Moving and Storage Business News

The News Review:

- Start makin’ the move: Yankees head to new Stadium
- Greenwich zoning board denies water company’s expansion plans
- Expert advice on how to downsize
- Companies going out of their way to please employees: Fortune

Start makin’ the move: Yankees head to new Stadium
Lower Hudson Journal news NY 
Lugging crates and boxes on and off trucks is not a job you take for the ambience. But when Hanover landed the contract to move the Yankees into their new stadium yesterday company president Len Masucci Jr. found his employees lining up to volunteer.
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Greenwich zoning board denies water company’s expansion plans
Greenwich Time CT 
‘Hanlan said Thursday that his clients were pleased with the commission’s decision Tuesday night to deny the application. “They thought the Planning and Zoning Commission had heard them” ‘Hanlan said. As they voted commissioners advised Aquarion to present another site plan that included burying the water tank and storage facility or moving them to another location away from neighbors by using pumps rather than gravity to move the water from the plant. Logan said Thursday that pumps were unreliable because of the changing water demands throughout the day. Commission Chairman Donald Heller said Thursday that he wished to see that in writing the next time around. “We felt they didn’t make the case there” he said. Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut is the public water supply company for more than 580000 people in 36 municipalities throughout Fairfield New Haven Hartford Litchfield and New London counties including all of Greenwich.

Expert advice on how to downsize
Seattle Times United States 
There was much sorting to be done. “There’s a lot of trash when you’ve been living in the same place for many years” said Ray Hendrickson a retired teacher and football coach. Storage space in a condominium probably will be less than in your house. Space gets even tighter if you’re moving to a nursing home or assisted-living site. Bruce Nemovitz a broker with Realty Executives Integrity in Whitefish Bay Wis. said people also have to think about the emotional impact of winnowing their belongings. There are a lot of memories packed into those boxes.

Companies going out of their way to please employees: Fortune
Economic Times India 
“Even in this economy some companies are going out of theirway to please employees” the business magazine Fortune said. NetAppthe storage and data management services provider has grabbed the top positionafter moving ahead of Google which had been at the top position for the pasttwo years and stands at the fourth position now. The company whichwas last year ranked at the 14th place the magazine said “employee enthusiasmfor the legendary egalitarian culture helped catapult NetApp to No 1 after sixyears on our list. About Google the magazine stated that “while thecompany still attracts 777000 applicants a year hiring has slowed and Googlerecently cut frills like afternoon tea and an annual ski trip. Inthe chart of 100 firms topped by NetApp at the second place is a financialservice firm Edward Jones and Boston Consulting Group is at the thirdspot. ther names in the top 10 are Wegmans Food Markets (5th)followed by Cisco Systems Genentech Methodist Hospital System Goldman Sachsand Nugget Market.