They were involved in about a monthlong planning cycle with us. And they were well-integrated with us. ... I've heard nothing but positive things about how they performed,

We are not proposing that the Navy buy more submarines than they are currently planning. What we are proposing is to buy them in a more cost-effective manner.

We've been planning for this for several years, and the original budget for the renovations was $500,000 (for each station), but that ended up being about $250,000 short.

[At United Stationers, the succession-planning system has also helped identify candidates for cross-functional promotions. So, for instance, when there's an open position in one part of the company, the system can help identify a solid candidate who might be working in another part of the organization.] The old culture at a lot of businesses is that when you talk about 'sharing resources,' people don't want to share, they think of it as 'stealing talent,' ... This puts a professional face on it.

This project will secure the future of quality health services in Colchester East Hants. After years of planning and consultation with our health-care team and communities, we finally have the commitment we need to bring this project to fruition.

This project will secure the future of quality health services in Colchester East Hants, ... After years of planning and consultation with our health-care team and communities, we finally have the commitment we need to bring this project to fruition.