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September 1, 2009

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NEWS
      Air quality district receives ARRA grant
      End of the federal fiscal year brings new selling opportunities
FEATURES
      How suppliers are weathering the recession
      Pennsylvania Goes Greener
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NEWS

Air quality district receives ARRA grant
The Diamond Bar, Calif.-based South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, has received a $45.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle PHEV. The grant is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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End of the federal fiscal year brings new selling opportunities
By Michael Keating
immixGroup, a fast-growing company in McLean, Va., helps technology manufacturers and other companies achieve success in doing business with the government. GovPro.com chatted with Steve Charles, immixGroup co-founder and executive vice president, about selling strategies as the federal government fiscal year end approaches on September 30.
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FEATURES

How suppliers are weathering the recession
By Larry Anderson
The economic downturn has been a challenge for suppliers to the government market, but suppliers see a closer working partnership with customers as an approach that works for everyone.
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Pennsylvania Goes Greener
By Scot Case
Pennsylvania's deep roots in the green purchasing community are about to blossom into another green renaissance. Under the leadership of Governor Edward G. Rendell, Pennsylvania is renewing focus of its nearly $2 billion in purchasing power toward buying more environmentally preferable products.
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