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Marcia Deegler makes a difference

Marcia Deegler makes a difference

"The purchasers and end users needed to see, touch, and try the greener products from local manufacturers and vendors and be able to explain any concerns about quality, performance, or availability" - Marcia Deegler
  • Written by erin.greer
  • 25th April 2014
Marcia Deegler, a green purchasing pioneer with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Environmentally Preferable Procurement (EPP) program since 1995, retired at the end of February after 19 years with the program, including 13 as its director. She left behind a green purchasing program widely recognized as one of the most innovative and successful in North America, an extensive collection of green purchasing tools, and legions of green purchasing advocates around the world. Program History Massachusetts’ EPP...

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    The City of Oklahoma City (OKC) is no stranger to growing pains. Like so many cities and local governments facing budget, resource and time constraints, the fastest-growing city in Oklahoma has, at times, had to do more with less. But despite this, we’ve remained committed to advancing our city forward and putting our 5,000+ employees at the center of everything we do from an IT and business perspective when implementing change, and often being pioneers...

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    The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated tech and digitization globally, forever changing the way local governments conduct daily business, along with the expectations of constituents. Over the last two years, smart city plans have increased in popularity; services like tax bill payments and licensing have mostly shifted into the digital realm; and town offices evolved into comprehensive portals designed to help constituents both in-person and online. Behind the transformation is a backbone of government information technology and...

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