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Employee Resource Groups Celebrate Diversity
July 1, 2009 | 11:35 a.m. CDT
UP's employee resource groups are joining forces with other Omaha-area companies in the city's first Diversity Week, celebrating diversity and inclusion.
A kick-off celebration on June 29 began the week-long festivities, featuring various speakers, including Chairman Jim Young and Barb Schaefer, senior vice president-Human Resources. The following Tuesday, more than 100 individuals attended a day-long workshop, "Developing the Next Generation of Multicultural Leaders." It focused on career development and strategies for young professionals to transition successfully into the corporate environment, and for business leaders to retain diverse talent.
The celebration continues today with a roundtable discussion led by Gloria Puentes, vice president strategic partnerships-Diversity Best Practices. It is designed to bring together community leaders and encourage dialogue about the long-term vision for a diverse and inclusive business community.
Diversity Week concludes July 2, when employees from participating companies will give back to the community, visiting veterans at the local Medical Center and planting flowers at the veteran's home.
FRA: Freight Rail Fuel Efficiency Up
Nov. 20, 2009 | 03:05 p.m. CST
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Nov. 19 released a study showing vast improvements in freight rail fuel efficiency over the last two decades, approximately 22 percent between 1990 and 2006. More...
Freight Volume Down During Holiday Week
Nov. 20, 2009 | 02:55 p.m. CST
U.S. railroads reported originating 281,218 carloads for the Veterans Day holiday week ended Nov. 14, down 8.9 percent compared to the same week in 2008 and down 17 percent from from the same week in 2007, reports the Association of American Railroads. More...
New Jersey Transit Joins Safety Pilot Program
Nov. 20, 2009 | 02:40 p.m. CST
New Jersey Transit has started its participation in the Close Call Project, a safety pilot program designed to give rail employees the ability to voluntarily and anonymously report "close call" incidents that could have resulted in an accident but did not. More...
STB: Rails Cut More Jobs
Nov. 18, 2009 | 02:00 p.m. CST
The U.S. lines of the seven Class I railroads trimmed another 408 jobs as of mid-October from a month earlier, taking their total employment level down to a new low. More...
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