Sector Name:  Construction SIC Code: 23   Major Players in the Construction Industry Bechtel Koch Industries Kiewit Corp. Renco Group CH2M Hill Guardian Industries Clark Enterprises Kohler Berry Plastics Gilbane   Major Issues Affecting the Industry Doing business with large construction companies will require identifying your goods or services, researching …

Sector Name: Electronic Information – Film and Television Production SIC code: 512110   Major Players Fox Entertainment Group Paramount Motion Pictures Group DreamWorks Sony Pictures Entertainment MGM Holdings, INC. NBC Universal Time Warner Walt Disney motion Pictures Group ABC Studios   Major Issues Location  Location considerations play a key role in …

Sector Name Information: Print Media SIC code 51   Major Players Newspaper Publishing Companies   Gannett Company The New York Times Company News Corporation McClatchy Company Dow Jones & Co.   Book Publishers   HarperCollins Random House imon & Schuster Macmillan Penguin Group Hachette Book Group   Magazine Publishers   …

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From apartment owners making their own bins, to industrial-scale operations utilizing worm farms the size of a football field, vermiposting — or composting with earthworms — is becoming increasingly mainstream. It is expensive to collect, haul and dispose of materials that worms can otherwise easily digest, and their waste or castings are a commercially …

Sector Name: Manufacturing SIC code: 31-33   Major Players BMW Mercedes Benz VW Intel Phillips Lighting CEMEX (2011) Nissan North America, Inc. (2011) ConocoPhillips (2011)   Major Issues Affecting the Industry A major concern for manufacturers is how to increase production and efficiency while reducing carbon emissions. One way in …

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Sector Name: Transportation SIC Code: 48-49   Major Players   Rail: CSX, Norfolk Southern, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Union Pacific Truck: UPS, J.B Hunt, U-Haul, Atlas Shipping: NYK, Evergreen Marine Corporation, Maersk, COSCO Air: FedEx, UPS, United Airlines, Delta Airlines, American Airlines   NOTE: The Environmental Help Desk will …

GSA has millions of dollars in contracts for small businesses  The Government Services Administration (GSA) is the federal agency solely responsible for supplying federal purchasers with high-quality products and services with incredible purchasing power. Between 2009-2010 the GSA engaged in over $9 billion worth of transactions throughout the country. Some of the …

Sector Name: Accommodations & Food Supply Chain SIC code: 73 The implementation of sustainable methods within the food supply chain has become an industry standard. It is common for large distributors to use bio-fuels, fuel-efficient vehicles, locally grown produce, and sustainability reports throughout their operations. Major food distributors like SYSCO …