April 2007
Blue Prairie
Group Retained HR Steps in to Help
Challenge:
A multi-site manufacturer based
in the northern suburbs of Chicago was looking for a new director
of human resources (the CHRO for this business.) The position had
been open for months and the entire HR department was suffering
from a lack of direction. There was a growing backlog of important
items on the CHRO to-do list, but no one qualified to take them
on.
Results:
The Blue Prairie Group
consultant accomplished a lot during his short time with the
organization. Here’s a partial list: Recruited a new Director of
Human Resources...
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February 2006
"Excess" Revenue: A New
Paradigm for Driving Down Total Plan Costs
Challenge: A
Chicago-based telecommunications company asked Blue Prairie Group
to assist them in a due diligent search to select a new service
provider. The client wanted to reduce total plan costs.
Results: The client changed its plan provider and revamped
the investment line-up. The total cost of the client's plan was
significantly reduced.
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November 2005
Overhauling a 401(k) Portfolio Drives Down the Total Cost of the
Plan for the Benefit of Participants
Blue Prairie Group
completed a project for an Ohio-based subsidiary of a
foreign-owned global manufacturing company and helped them to
select a new 401(k) service provider, revamp their 401(k)
investment lineup and significantly drive down the total cost of
their plan.
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September 2005
"401(k) Portfolio Overhaul: Driving Down the Total Plan Cost for
Participants"
Blue Prairie Group
completed a project for a large public company based in the
northern suburbs of Chicago and helped them to revamp their 401(k)
investment lineup and significantly drive down the total cost of
their plan.
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August 2005
"Whose Money is it Anyway?"
We believe that the
question, "Whose money is it anyway?" needs to be asked more often
by plan sponsors.
Blue Prairie Group recently helped an Indiana client reduce the
total cost of their plan, revamp their investment portfolio
including custom lifestyle funds and capture "excess revenue" back
to the plan...
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August 2004
Ounce of Prevention Fund Works "Overtime"
The most significant revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in more than 50 years are scheduled to go into effect on August 23. Jo Ann Paszczyk, Director of Human Resources for the Ounce of Prevention Fund, a nonprofit organization identifying, funding and evaluating innovative programs for children and families, asked Blue Prairie Group to help her identify which jobs are affected by the new regulations.
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