The Walker Group is proud to announce the launch of our client's new website! |  | To learn more about InterCommunity Mental Health Group and see their fantastic new website
Congratulations to our Web Designer, Kathy Esposito,
for her outstanding work on this project!
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Isn't it time your website
sold something
for you?
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i-Mark, Inc. of Farmington, CT, provides customized and interactive eBusiness systems that flow seamlessly into your website. Implementing i-Mark's solution helps optimize the online buyer experience and drive transactional sales for manufacturing companies around the world. Recently, i-Mark and The Walker Group joined forces to integrate their solution with a new website for Empire Industries of Manchester, CT.
See how they did it at:
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New Faces at Walker!
Walker has recently added 2 New Employees
to our team: ___________
Beth Walker
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Beth is a certified Sr. Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and comes to us with experience in employee relations, recruiting, policy & procedures, employee benefits, and performance management skills. And no, we did not hire her just because of her name :)
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David Kiley
David has joined
Walker as an
Account Manager. He is an experienced account manager with focused expertise in educational organizations and municipalities. |
Walker News & Events:
Business Champions:
This month, The Walker Group was proud to sponsor the 2012 Business Champions Awards, hosted by the Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) and The Metro Hartford Alliance (MHA). We'd like to congratulate all of the winners! Traveler's Championship:This month, Walker supports the 2012 Traveler's Championship as a Michelob Ultra 19th Hole Club Sponsor! ______________________ Client News & Events:Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis, Inc. has moved to a new location! To find out more about this organization, please: Visit their website!Latino Community Services has just issued a Save the Date for their upcoming event: Embracing Age; Latino Health Summit & Community Health Fair.
The event will be held on October 23, 2012.
For more information: Visit their website |
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Have an idea for a story or featured client?
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To submit content for a story, or request that we feature your organization in our next newsletter, please contact
Kathryn Kell:
(860) 678-3530 x 363
or
Kkell@thewalkergroup.com
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What's the Walker Word?
The Walker Group is proud to introduce our first newsletter! We hope you find this edition, and all those to come, a great source of information and entertainment. Our business model is built on the concept of people before profit, therefore this will not only be a means of providing industry and service information, but more importantly to serve as a channel to highlight our clients, our partners, and the Walker team. We appreciate you taking the time to read it and hope you enjoy getting to know our culture a little better!
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Transforming Education Through Technology & Innovation
The ratio of IT staff members to the number of computers in most CT schools is much lower than what is found in the corporate world. Desktop computer performance erodes faster than school systems can afford to replace, and IT professionals find themselves trapped in the endless cycle of repair, replace, repeat. This consumes most of their time and prevents them from doing what schools really need for 21st century learning; integrating technology further and further into the curriculum.
But the time for change has arrived. The Walker Group and 3 other CT Technology companies have joined forces to form The CT Technology & Education Collaborative. Together, we have developed an innovative approach using virtualization technology to turn "old" computers, that companies are retiring, into high-performance virtual desktops. This solution leverages the philanthropic efforts of area companies to give a meaningful 2nd life to donated computers in a way that has previously not been possible.
The consortium combines decades of experience in areas that are crucial to making this model successful.
The Walker Group, (Farmington, CT) a provider of IT infrastructure support, network management services and IT security services.
GreenShare Technology, (Farmington, CT) a non-profit specializing in computer refurbishment for schools, non-profits & other organizations in need.
 SpaceFitters, (Windsor, CT) a specialty logistics company with an on-site computer recycling operation and years of experience recycling, refurbishing and warehousing IT equipment for area corporations. 
CT Center For Advanced Technology, (East Hartford, CT) a non-profit that helps schools improve efficiencies in their day-to-day operations through the use of innovative technology, such as hosting virtual desktops and making them available over the CT Education Network. This collaborative effort will be an avenue for social change as corporations get more involved by donating equipment that is specially re-purposed to give students better access to the technology they need for gaining a quality education and being properly prepared to join the knowledge workforce. To learn more about the program, early pilot successes, and how this initiative will unfold in the upcoming months, please contact:
Joe McGrattan, The Walker Group
jmcgrattan@thewalkergroup.com And of course, don't forget to read the next edition of The Walker Word, for more updates on their progress.
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| Take charge of your credit card processing system and switch to Integrity Merchant Solutions! |  Walker recently switched to Integrity Merchant Solutions (IMS) for processing card-not-present transactions and has been thrilled with the change. IMS assesses your entire credit card process, including systems and reporting, and seems to offer the best rates possible. Best In Class Service is something we take pride in here at Walker and thus far we have received nothing short of phenomenal service from IMS- with timely and thorough assistance. To see if they might benefit your organization too: Visit their website!
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Walker is proud to introduce this month's
Featured Client of the Month:
Dymotek
Dymotek is a state-of-the-art plastic injection molding manufacturer in Ellington, CT. They manufacture way beyond just plastic parts- they mold solutions. "Dymotek," stands for Dynamic Molding Technologies-a name they created to represent the unique engineering, molding, assembly, and distribution advantages they offer. 
In business since 1990, Dymotek is a locally grown organization that sources as much as they can CT. The state has recognized many of their achievements and uses them as a model for other manufactures and technical education to emulate. The Walker Group is thrilled to bring Dymotek on as both a client and a partner, and we are looking forward to helping each other grow our businesses! For more information on Dymotek, Visit their website! |
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Caught on Camera!
Walker employees could bear-ly get to the window fast enough to see this guy running through our backyard!
Walker engineer busts out his grill skills on Team Day: Walker holds monthly Team Days that bring the entire Walker staff together for professional development, team building and fun. With the fantastic weather we've been having lately, we had to get the grill going....and our engineers grill a mean hamburger. Watch out Bobby Flay, Gary Simmons is lightin' it up!
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Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter and we hope you've found it interesting and useful! To submit feedback or more information on any of the subjects or companies mentioned throughout, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.
Sincerely, The Walker Group Team |
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