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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2013

HSM names 2 directors for innovation center

At the company’s Corporate Innovation and Technology Center (CI&T), Scott Beatty is the new CI&T director of design services, and Jim Cardinale is CI&T director of furniture solutions.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2013

AT&T expands push-to-talk capabilities

New dispatch features enable workforce management functionality as part of Enhanced PTT, the company's push-to-talk solution. The features allow businesses to map the locations of company-issued Enhanced PTT devices on desktop software in near-real time, monitor push-to-talk activity and record conversations of employees using company-issued Enhanced PTT devices.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2013

7 districts win grants from NAPT, Zonar

School districts from New Jersey to California have been selected to receive grants for school bus security, safety and efficiency equipment from Zonar. The districts were recognized at the recent NAPT Summit.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2013

American Cooling Technology names Dave Oberdorff CEO

Oberdorff is promoted to the role of president and CEO of the company, which provides air-conditioning systems for buses. He previously served as general manager since joining American Cooling Technology in 2011.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 13, 2013

Rhode Island lawmaker aims to expand school bus staff checks

State Rep. Anthony Giarrusso's son was among the passengers on a school bus whose monitor was arrested on child pornography charges. While the monitor had passed the state background check that Rhode Island requires, Giarrusso says he will introduce a bill to also require national background checks for school bus drivers and monitors.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 13, 2013

Video teaches public to 'Stop and Stay Stopped' for buses

The Minnesota School Bus Operators Association video, newly available on DVD, outlines common mistakes that motorists make when driving around school buses. Shelly Jonas, executive administrator for the association, tells SBF about the program and how it can be used.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 12, 2013

NYC: New school bus contracts to save $210 million

The New York City mayor and education chancellor report that the school busing contracts that were opened up for public bid last spring and awarded in May will save the city an estimated $210 million over the next five years. The savings is in addition to the $100 million saved from bids awarded last winter and the $95 million saved from pre-K contracts that were publicly bid in 2011.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2013

Blue Bird adds new Canadian dealer

Dynamic Specialty Vehicles will provide sales, service and parts support for Blue Bird customers in British Columbia and the Yukon. The dealership has been supplying Type A buses to western Canada since 1988.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 11, 2013

Senate passes ‘School Bus Safety Month’ resolution

The resolution, requested by the Child Safety Network (CSN), designates October as School Bus Safety Month and supports the CSN Safe Bus Campaign. President Obama is expected to sign the resolution.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 11, 2013

School bus innovator Jack Parsons passes

Over his 59-year career in the industry, Parsons was credited with spearheading numerous improvements to pupil transportation and mentoring many school bus drivers, trainers, dispatchers and managers.

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