Union Pacific Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company Union Pacific !ailroad is Nort" America's premier railroad franc"ise co#ering $% states across t"e &estern t&o t"irds of t"e United States.
Company Vision/Mission Statement VISION: Building America. r #ision sym*oli+es t"e Union Pacific e,perience for all t"e people &"ose li#es &e toc". It connects t"e importance of UP-s rail transportation to America's economy "onors t"e generations t"at preceded s and is t"e promise for t"e generations t"at &ill follo& s. MISSION: The Men and omen o! "nion #aci!ic Are $edicated to Ser%e. Union Pacific &ors for t"e good of or cstomers or s"are"olders and one
anot"er. r commitment defines s and dri#es t"e economic strengt" of or company and or contry. VA&"'S: (ocus on #er!ormance. r concentration and determination &ill dri#e or safety cstomer satisfaction and /ality reslts. 'nsure )igh 'thical Standards. r reptation &ill al&ays *e a sorce of pride for or employees and a *ond &it" or cstomers s"are"olders and commnity partners. or* as a Team. 0e are all part of t"e same team and &oring toget"er to reac" or common goals is one of or strengt"s. Commnication and respect are t"e fondation of great team&or. "nion #aci!ic+s trademar*s : • • • • • •
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0elcome in 2raining !oomtor !;<snacs &as pro#ided= >arriman 3ispatc" Center Union Pacific >arriman 3ispatc" Center ma"a NE riginally a freig"t depot for t"e Union Pacific !ail&ay 2"e >arriman 3ispatc" Center &as constrcted in ?@? and sold at action in ?@B. A grop of in#estors led *y financier Ed&ard >. >arriman paid a record D@ million for t"e railroad. Nearly years later reno#ation &or *egan to con#ert t"e *ilding into t"e Union Pacific >arriman 3ispatc" Center &"ic" no& "oses BD@ Union Pacific employees inclding: administrati#e and e,ecti#e officesF dispatc"ers and railroad spportF compter operations and t"e *ilding's central plantF and a *ner &it" &alls and ceiling made from ?@$Ginc" steel reinforced concrete. 2"e >arriman 3ispatc" Center "as *een compared to an airport control to&er for t"e railroad sing micro&a#es fi*er optics and leased telep"one circits to commnicate information. 2oday t"e Union Pacific !ailroad "as a*ot %H miles of rail trac maing it t"e largest railroad in t"e &orld. 2"e facility "as recei#ed se#eral arc"itectral and soft&are a&ards.
'lm,ood #ar* 2"e 'lm,ood #ar* neig"*or"ood in neig"*or"ood in ma"a Ne*rasa is Ne*rasa is a "istorically significant area t"at &as de#eloped t"enort" late ?t" and early $t" centry. It e,tends from 8ea#en&ort" Street onint"e to Center Street on t"e sot"F from Sot" Dt" Street on t"e east to Sot" B$nd Street on t"e &est. >ome to et"nic S&ede cele*rations t"rog" t"e ?Ds today t"e neig"*or"ood's par "osts t"e city's S"aespeare on t"e 4reen festi#al. In ?@@ >.0.S. Cle#eland recommended Cle#eland recommended t"at ma"a ac/ire a par large enog" to s"t ot city sig"ts and sonds in order to refres" t"e senses. Elm&ood Par fonded in ?@@ at @$ Sot" Ht" Street &as one of ma"a's largest pars t"rog" t"e ?Ds. Soon after t"e city ac/ired an initial DDacre ($$ m$) donation of land for t"e par t"e ma"a 9ee descri*ed 9ee descri*ed it as a &ild and romantic place... containing a &ooded ra#ine t"at follo&ed t"e corse of a small stream. 2"ey contined 2"ere are all manner of s"ady noos in t"is dell and some of t"e largest forest trees in t"is section of t"e contry are to *e seen in it. 2"e par along &it" >appy >ollo& 9ole#ard 9ole#ard &as part of
