In a recent survey of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents conducted by the Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) at George Mason University, a majority of respondents (62 percent) said they feel America should take steps to address climate change. More than three out of four survey respondents (77 percent) said the United States should use more renewable energy sources, and of those, most believe that this change should begin immediately. …read more
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Compass Minerals Announces New Vice President, Human Resources
By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool
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Compass Minerals Announces New Vice President, Human Resources
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Compass Minerals (NYS: CMP) has appointed Steve Berger vice president, human resources effective immediately. Berger will be responsible for Compass Minerals‘ human resources function, which includes overseeing employee recruitment and development initiatives, incentive and compensation programs, employee engagement and labor relations strategy for the company’s 1,800 employees at 16 production, packaging and corporate locations in the U.S., Canada and U.K.
Steve Berger, vice president, human resources, Compass Minerals (Photo: Business Wire)
“Steve is a proven leader and a welcome addition to the Compass Minerals Leadership Team,” says Fran Malecha, president and CEO of Compass Minerals. “His extensive experience building employee engagement and people strategies will be a valuable asset as Compass Minerals continues to move forward.”
Berger brings more than 26 years of experience in a wide range of industries. Throughout his career he has led the design and implementation of employee strategies to improve effectiveness in the areas of organizational design, talent management, performance management, compensation programs, and employee relations.
Prior to joining Compass Minerals, Berger served as senior vice president, corporate services at Viterra, a global agri-business company based in Canada. Previously Berger was a senior executive at Accenture and a principal at A.T. Kearney where he led numerous large scale transformation, acquisition and integration initiatives as well as business and IT strategy programs across a wide range of industries and geographies.
Berger holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Pennsylvania State University and earned a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University where he graduated with honors. He is also Human Resources and Compensation Committee Certified from The Directors College, a joint venture of McMaster University and The Conference Board of Canada.
About Compass Minerals
Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is a leading producer of minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer and magnesium chloride. The company provides highway deicing salt to customers in North America and the United Kingdom and specialty fertilizer to growers worldwide. Compass Minerals also produces consumer deicing, water conditioning and pool products, ingredients used in consumer and commercial foods, and other mineral-based products …read more
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Why Ben Affleck's Argo Should Win The Best Picture Oscar
Ben Affleck has come a long way since I first met him and interviewed him as an undergrad student at George Mason University for Good Will Hunting back in 1997. I attended the Los Angeles junket for the movie (and Scream 2) at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. Both Affleck and his writing, best friend and acting partner Matt Damon were on hand to promote the movie. Both actors were genuine and good interviews, and this was also before their Hollywood careers really took off. …read more
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Nobel Prize economist James Buchanan dies at 93
Nobel Prize-winning economist James M. Buchanan, who helped develop the public choice theory of economics, has died. He was 93.
Family members said in a news release from Middle Tennessee State University, where Buchanan graduated in 1940, that he died Wednesday morning in Blacksburg, Va., where he lived.
He earned the 1986 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his writings in the field of public choice, which uses the tools of economics to analyze the behavior of voters, candidates, legislators, bureaucrats and others.
Buchanan, who was a Tennessee native and grandson of Tennessee Gov. John P. Buchanan, grew up in rural Middle Tennessee. He spent most of his academic career in Virginia, where he established the Center for Study of Public Choice, based at George Mason University.
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