'We're investigating overbilling, kickbacks,' FBI office says.
Four employees have been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.
"We're investigating overbilling, kickbacks, and bribe payments made to employees of the Bossier Parish school system in return for air conditioning work to be funneled to one company," said Steve Hall, a senior agent with the FBI's Shreveport office. "The investigation is progressing rapidly."
Air Repair, a Bossier City-based business, was contracted by the school district to install air conditioning units in various schools. Bossier Schools Superintendent Ken Kruithof said the school district is no longer doing business with the defunct company.
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Freckle: Feel Good Time Tracking Written by Rick Turoczy / December 5, 2008 4:00 PM
FreckleIf you work on your own or for a small company, every minute counts - especially if you're getting paid by the hour. But still, there's likely one task that you dread doing every day: tracking those minutes. It's not fun. Necessary, yes, but fun? Freckle - a thoughtful and beautiful new time tracking app - would like to change that.
Another Web-based time tracking app? Why would we focus on that? There are a number of features that make Freckle worth a look, but the primary reason for considering Freckle is that the team behind it is rethinking the time tracking problem. And it could be that approach which differentiates the product in a crowded market.
The team behind Freckle wants to replace your dread with a time tracking app that makes you happy: "Good software is cheerful software: it behaves cheerfully, and it leaves you cheerful, too."
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Reflexis is the #1 Retail Workforce Management Vendor in Overall Performance
Reflexis is the #1 rated workforce management software company in Overall Performance and Targeted Solution in the RIS News 2008 Software LeaderBoard; retail executives rate Reflexis above the competition in all categories
Last update: 2:54 p.m. EST Dec. 5, 2008 DEDHAM, Mass., Dec 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Reflexis has been rated by retail executives above all other workforce management software companies in every customer satisfaction category in the annual RIS News Software LeaderBoard. Reflexis was the only workforce management vendor rated in the top 10 of all customer service breakout criteria, including performance, customer satisfaction, quality of support, and recommendation (how strongly retail executives recommend a company to their peers). The customer satisfaction rankings, which are published in the December issue of RIS News, are based on the survey responses of 199 retail executives who rated their software vendors in 10 individual criteria.
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By Vickie Elmer Special to The Washington Post Sunday, December 7, 2008; Page K01
Ellen Davis likes to anticipate what's coming and prepare herself and her team for the future.
She believes that helped her save jobs at MortgageLink, the mortgage brokerage firm in Gaithersburg where she has pushed training that helped workers build long-term relationships with clients.
"Forecasting into the future is a wonderful thing," Davis said. Some salespeople focus on the moment -- their current deal. "If I look at tomorrow, I can work my day today so that I can get to tomorrow. A true change agent needs to create that."
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