Cle#eland's pars and *ole#ard plan for plan for ma"a. 2oday t"e *ole#ard rns nort" from Elm&ood Par past t"e Uni#ersity of Ne*rasa at ma"a camps ma"a camps and 5emorial Par 9enson. A 5ooris" Castlestyle Castlestyle pa#ilion &as *ilt in Par on&ard to 9enson. ?@ for DD@H. riginally an open air strctre it &as condemned in ?% as nsafe and closed leading to its enclosre sometime later. In ??$ a local *sinessman donated a totem pole to t"egronds par t"att"rog" stood t"ere t"rog" t"e ?%s and t"e par &as t"e site ofpole to camping t"e ?Ds. 2"e Elm&ood Par 4olf Corse &as opened in ??H and featred ra#ines grassy fields and road&ays t"rog"ot. 9y ??B t"e par "ad gro&n to $@.?% acres (.@G$% m$) and it &as t"e second largest in t"e city. 7rom t"e late ?t" centry t"rog" t"e ?%s an annal par &as "eld for ma"a's African African American commnity at commnity at t"e par &it" as many as ? people attending. 2"e Uni#ersity of Ne*rasa at ma"a relocated from its Nort" ma"a ma"a camps camps to a %acre (?$ m$) parcel ne,t to t"e par in ?%B sealing t"e par's si+e 9ffett set set p a golf permanently. In t"e ?Gs nati#e ma"a *illionaire 0arren 9ffett *all stand at t"e golf corse in t"e par. !eno#ated again in ?@B t"e city spent ? from a *ond isse to replace &indo&s and repair restrooms at t"e pa#ilion. 2"e par recei#ed a ? million reno#ation in ?% and in $ t"e Peter 6ie&it 7ondation made 7ondation made a significant grant to t"e city t"at allo&ed t"e city to reno#ate t"e par-s "istoric spring area impro#e t"e s&imming pool and create ne& entrance signage. 2oday Elm&ood Par incldes t"e ?@"ole golf corse t&o *ase*all fields and a s&imming pool. 2"ere are also pat"s and trails trails for *iing and &alingF a lagoon picnic areas restrooms t"e "istoric pa#ilion open spaces and a "istoric marer.
-allup 4allp Inc. is primarily a researc"*ased glo*al performancemanagement performancemanagement conslting company. company. riginally fonded *y 4eorge 4allp in 4allp in ?%D t"e company conslting *ecame famos its p*lic opinion polls &"ic" &ere condcted in t"e United States and ot"er for contries. 4allp &ors &it" maJor *sinesses and organi+ations arond t"e &orld. In ?@@ G years after 4allp died Selection !esearc" (S!I) prc"ased it from its "eirs. S!I &anted t"e 4allp name to se on its polls &"ic" ga#e t"em more credi*ility and "ig"er response rates. 2oday t"e poll is sed to gain #isi*ility. Some of 4allp's ey practice areas are employee engagement cstomer engagement talent management and &ell*eing. 4allp "as nearly G offices in more t"an $ contries.<$= contries. <$= <%= 0orld "ead/arters ma"a Ne*rasa Ne*rasa.. Its are in 0as"ington 3.C. perational 3.C. perational "ead/arters are in ma"a crrent C"airman and CE is Kim Clifton.
