Mark Twain described synergy as “the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously.” Rob Harris reports on a project in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where an exceptional team has come together and achieved some remarkable results.

Growth can come from expensive acquisitions, or as with Air Industries Machining, it can come organically by making the business ready for new opportunities when they arise, Alan Swaby learns.

L.B. Foster Company has a long history as a key provider of materials to the rail, construction, energy and utility industries. Keith Regan learns how a lean journey that began several years ago is paying dividends even amid an economic slowdown.

Hunt Construction Group brings extensive ballpark and stadium-building experience to the joint venture formed to oversee construction of the Florida Marlins’ new Major League Baseball stadium. Keith Regan learns how project leaders are using technology and teamwork to ensure the team can play ball in the spring of 2012.

Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman gave a presentation followed by a question and answer session yesterday at The New York Stock Exchange to review the company's updated five-year strategy and goals with analysts and investors.

Oberhelman expressed confidence about Caterpillar's growth opportunities throughout the world and the company's strategic focus on operational execution, which will drive financial performance over the next five years.

Aberdeen-based exploration firm Dana Petroleum has received a £1.87 billion hostile takeover offer from South Korea's state-owned oil company KNOC.

The offer is equivalent to £18 per share—59 per cent above Dana's share price of £11.51 prior to KNOC’s interest first being announced.

Dana’s board rejected approaches from KNOC earlier this month.

Building a green supply chain might be an easier process than it first appears. Paul Tatam, sales and marketing director EMEA at Inovis, a GXS company, looks at some tangible steps organisations can take to reduce their impact on the environment.

It is tempting to think of supply chain risk in terms of a catastrophic and unpredictable event; but potential threats are often closer and more preventable than many people think, as Andrew Kinder explains.

Even without the recent turbulence in the capital markets, executive minds were already spinning with the relentless onslaught of events in the past year that have threatened to disrupt their continuity of supply.

The World Cup didn’t teach us anything we didn’t already know about the England team; but it will provide valuable lessons for CIOs and network managers, says Adrian Thirkill, global customer operations director, Easynet Global Services.

While this summer’s World Cup may not live long in the memory for those in England, it may nonetheless be recognised as a turning point in the consumption of online video content.