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Article: Companies look for ways to cut back in tough times Some executives think changes will help in long run
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 14, 2009
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Todd Nelson, owner of the Kalahari Resort, fires off in staccato
fashion the belt-tightening measures taken at his Wisconsin Dells
water park.
- Seventy employee cell phones eliminated. Saving: $4,500 a
month.
- Wristbands for water park customers changed to a cheaper
model. Saving: $60,000 a year.
- A new laundry water recycling system: $70,000 a year.
- Six company cars sold, saving thousands of dollars in fuel,
insurance and maintenance.
- More than 100 employee e-mail addresses canceled. Saving:
$8,000 annually in account fees.
- Employees attending trade shows now stay at cheaper hotels
rather than the convention hotel.
"They can drive an extra three miles to a Comfort Inn," ...