced
In a great piece over at GovernmentExecutive.com, Robert Brodsky highlights the...
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CAREER TURNS

Mary Walker
March 1, 2010
Getting to Purchasing 3.0 requires support
The opening sentence of Purchasing magazine’s recent cover story,...
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The Global View

Walter E. Buczynski
February 23, 2010
Manufacturing in Asia poised for growth
It is the end of Spring Festival, otherwise known as Chinese New Year, and people...
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John Bradshaw talks about global procurement at Godiva


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