by Whittaker Associates | Sep 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
Back Row: (Left to Right) Dean Whittaker, Pete Julius, Megan Jewell, Joel Burgess, Maryjane Miedema, Cory Koch – Front Row (Left to Right) Jami Miedema, Tammy Hart We were in great company with our friends and clients as we enjoyed lunch during the IEDC... by Whittaker Associates | Oct 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
On Thinking… “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein “One of our biggest challenges is that we tend to think linearly in a cyclical world.” – Dean... by Whittaker Associates | Oct 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Cory Koch Insurance companies are now estimating the damages from hurricane Katrina at near twenty-five-billion dollars. The economic effect, though, will be much greater than that due to the loss of revenue while things are being rebuilt. Also, we need to consider...
by Whittaker Associates | Oct 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Joel Burgess London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), as part of the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, recently released a Livability Ranking assessing the living conditions in 127 cities from around the world. Cities were ranked in nearly 40 individual... by Whittaker Associates | Oct 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Tammy Hart Over 70 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water; however, 97.5 percent of that is salt water, leaving only 2.5 percent available as freshwater. According to the United Nations, 31 countries are now facing water scarcity and 1 billion...