Wichita Eagle

Healthy job sites honored

By Karen Shideler The Wichita Eagle Posted on Thu, Aug. 19, 2010 Photos by Jaime Green The best workplace wellness programs are customized, comprehensive, integrated and diversified, according to new research from the Center for Studying Health System Change. Those attributes can be seen in the programs of this year’s Working Well Award winners. The Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita recognizes three employers each year that provide an environment that helps employees make healthy lifestyle changes. This year’s honorees — Bombardier Learjet, the city of Derby and Start-Thinking — will be recognized Tuesday as part of the sixth annual Working Well Conference. The conference is designed …Continue Reading...

Small environmental changes can save some green

    Posted on Thu, Sep. 18, 2008 BY DAN VOORHIS The Wichita Eagle Being environmentally sensitive can make sense even for cost-conscious small-business owners and managers. Conserving electricity can easily cut 30 percent off a power bill with some minor up-front spending — and more with a more serious investment, experts say. It begins with small stuff, such as unplugging computers at night, using programmable thermostats and switching ballasts in fluorescent lights from mechanical to electronic. But many small-business owners and managers don’t see the return on investment on a lot of things green. “It’s always an easy sell when it’s ‘This will pay for …Continue Reading...