Architecture should make surroundings look and feel better, and the building function at the highest level. Both Jennifer Sage and Katie Swanson earned awards for Excellence in public architecture for their efforts, as awarded by the AIA. –By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. From AIA.org: Katie Swanson An incredibly effective advocate and […]
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Southwest Airlines has launched an institute to help share its culture of positive customer service and overall company culture. The Colleen C. Barrett Institute for Cultural Excellence & Customer Service (CCB Institute) is an online universe that honors Barrett, a former company president. –By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. “Colleen has always […]
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With the Covid pandemic, people were drawn to more and more videos during quarantine and the Telly Awards honor some of the best. –By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. The 2021 winners have been announced in the categories of Branded Content, Non-Broadcast, Commercials/Marketing, Series, Shows and Segments, Immersive and Mixed Reality and […]
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Cheers! Just Drinks announced the Just Drinks Excellence awards that will celebrate the greatest achievements and innovations in the global drinks industry. –By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. Just Drinks is an online news source for the global beverage industry and nominations are now open for the inaugural awards. There are 30 […]
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Training in the United States Marine Corps is difficult under the best of conditions. Add in the difficulty of darkness, and true Excellence is forged. –By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. After months of preparation and planning, 2nd Marine Division conducted the first iteration of night live-fire training on range G-36 on […]
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A life with purpose is true Excellence and soldiers with that in mind are being trained at the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning. On Memorial Day, the commanding general, Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahoe, honored and recognized military heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. –By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence […]
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Investment in infrastructure is a needed effort at times, and the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $5.76 million for four 1890 Centers of Excellence grants. — By Brian Hurlburt, Magnifying Excellence Podcast, Founder and Host. The institutions receiving the 1890 Centers of Excellence awards are Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama; Southern University, […]
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Bombardier, a global leader in aviation, earned the highest recognition in aviation maintenance. Five U.S.-based services centers earned 2020 Aviation Maintenance Technician Diamond Award of Excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration. —By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. The AMT Diamond Award of Excellence is presented to organizations that provide 100 per cent […]
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It’s still a hot-button issue as to the impact of Cannabis on healthcare. Recently, the Cannabis Center of Excellence, Inc., Medicinal Genomics, and UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business (North Dartmouth, MA) announced the formation of the “Healthcare Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices Related to Medical Cannabis Research Study.” –By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying […]
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Healthcare is a continual topic of conversation, and the recent Healthiverse Heroes awards honored Excellence in Using Healthcare Technology to improve care, collaboration, interoperability, and patient outcomes.–By Brian Hurlburt, Founder and Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. Health technology pioneer DrFirst announced the winners of the inaugural Healthiverse Heroes Award. The awards spotlighted healthcare providers and organizations […]