MCC Welcomes April New Members!

Contact	Company	Website
Alexandra Dickson	The Allie Way
Dana Bennett	Hodgson Russ LLP	http://www.hodgsonruss.com/
Cathy Fleming	Hodgson Russ LLP	http://www.hodgsonruss.com/
Jeff Unger	eMinutes
Remzi Guvenc Kulen	Kulen Law Firm PC	http://www.kulenlaw.com/
Alexander Reznik	Complete Body Development	http://www.completebody.com/
Lark-Marie Anton	Loews Hotels	http://www.loewshotels.com/
Vhanya Barba	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	www.pwc.com/us
Jonathan Elmore	NYC Business Solutions	www.nyc.gov/workforce1
Ingrid Wiggberg	The Party Makers
Juan Rodriguez	Juan Rodriguez	www.citi-habitats.com/agent_profile.php?id=ROD
Simone Lillian	Sinvin Realty	http://www.sinvin.com/
Patrick McGlashan	McGlashan Law Firm, P.C.	http://www.mcglawyer.com/
Huseyin Unver	Sedesco, Inc.	http://www.sedescoinc.com/
Pawel Blum	FindingMore	http://www.findingmore.biz/
Ryan Rzepecki	Social Bicycles	http://www.socialbicycles.com/
Duane Thomas	Exit Realty Landmark
Michael Oiring	Empire Capital of America	http://www.empirecapitalofamerica.com/
Dwight Graham	New York Life
Neil Swanson	Blue Ocean Systems	http://www.blueoceansys.com/
Adrienne Ricci	7-Eleven	http://www.franchise.7-eleven.com/
Reshonah Bennett	5linx	www.5linx.net/rbennett
Neeta Bhasin	ASB Communications	http://www.asbcommunications.com/
Kelly Hoey	Women Innovate Mobile	http://www.womeninnovatemobile.com/
Anthony Verna	Kravitz & Verna LLC
Heldy Putera	Indonesian Investment Promotion Center	http://www.bkpm.go.id/
Marina Gafanovich	Marina Gafanovich	http://www.mynycdoctor.com/
Lewis Schiff	Inc. Magazine's Business Owners Council	http://www.inc.net/
Linda Liu	Exit Realty Landmark	http://www.exitrealtylandmark.com/
Jalanda James	JalandaJames.com	http://www.jalandajames.com/
Jimmy Newson	Mobile Market Apps.com	http://www.mobilemarketapps.com/
Michael Grumet	47th St. BID	http://www.diamonddistrict.org/
Robert Poiner	VGI Partners	http://www.vgipartners.com/
Marcia Butler	Marcia Butler Interior Design Inc	http://www.marciabutler.com/
Jacques Dahan	Citi-Habitats
Marsha Bonner	MRW Consulting
Andrea J. Coleman	Andrea J. Coleman, Esq.	http://www.andreajcoleman.com/
Robert Kremer	FISONIC.US	http://www.fisonic.us/
Mario Figueroa	Nectar Advances	http://www.nectaradvances.com/
Ian Markey	Green Mountain Energy	http://www.greenmountain.com/
Aman Wilkerson	Swipely	http://www.swipelyworks.com/
Scott Evenbeck	The New Community College at CUNY	www.ncc.cuny.edu/index.html
Ingo Nowottny	United Credit Solutions Inc	http://www.ucsolutions.org/
Denise Marie Fugo	Northwestern Mutual Financial Network	www.nmfn.com/denisefugo
Paul Robertson	Self Employed
Jessie Fahay	Ripple Effect Artists	http://www.rippleeffectartist.com/
Susan Glusica	Wealth Advisory Group LLC	http://www.wagroupllc.com/
Ellen McKeon
Michael Finizio	ServPro	http://www.servprohobokenuc.com/
Stephen Klenert	Atlantic Metro Communications	http://www.atlanticmetro.net/
Nancy Tetreaux	SpeakSpin	http://www.speakspin.com/

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MCC Green Business Committee Meetings, May and June 2012

Please join us for the following MCC Green Business sub-committee meetings as well as our signature MCC Green Business Quarterly networking event (speakers to be announced soon)!

MCC Events

May 10^th: MCC Green Energy Sub-Committee Meeting, 5:30-7:30 PM MCC will be re-launching its Green Energy sub-committee. Please join us for this informational and networking session. Please let me know if you would like to be a member of this group.

May 11^th: MCC Green Finance Sub-committee Meeting. Please let me know if you’d like more info and to be added to the green finance outreach list.

June 13^th: MCC Quarterly Green Business Networking Event, 8:30-10AM: Sign up early, hear presentations from MCC members and network with the MCC Green Business Committee!

June 27^th: MCC Green Design & Construction Sub-committee Meeting, The “New (Green Building) Normal”: Strategies for Greening Design and Construction Contracts  8:00-10:30AM Please join us as we re-launch this sub-committee. There will be an informative presentation, networking and the chance to hear from you about topics you’d like to know more about!

