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Let's cap off this week with a dumb blonde GUY joke! Why not? It's the Friday Funny, after all.

The development of smart power grids is underway.

Hundreds of mayors will gather to discuss plans for stimulus implementation in cities and metropolitan areas across the country during the 77th Annual Meeting of The United States Conference of Mayors from June 12 to 15 in Providence, RI.

This system is designed to reinforce a variety of masonry wall types in either solid or windowed panels.

Whatever it is, an odor eliminator inventor claims his product can rid you of it.

A survey report on strategies being used by organizations in this economic downturn has been issued by Oce Business Services.

Thousands of occupational safety, health, and environmental members of ASSE are joining with the OSHA Alliance Program partners, businesses, and organizations to promote workplace safety during NAOSH Week (this week) and Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day, May 6.

This line of solid state voltage regulators from Falcon Electric features three models.

For the first time in the United States, utilities, retailers, and manufacturers are joining together to help businesses become more informed about the benefits of purchasing energy efficient electronic products. In addition to the two utilities, this Business and Consumer Electronics program includes Best Buy, Sears Holding Company, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and Lenovo.

Dow Chemical, DuPont, Georgia-Pacific, IBM, Interface Inc., and Pitney Bowes Inc. are among the group of corporate energy buyers that reached a collective goal of purchasing 1,000 megawatts of power generated from renewable energy sources.

CANstruction allows local architects, engineers, and construction companies to create incredible structures using canned goods while using their design skills to fight hunger in Chicago.

The standards development organization for the real property supply chain now has 18 people on its Board of Directors.

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge dissects the nuances of outsourcing.

Pick your favorite crisis and decide which of these REALLY justified sounding the global panic alarm: Pending Ice Age? Killer Bees? Y2K Meltdown? SARS? EBOLA? AIDS? Ozone Layer? Global Warming? Avian Flu? CO2? Polar Bears?

Members of the U.S. Congress and representatives from IFMA met to discuss energy efficiency and high performance federal buildings last week during IFMA Advocacy Day.

This product line from Heavyweight Solutions eases the pressure on cleaning staff.

Federico Otero has created a clever, attractive application for repurposed egg crates.

The floor covering company is a member of the Georgia Forestry Commission's Making the Shade partnership.

On Sunday (4/26/09), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security declared a public health emergency in a bid to stop the spread of a swine flu virus. As of today (4/28/09), the World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level based on newly gathered data.

Perf Go Green offers bag products designed to biodegrade within two years.