DROUGHT REDINESS –  HOW TO CONSERVE AND CUT COSTS ON WATER CONSUMPTION By Robert R. Puente As Texas’s population continues to grow thanks to our robust, balanced, and diversified economy, so will demand for water. To meet demand it’s going to take diversifying water sources, piping water from greater distances and employing more expensive water [...]

TO GAIN BOARDROOM ACCESS, CEO ARCILIA ACOSTA SAYS BRING YOUR “A” GAME Arcilia Acosta is a rarity in the world of business. Not only is she president and CEO of two companies, she serves on the board of directors for a major corporation. According to the 2010 Catalyst Census, about 15 percent of corporate board [...]

FROM SOCIAL MEDIA TO INVESTOR RELATIONS, HOW TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION IS INFLUENCING 21ST CENTURY BUSINESS During the first decade of the 2000’s, “transparency” has been getting a lot of attention, both for its potential to make businesses smarter and more accountable, and for its potential to create problems within a company. On one hand, a transparent [...]