Co-Sponsored Events:

May 17^th: Making Green from Green: Clean Transport, Driving 2.0, 6-9:30PM

We thank Con Edison Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs for sponsoring the MCC Green Business Committee for 2012. We have an exciting year of programming coming up and thank the Green Team and Con Edison Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs for making this possible. For more information on how you can earn cash rebates and incentives for your buildings' energy efficiency upgrades and transforming your business space into a high-performance building, contact the Con Edison Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Program office at (877) 797-6347 or visit their website www.conEd.com/energysavings.

www.manhattanccgreen.org

NYC Business Solutions Customized Training

NYC Business Solutions Customized Training Funds

NYC Business Solutions Customized Training provides access to employee training to keep businesses competitive and profitable. Customized Training eliminates the financial constraints that keep businesses from investing in staff development by providing awards of up to $400,000, which can cover 60-70% of eligible training costs. Tell your business associates about these great funding opportunities today!      To apply for Customized Training, applicants can complete the first step of the application process here. Once they complete the first step, applicants are immediately informed whether they are a good fit for Customized Training. We provide funding for training in these four areas: Training on recently purchased equipment or software Training to offer new services or products to reach new markets Training current staff to take on new responsibilities Training to provide employees with the updated skills they need to stay current and competitive. What are the benefits? Businesses awarded a NYC Business Solutions Customized Training grant report up to a:   20% increase in sales 20% decrease in costs 25% increase in productivity To learn more click here. If you have questions about Customized Training, please contact us at training@sbs.nyc.gov.  For more information on NYC Business Solutions Training: www.nyc.gov/training   |   training@sbs.nyc.gov   |   Call 311 and ask for "NYC Business Solutions Training"

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Siemens Appoints Michael Kruklinski Head of Real Estate for the Americas

MCC congratulates MCC board member Michale Kruklinski of Siemens on his promotion!

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Corporation has appointed Michael Kruklinski Head of Siemens Real Estate for the Americas.  In this role he will oversee all operations for Siemens Real Estate in the U.S.

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"Michael brings a unique strategic viewpoint to the operational business of real estate," said Eric Spiegel, President and CEO of Siemens Corporation. "His leadership will help strengthen our offerings and services in this market."

Kruklinski rejoined Siemens Corporation in 2005 as Vice President for Strategic Planning.  Prior to 2005, Michael was a Senior Principal in the Financial Institution/High Tech Industrials Group at A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm.
 
"It is a great opportunity to be working with such a diverse group of professionals across the Americas," said Kruklinski.  "The combined Americas real estate team of 200 people stretches across 22 countries and manages approximately $2 billion of assets and over 30 million square feet of commercial and industrial space."

A native of Germany, Kruklinski has spent the last 20 years in the United States.  Prior to 1996, he worked for almost 10 years at Siemens in a variety of marketing, and consulting roles.
Kruklinski currently represents Siemens Corporation as a member of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and holds a seat on New York City's Regional Plan Association Board.
  
About Siemens
Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy, healthcare, infrastructure and cities sectors. For more than 160 years, Siemens has built a reputation for leading-edge innovation and the quality of its products, services and solutions. Siemens in the USA reported revenue of around $20 billion and employs approximately 60,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. For more information on Siemens in the United States, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/.

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MCC Welcomes New Board Member

MCC welcomes new board member Beth Bronfman. Here is her bio below:

Beth Bronfman is CEO and Managing Partner of View the Agency, a New York Advertising, Interactive and Branding Agency. View has a long track record for creating the imagery that creates brands. What sets View apart is its extensive retail experience, which has propelled clients to category leadership in the luxury arena. View has a unique understanding of how luxury consumers spend, and how that’s changing. Since launching View, Ms. Bronfman has succeeded in developing it from a small agency into a large-scale, multi-million-dollar firm.

Previously, Ms. Bronfman was VP of advertising at Macy's New York, serving in that capacity during the years of the retail giant's greatest growth. Her career also included positions at Ohrbach's, Lane Bryant, and WNEW- AM/FM Radio.

Ms. Bronfman's professional achievements have been recognized with three prestigious awards for female business leaders. She is the recipient of the Presidents Award for the Women Presidents' Organization, Office Depot Businessman of the Year Award, and the Enterprising Women of the Year Award.

Ms. Bronfman has dedicated her career to advancing the cause of women in business. Beth is a member of the board of the Women Presidents Organization, and a member of the Platinum group. In addition to the WPO, she is the Northeast Chair for the Governing Board of c200. She is also on the advisory board of the F.I.T. Marketing Committee. Ms. Bronfman is an active member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies(4a’s) and its Bronze Forum. She is also on the board of Dancing In The Streets, a prominent non-profit dance groups, and sits on the advisory board of the Management Assistance Program of the United Jewish Appeal and Racemark International and Sherwood Trading Corporation.

Ms. Bronfman holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from Emerson College, Boston. She has pursued graduate work at New York University and the New School.

2012 New York International Auto Show - The Statistics Behind the Event

Information for this article was supplied by: Jamie Lee, Portnet

We thought you'd like to know about the economic and social impact of the NYC Auto show.
These are great stats... not only for car fans!

Enjoy the traditional (since 1900) and largest North American Automobile show which attracts more than one million visitors per year. To learn more about the 2012 New York International Auto Show, click here.

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