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Airport Strategic Planning in a Time of Industry Dynamism and Financial Uncertainty

At the Transportation Research Board’s 2012 Annual Conference held in Washington D.C. the week of January 23, Steve Van Beek participated in a session on Current Issues in Airport Strategic Planning. For a copy of his presentation, click on the link below.

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Stephen Van Beek
703.796.6220
Executive Director

AAAE/LeighFisher Webinar - Taking on Energy: A Win-Win Approach to Managing Costs and Improving Performance

LeighFisher and AAAE are pleased to present an informative webinar on Wednesday, January 25 from 11 am - 12:30 pm PST “Taking on Energy: A Win-Win Approach to Managing Costs and Improving Performance.” The purpose of this 90-minute webinar is to inform participants about strategies and tactics for managing airport energy costs and improving operational performance. For registration details, visit http://events.aaae.org/sites/120105/.

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Zoe Haseman
650.375.5365
Associate Director

Join LeighFisher for a Conference on Privatization

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and LeighFisher are co-hosting the 2nd annual conference on privatization in the United States and other parts of the world. The conference will take place in Miami from April 15-17, 2012. The inaugural conference, also co-hosted by LeighFisher and AAAE, was held in San Francisco in March 2011 with 80 attendees that included executives from investment banks, rating agencies, and airports. Topics of interest this year include privatization efforts in Brazil, Puerto Rico, and other parts of the world. Check our website for future updates.

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Bruce Boudreau
650.375.5366
Director

Bruce Boudreau Contributes to The New York Times Article “At Airports, a Bigger Push to Sell Electronics”

Bruce Boudreau, LeighFisher Director with over 35 years of experience in airport concessions planning, talks about the growing presence of electronic products in airport concessions programs in a November 29 New York Times article “At Airports, a Bigger Push to Sell Electronics.” Visit http://www.nytimes.com/ to read the article or contact Bruce to get his perspective and insight into this and other concessions planning topics.

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Bruce Boudreau
650.375.5366
Director

LF—Teamed with STC—Led a Successful Interactive STARS Workshop

LeighFisher recently teamed with the North American Sustainable Transportation Council (STC) to present a successful three hour interactive workshop on creating sustainable transportation systems. Twenty-five San Francisco Bay Area planners and public and private sector transportation professionals learned how to use the Sustainable Transportation Analysis & Rating System (STARS), a powerful new planning and project development tool developed to simplify the integration of economic, environmental, and social goals, objectives, measures, and strategies into transportation projects and plans. Paul Horton, Principal Consultant with LeighFisher and co-founder and Vice Chair of the STC, co-facilitated the workshop. Contact Paul at 650.375.5356 or paul [dot] horton [at] leighfisher [dot] com to learn more about sustainable transportation systems.

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Zoe Haseman
650.375.5365
Associate Director

(ACRP) Report 57 – The Carbon Market: A Primer for Airports is Now Available

LeighFisher co-authored the recently released TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 57 - The Carbon Market: A Primer for Airports. This report provides information on carbon and other environmental credit trading markets, and highlights the potential opportunities and challenges to an airport's participation in these markets. The primer also addresses the new terms and concepts related to carbon and other environmental markets. For a copy of this report, click on ACRP Report 57.

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Zoe Haseman
650.375.5365
Associate Director

LF creates a presence on LinkedIn

LeighFisher now has a presence on LinkedIn. Join our LinkedIn page to learn about job opportunities in our global management consulting firm.

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LinkedIn

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Warren Adams
720.542.8692
Executive Director

Jacobs Consultancy UK Ltd is now known as LeighFisher Ltd

Effective June 1, 2011, Jacobs Consultancy UK Ltd was renamed to LeighFisher Ltd, which represents an important evolution in our global management consultancy business.

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Chris Wilson
+44 (0)207.087.8777
Vice President

LF is now on Facebook

Stay connected to LeighFisher through our new Facebook page where we will be posting conference presentations, focus pieces, and other industry-leading material on the challenges facing our clients.

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Facebook

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Warren Adams
720.542.8692
Executive Director