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How to achieve digital transformation with a new e-procurement setup

The Municipal Posted on July 17, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

By: Michael Keating What to consider when selecting & implementing a new e-procurement system It’s crucial that public procurement agencies realize that a digital transformation is more than taking a paper process and converting it to a software process, says … Continue reading →

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2019 Bonnell Equipment Expo

The Municipal Posted on June 12, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Bonnell Industries just hosted its biennial Equipment Expo on June 5th and 6th at their headquarters in Dixon, Illinois. Heavy rain and storms in the run up to the event had the team worried, but as the 40 vendors finalized … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Release | Tagged bonnell

Magellan® Partners with Quetica to Provide Route Management to the City of Pittsburgh

The Municipal Posted on May 1, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Magellan’s RouteComplete routing technology could help the city of Pittsburgh reduce salt spreading by 33 percent while still maintaining the same level of road de-icing   San Dimas, CA, April 30, 2019 – Magellan®, the industry leader for innovative GPS … Continue reading →

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The horrific high of heroin

The Municipal Posted on April 30, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
When digested, heroin quickly metabolizes into opioid agonists that produce an intense “rush.” Heroin can cross the bloodbrain barrier very quickly because it is more soluble in water. (Shutterstock.com)

Mark Ashby | Guest columnist | Executive director, LEAD Impairment Training Heroin, or diacetylmorphine, has been around for a long time. It was first discovered by C.R. Alder Wright in 1874 by working with the chemical structure of morphine.1 As … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Column | Tagged drugs, heroin, LEAD Impairment Training, Mark Ashby

MTE EARNS FORD RANGER SHIP THRU

The Municipal Posted on April 30, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. (MTE) announces the approval of a Ford Ranger Ship Thru program for MTE’s Flint, Michigan facility (Order code:  31M D9L).    The Ship Thru code allows Ford dealers, nationwide, to order Ford Rangers direct into MTE’s … Continue reading →

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Stertil-Koni Honors Seven Distributor Companies for Rapid Sales Growth with Aspire Program Award

The Municipal Posted on April 25, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Aspire Winners 2018 (sales)

STEVENSVILLE, MD April 25, 2019 – Heavy duty bus lift and truck lift leader Stertil-Koni today announced that seven distributor companies in its North American network have earned its coveted Aspire Program Award, based on their accelerated pace of sales growth. The Aspire Program salutes … Continue reading →

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Beyond run, hide, fight: The next steps in preparedness

The Municipal Posted on April 21, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Instructors who are trained in Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, or TECC, teach the basic concepts of “Stop the Bleed.” This includes the use of tourniquets and occlusive dressings. (Photo provided)

By Tom Polera, Emergency Manager and Chief Fire Marshal, Falls Church, Va. The city of Falls Church, Va., Office of Fire Prevention and Emergency Preparedness, has developed a program called “The First 12 Minutes.” This is an innovative community active … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged CPTED, stop the bleed, TECC

Boydton, Va.

The Municipal Posted on April 11, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
boydaton va city seal

Boydton, Va., waited almost two centuries to get a city seal. It came as a pen and ink sketch by octogenarian Ruth Crowder, a dedicated town denizen who had earlier drawn up the seal for Mecklenburg County, for which the … Continue reading →

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Alabama county workers clear roads more quickly with cooperative purchasing

The Municipal Posted on April 2, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Covington County, Ala., workers are now clearing four to five weeks’ worth of road brush in two days, which is making happier residents.

Equipment operators in a rural Alabama county are using a new wheeled excavator to turn difficult road work into a cakewalk, and residents are actually thanking them with sweet treats. Looking at a map, you can find Covington County, Ala., … Continue reading →

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Building codes contribute to more resilient communities and economic growth

The Municipal Posted on April 1, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
building codes and economic growth

Mitigation efforts, such as building code adoption and enforcement, are the strongest strategies jurisdictions can take to protect a community against the effects of natural disasters. Learn how building codes can save billions of dollars when faced with natural disasters

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Posted in Cover Story, On the cover | Tagged Anchorage, Building Codes, Earthquake

Aiken, S.C.

The Municipal Posted on March 12, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Aiken SC

The central features of the city seal of Aiken, S.C., represent prominent facets of its history and community life. They include a building with traditional antebellum pillars, a golfer, a horse head and a molecule. Strangely, one symbol not included … Continue reading →

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