Brown and Caldwell, CH2M HILL Sign up as Sponsors of BTI Center.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Ability to Help Utility Performance Cited as Key Factor Better Understanding of How to Make Utilities Competitive is Key Brown and Caldwell Caldwell, city (1990 pop. 18,400), seat of Canyon co., SW Idaho, on the Boise River; inc. 1890. On the site of an Oregon Trail camping ground, the city is a major processing and distribution center for an agricultural and livestock area. and CH2M HILL CH2M HILL is a global provider of engineering, construction, and operations services for corporations, nonprofits, and federal, state, and local governments with regional offices worldwide. have joined The BTI BTI Beverage Testing Institute BTI Boyce Thompson Institute BTI British American Tobacco (stock symbol) BTI Boston Theological Institute Bti Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis BTI BioTechnology Institute BTI Binding Tariff Information Center for Excellence in Water and Wastewater Utility Management. Brown and Caldwell joins as the Charter Sponsor of The BTI Center. "Brown and Caldwell has taken a leadership position in helping utilities get more capital without raising rates. Brown and Caldwell's work with the City of Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. and the City of Nashville Nashville, city (1990 pop. 487,969), state capital, coextensive with Davidson co., central Tenn., on the Cumberland River, in a fertile farm area; inc. as a city 1806, merged with Davidson co. 1963. is at the forefront, setting new performance improvement strategies," says Michael B. Rynowecer, President of BTI. "Their charter sponsorship continues to show leadership and commitment in finding new ways to help utilities improve performance," Rynowecer continues. CH2M HILL joins The BTI Center as the second sponsor. "CH2M HILL is one of the world's leading advisors to water and wastewater utilities," states Rynowecer. "CH2M HILL quickly recognized that The BTI Center's research can net tremendous savings for utilities. As you would expect from an industry leader, they are now marshalling See data marshalling and marshal. (communications) marshalling - (US -ll- or -l-) The process of packing one or more items of data into a message buffer, prior to transmitting that message buffer over a communication channel. the charge to help utilities improve performance without raising rates." The BTI Center for Excellence in Water and Wastewater Utility Management operates the largest independent database in the world that tracks utility performance and management practice. The BTI Center's research proves definitively that public utilities can match private utility performance and double the amount of capital they generate without raising rates. Sponsors remain independent from The BTI Center and do not have access to any individual utility data. However, they receive training to help them understand how to apply The BTI Center's research to their clients so their clients can generate more capital without raising rates. "The Center's research highlights the importance of asset utilization and management," states Craig Goehring, Brown and Caldwell CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We see many benefits for our clients in combining both asset and operating strategies to improve competitiveness." "We want to be able to help clients get lasting and measurable results when they set out to improve performance," says Mark Lasswell, Executive Vice President at CH2M HILL. "And we can do it without cutting headcount, which we see as a very attractive option for our clients." |
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