2"ere are a*ot $ employees in t"e pri#ately "eld company &oring in for di#isions: 4allp Poll 4allp Conslting 4allp Uni#ersity and 4allp Press.<G= Press. <G= 4allp Inc. pro#ides researc" and conslting ser#ices edcational programs and print and online p*lications. It offers daily ne&s reports a*ot political economic and social issesF consltancy ser#ices for employee and cstomer managementF degree andand nondegree programs in management and leaders"ip de#elopmentF crriclm on managing employee. edcation 2"e company also p*lis"es *oos on management social and political researc". Its prodct incldes 4allp 5anagement Kornal a mont"ly online *siness p*lication for *siness leaders and management t"iners. In addition it offers city and contry tracingF cstom inde,esF onsite analystsF data transfer ser#icesF and cstom
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>enry 3oorly Loo and A/arim 2"e ma"a's >enry 3oorly Loo and A/arim is a +oo in ma"a Ne*rasa located at %B? Sot" ?t" Street. It is accredited *y t"e Association of Loos and A/arims and a mem*er of t"e 0orld Association of Loos and A/arims +oo in in ma"a Ne*rasa Ne*rasa 2"e Omaha+s )enry $oorly oo and Auarium is a a +oo located at %B? Sot" ?t" Street. It is accredited *y t"e Association of Loos and A/arims and A/arims and a mem*er of t"e 0orld Association of Loos and A/arims. A/arims . Its <G= mission is conser#ation researc" recreation and edcation. ma"a's >enry 3oorly Loo and A/arim is nationally reno&ned for its leaders"ip in animal conser#ation and researc". E#ol#ing from t"e p*lic !i#er#ie& Par Loo esta*lis"ed in ?@G today t"e Loo incldes se#eral nota*le e,"i*its. It featres t"e largest cat comple, in Nort" AmericaF AmericaF<D= 6ingdoms of t"e Nig"t is t"e &orld's largest noctrnal e,"i*it and indoor s&F <H= t"e 8ied Kngle is one of t"e &orld's largest indoor rainforests and t"e 3esert 3ome is t"e &orld's largest indoor desert<B= as &ell as t"e largest gla+ed geodesic dome in dome in <@=<= = <@=< t"e &orld. 2"e Loo is Ne*rasa-s nm*er one paid attendance attraction and "as &elcomed more t"an $D million #isitors o#er t"e past G years.
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Malmont Indstries Inc. is a large p*licly "eld American manfactrer of Malley center pi#ot and linear irrigation e/ipment &indmill spport strctres lig"ting 1 traffic poles and steel tility poles Malmont Indstries is a leading producer and distri1utor of prodcts for t"e infrastrctre and agricltre marets. Malmont Indstries *egan in ?GH &"en or fonder !o*ert 9. 3ag"erty com*ined "is D sa#ings and &"ole"earted *elief t"at *siness cold and s"old *e done *etter. Since t"at modest start more t"an "alf a centry ago or company "as gro&n to *e an international leader in engineered prodcts and ser#ices for infrastrctre and &aterconser#ing irrigation e/ipment for agricltre. 7rom t"e lig"ting and traffic strctres t"at gide yor &ay to commnication to&ers and tility strctres t"at po&er yor "ome and *siness to irrigation e/ipment t"at &aters t"e croplands on &"ic" yor food is gro&n Malmont prodcts impro#e li#es &orld&ide. Malmont Indstries operates in for primary *siness segments: Engineered Infrastrctre Prodcts Utility Spport Strctres Irrigation and CoatingsF as &ell as in t"e t*ing grinding media and electrolytic manganese dio,ide *sinesses. Malmont (M5I) is p*licly traded on t"e NYSE. 0e focs on t&o glo*al marets: infrastrctre and agricltre. Malmont Indstries is present in $% de#eloped and de#eloping contries offering $B *rands from more t"an facilities. International sales represent a significant portion of or re#enes. Malmont-s employees are passionate a*ot t"e prodcts &e mae. Along &it" or cstomers t"ey are t"e cornerstone of or sccess. 0e pride orsel#es on *eing people of integrity &"o e,cel at deli#ering optimal reslts. 0e prse opportnities for gro&t" *y taing or prodcts and processes to ne& marets introdcing ne& prodcts to regions &"ere &e "a#e a presence and continally impro#ing or ser#ices to ensre t"at Malmont soltions are secondtonone.
Valmont's Vision Statement
Valmont is recognized throughout the world as an industry leader in engineered products and services for infrastructure, and water conserving irrigation equipment for agriculture. We grow our businesses by leveraging our existing products, markets and processes. We recognize that our growth will only create shareholder value if, at the same time, we exceed our cost of capital. Essential to our success is a companywide commitment to customer service and innovation, and the ability to be the best cost producer for all products and services we provide. !ecognizing that our employees are the cornerstone of
our accomplishments, we pride ourselves on being people of passion and integrity who excel and deliver results.
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