News from our Members

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Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire
Welcomes new Vice President of Retail and Operations

Anne Martin joins the Goodwill team as VP of Retail and Operations

 June 6, 2011

Goodwill Corporate Office, 651 Yolanda Avenue, Santa Rosa

 

 Santa Rosa, CA - Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire is pleased to announce that Anne Martin joined the organization on June 6 as Vice President of Retail and Operations.  Anne previously served as Vice President of Operations and Sales for Goodwill of Orange County where she took their retail store revenue from $7.2 million to $36 million annually. Among her other achievements was the development of Orange County’s E-Commerce business, ranking #1 in sales-per-square foot among all Goodwill’s nationally within their size, and development of their e-Waste recycling program. Anne has received a number of distinguished awards from Goodwill International including Outstanding Retail Excellence and Outstanding Operations.

Anne holds a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI and an MBA from the University of Phoenix, Tucson, AZ.

 

We are excited to have Anne join our team, and look forward to her contributions to our organization!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Regina DeLuca-Imral
 Edward Jones
(314) 515-3050
regina.deluca-imral@edwardjones.com
Edward Jones Ranks No. 11 in 11th Consecutive Appearance on Training Magazine's 'Training Top 125'

Rohnert Park, CA (Grassroots Newswire) March 1, 2011 -- The financial-services firm Edward Jones once again has been named a top company for training, ranking No. 11 on Training magazine's 2011 Training Top 125 list, according to Edward Jones financial advisors in the Rohnert Park area. Edward Jones has been recognized on the list for 11 years in a row, dating back to the debut of the Training Top 50 in 2001.
Edward Jones not only moved up the ranking dramatically – to No. 11 this year from No. 31 in 2010  – but also received special recognition for achieving one of the top scores in the evaluation and business-metric section of the firm’s application.
The 2011 rankings and special recognitions were announced at a Feb. 7 awards dinner during the magazine’s Training 2011 Conference and Expo in San Diego, Calif.
“Edward Jones works constantly to provide our industry’s best client service,” said Edward Jones Managing Partner James D. Weddle. “Training throughout our careers helps us deliver that.  Edward Jones is being recognized for doing what it believes is right for our clients, the firm and for those of us who work here.”
The firm has consistently earned high marks as an employer of choice in other national rankings.  For the 12th year, Edward Jones was named one of FORTUNE magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work For 2011."  The firm took the No. 11 overall spot on the prestigious list, also was named to the No.
2 spot for large companies and was the highest ranking financial-services firm.  For the third time, Edward Jones financial advisors ranked the firm Highest in Employee Advisor Satisfaction among Financial Investment Firms, according to the 2010 study by J.D. Power and Associates.
For more information about Edward Jones in the Rohnert Park area, please contact:
Darrel  K. Lavilla,  Edward Jones in Petaluma located at 1301 Redwood Way Suite 245,  (707) 794-9930 Ken Weise,  Edward Jones in Rohnert Park located at 101 Golf Course Drive Suite A2,  (707) 584-4146
About Edward Jones
Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work.
The firm's 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals - from college savings to retirement - and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today.
Edward Jones, which ranked No. 11 on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For 2011," is headquartered in St. Louis. The Edward Jones Web site is located at http://www.edwardjones.com/, and its recruiting Web site is http://www.careers.edwardjones.com/. Member SIPC.
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Press Release
Contact: Publicity by Shelley/Klaner Public Relations
415/382.7770
For Immediate Release
 
New look for Blake’s Auto Body!
  
Blake’s Auto Body recently celebrated its 30th anniversary and decided it was time for a new look. The auto body chain with stores in San Rafael, Novato, Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa recently unveiled a new logo with a modern and fun feel. It features a line drawing of a car with a free-hand style in red with the company name in two styles of blue lettering.
 
“The new logo works hand-in-hand with our forward-looking philosphies,” said owner Blake Andros. “The last overhaul occurred in the late ‘90s, so it was about time we updated our look — keeping up with our reputation to embrace the future with the newest technology, equipment and environmentally friendly practices before they are even part of the mainstream.”
 
The logo represents that Blake’s Auto Body repairs all of the most advance vehicles from electric cars to collectors to the most expensive cars on the road.
 
The new identity is being unveiled on all of the outside signage as well as in the firm’s television commercials, advertising and other collateral. Blake’s Auto Body is a member of the San Rafael, Novato, Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa chambers of commerce, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power
Partnership.
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AT&T Announces Industry-First Financing Initiative to Help
Small Businesses Secure ‘Game-Changing’ Wireless Solutions

AT&T Capital Services Provides Cash-Strapped Small Businesses With Loans
For AT&T Wireless Devices, Wireless Data Plans, and Mobile Applications

WASHINGTON, dc, Sept. 28, 2010 — With access to capital among their biggest challenges, cash-strapped small businesses got some good news today from AT&T*. Through its financing subsidiary, AT&T Capital Services, the company is now providing loans to small businesses looking to deploy new wireless solutions or upgrade existing ones.

Cathy Martine, AT&T Executive Vice President – Small Business Solutions, AT&T Business Solutions, made the announcement during her keynote speech at the annual Women Impacting Public Policy Conference in Washington DC this morning.

Until recently, AT&T Capital Services financing had focused on traditional wired communications solutions, including office phone systems and equipment, high speed Internet, maintenance and associated software.

“With more than 25 years experience in communications financing, we know the challenges that small businesses face and understand that today, perhaps more than ever before, access to capital is critical to sustaining their operations,” Martine said. “Our goal is to provide small businesses with access to new options for funding game-changing wireless solutions, to help them innovate and grow and, ultimately, to serve as a catalyst to jumpstart this critical engine for U.S. economic recovery.”

Since recently introducing wireless solutions financing, AT&T Capital Services has closed loans totaling several hundred thousand dollars, with deals totaling several million dollars in the pipeline. The organization finances transactions as small as $1,000 in support of organizations purchasing AT&T business solutions.

AT&T Capital Services was established in 1984 to finance business customer purchases of AT&T products and services by converting one-time, upfront costs into monthly payments.

To date, the organization has recorded more than $6 billion in contract originations for more than 5,000 commercial and municipal customers. Benefits of AT&T financing include:

·         Minimal capital outlay – allows customers to avoid down payments and make easy monthly payments that fit their budgets

·         Lifecycle management – minimizes risk of technological obsolescence

·         Packaged solution – offers one-stop shopping and a simple contracting process

·         Reliability –AT&T Capital Services does not sell its loans, holding and servicing them for their entire term

·         Alternate source of credit to preserve bank credit line

·         Competitive rates

“In recent months, we’ve made loans to small businesses to meet a variety of needs,” said Anthony Lewis, President of AT&T Capital Services, “ranging from smartphones and other mobile devices equipped with fleet management or GPS tracking applications to the rollout of netbooks and laptops embedded with mobile broadband and Wi-Fi capabilities. Bottom line, AT&T is in a position to meet the communications needs of small businesses that are challenged by tight budgets.”

Small businesses interested in finding out more about opportunities afforded by AT&T Capital Services, should contact their authorized AT&T Sales representative. If they don’t have an authorized AT&T representative, they can call 866-323-6955.

Small businesses looking to find information about other AT&T products and services can visit the AT&T Small Business page. For free business resources such as webinars, white papers, training, case studies and best practices, they can visit www.att.com/smallbusinessinsite.

Additionally, real-time information can be found on the AT&T Small Business Facebook page and AT&T Small Business Twitter channel.

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