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D.C. sniper Muhammad executed for 2002 attacks- John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed Tuesday night as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized the Washington metro area for three weeks in October 2002.
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Corporate Express Facility in Portland, Oregon Is LEED Gold Certified
BROOMFIELD, Colo.
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Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV (NYSE: CXP), is a leading business-to-business supplier in the US of office and computer supplies, office furniture, facility supplies, document and print management, imaging and computer graphic supplies, promotional products and other similar products.
"We are proud that our
Corporate Express' LEED building strategy is a part of the Company's comprehensive sustainability efforts to reduce environmental impact through goals for facilities and distribution operations, sustainable forestry, environmentally sustainable products and social responsibility.
The LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System(TM) is a voluntary, consensus-based standard to support and certify successful green building design, construction and operations. LEED for Commercial Interiors is the green benchmark for the tenant improvement market and is the recognized system to certify high-performance green interiors that are healthy, productive places to work; are less costly to operate and maintain; and have a reduced environmental footprint.
The facility's green design includes these environmental features: -- High-efficiency heating and cooling systems that use less energy and improve air filtration. -- High natural daylight and energy-saving motion-sensor lighting. -- Water saving devices such as dual-flush toilets and auto-faucets. -- Carpeting and other building materials made with recycled content. -- Efficient ENERGY STAR qualified appliances. -- Use of environmentally friendly Sustainable Earth(R) facility cleaning products, which are offered exclusively through Corporate Express. -- A comprehensive recycling program for paper, plastic, glass, aluminum and corrugate.Corporate Express purchases the renewable energy credits from 3Degrees, a climate solutions company that enables businesses and consumers to participate in the market for clean, renewable energy from sources including wind, biomass, geothermal, low-impact hydro and solar energy.
About Corporate Express
Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity.
Headquartered in the
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management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting
Corporate Express and therefore involve a number of uncertainties and risks,
including, but not limited to industry conditions, changes in product supply,
pricing and customer demand, competition, risks in integrating new businesses,
currency fluctuations, and the other risks described from time to time in the
Company's filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on
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