ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue Concludes Fourth "Back to Our Roots" Tour in Nebraska TOMORROW
(Washington, D.C., May 16, 2018) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Nebraska TOMORROW, Thursday, May 17th to join Governor Pete Ricketts and Nebraska Director of Agriculture Steve Wellman on a tour of Ackerman Ag Service and Supply. Following the tour, the Secretary and Governor will participate in a discussion on rural issues with local agriculture leaders.
Secretary Perdue is embarking on his fourth "Back to Our Roots" tour to hear ideas and concerns from local farmers, ranchers, producers, foresters, agriculture students, business owners, community leaders, and USDA employees. The tour will last through Thursday and include stops in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Throughout different segments of the tour, Secretary Perdue has been joined by joined by Governor Susana Martinez (NM), Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte (NM), Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown (CO), Agriculture Director Doug Miyamoto (WY), and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall.
This is Secretary Perdue’s fourth “Back to Our Roots” tour since taking office just over a year ago. On his first tour in August of 2017, Secretary Perdue toured Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. In September of 2017, Secretary Perdue traveled on his second tour to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Most recently, Secretary Perdue visited Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky during his third tour in early April.
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 17th
NEBRASKA
Secretary Perdue, Governor Ricketts, and Director Wellman Visit Ackerman Ag Service and Supply
WHAT: Secretary Perdue, Governor Ricketts, and Director Wellman will tour Ackerman Ag Service and Supply before the Secretary and Governor participate in a discussion on various rural issues with local leaders. After the event, the Secretary will hold a media availability.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Thursday, May 17th at 10:30 a.m. MDT
WHERE: Ackerman Ag Service and Supply, 115 Cody Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301
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Whether Fired Or Inspired,
5 Tips To Reinvent Yourself
In an age of much change in the business world, more people are reinventing themselves. That could mean learning new skills to fit a new job, landing in a new industry or starting a new business.
Sometimes the change is forced upon someone (fired); other times they force it upon themselves (inspired). The person might even be comfortable in a job, but a new opportunity or goal motivates them to try something much different – to reinvent.
Nigel Parker, for example, left a long career as a high-level engineer and manager in aerospace and other high-tech industries so he could reinvent himself. He became an inventor and started a company.
“Change often means reinvention,” says Parker, founder/CEO of RashEndZ Inc., (www.RashEndZ.com) and inventor of REZair, a skin-aeration liner that can be inserted inside a diaper, incontinence garment or wound dressing, helping to keep the skin dry and speed healing. “When a seismic shift happens in our lives, like leaving a job, moving, losing someone close to us, we have to choose who we want to become or else feel like we never reached our potential.”
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“Sometimes you can’t wait for your future to find you; you find it,” Parker says. “That’s much of what reinventing is about. It’s a twist in the road on the long journey.”
About Nigel Parker
Nigel Parker, founder and CEO of RashEndZ Inc. (www.RashEndZ.com), is a senior management and systems engineer professional with more than 25 years experience in aerospace, medical simulation and other high-tech industries. While working at Honeywell from 1984 to 2001, he worked on the space shuttle, military aircraft and commercial aircraft, among other projects. Parker is the inventor of REZair, a skin-aeration liner that can be inserted inside a diaper, incontinence garment or wound dressing, helping to keep the skin dry and speed healing.
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The fifth annual Utah Ethical Leadership Awards program is now underway to recognize and support the ethical leadership of organizations in the state of Utah. Applications are now open for these awards. All businesses, government entities, and nonprofit organizations with ethical standards are encouraged to apply. Applications close on July 30th, 2018. The application is available online by clicking the following link: Utah Ethical Leadership Award Application
Finalists will be announced after a thorough evaluation process and will be notified the beginning of August. All finalists will then be invited to an awards breakfast on September 7, 2018, where the winners will be announced. One award will be given to the winner of each of the business, government, and nonprofit categories. Finalists and awardees will receive extensive press coverage in Utah Business Magazine and other media outlets.
Governor Gary Herbert says: “The Utah Ethical Leadership Awards recognize Utah businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government entities that embody best practices in ethical behaviors. The finalists and awardees are a great representation of Utah’s principle-based ethical leadership.”
The awards are designed to recognize organizations that embody the spirit of ethical leadership exhibited by Bill Daniels, a founder of the modern cable industry and former owner of the Utah Stars. Bill Daniels believed deeply in ethics and integrity, and in the importance of absolute ethical principles, which earned him great respect throughout the business world. The awards program is sponsored by the Daniels Fund, the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the David Eccles School of Business, the Community Foundation of Utah, Utah Business Magazine, and the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah.
Dr. Taylor Randall, Dean of the University of Utah’s Eccles school of Business, said: “The David Eccles School of Business is dedicated to making sure our students not only get an elite business education, but also learn how to better themselves, their workplaces and the world around them through leading an ethical professional life. The Utah Ethical Leadership Awards are an outstanding forum to showcase for students and Utahans in general, the local businesses that make ethical standards a priority. The awards will serve as inspiration for years to come for the future business leaders coming out of the David Eccles School of Business.”
Alex Eaton, Chief Executive Officer of the Community Foundation of Utah says: “We look forward to receiving applications for the Utah Ethical Leadership Awards. This is such a great opportunity to recognize and celebrate leadership in Utah businesses, nonprofit organizations and government entities that embody best practices in ethical behaviors.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Candace Horne, Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Utah (801)-587-7788/ candace.horne@eccles.utah.edu
Last Year’s Winners:
Business – Tink’s Superior Auto Parts
Nonprofit – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah
State/Government – Lowell Bennion Community Service Center
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