Green Headquarters

06/04/2008 14:15 Mountain

Hello Friends,

A neat little article from the magazine Stocks, Futures, and Options regarding the new headquarters at PFG in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Here is the part I love:

"Further, it will encourage employee loyalty and recruitment of top individuals. Part of the reason for constructing an environmentally positive buidling is to recognize the importance of the people who work for us. If we are willing to go the extra mile to create a green buidling for our employees, it sends a message to them that we not only are concerned about the environment but are concerned about them as well- that we want to provide a healthy work environment for them."

What a cool concept. Google employs this mentality as does Patagonia, Fat Tire, and other green companies that care about their eomployees and employees families.

This philosophy is the backbone of Locals Have More Fun. Required reading for our employees is Yvon Chouinard's book, Let My People Go Surfing. As the founder of Patagonia, he became a businessman his way, on his ideals.

Locals strives to be the same type of company. Valuing our sourcers, distributors, and you, the end user.

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Locals tip of the week in Park City: yard sales, yard sales, yard sales. The weather is warming up (although cold and rainy today and tomorrow), but by the weekend, the deals will be in the front yards!!!

Locals tip of the week II: FatKid Pizza in the Sidecar Bar and Restaurant. The best red sauce in Utah!

Have a great day!