Posted By Administration,
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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Want to show your RFMA pride?
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Make
sure to fill out a Vendor Allied Logo Licensing Agreement for 2013 so you are
able to use RFMA's Vendor Allied logo. You can download the licensing
agreement here.
After filling out the agreement, please send it to Heather at heather@rfmaonline.com, and she
will send you back the vendor allied logo in multiple formats.

Congratulations to our new RFMA board members
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Congratulations
to the newly elected RFMA Board of Directors: Kevin Carringer of Ruby
Tuesday Inc., Alex Kanapilly of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Brent Taylor of
Lone Star Steakhouse/Texas Land & Cattle Steak House, Richard Ross of
Taco Bell and John Deal of Duro-Last Roofing. More
Jan. 18 is right around the corner: Sign up today for
our Peer to Partner
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Take
time to benchmark, discuss and gain knowledge with your peers and vendor
partners. We will be discussing interior and exterior lighting Jan. 18 and
vendor management — national, regional, local trade vendors vs. integrated
facility managers — on Feb. 15. Please join us on the call from 2-3 p.m.
EST Friday. You must be registered to participate. To register, please
visit our event
calendar.

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Renewed and registered yet?
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Make
sure that you have renewed your 2013 RFMA membership. The easiest way to
renew is on
our website. If you have any questions regarding renewals or your
membership status feel free to contact our membership coordinator, Carly
Wohlers, at 972-805-0905.
Visit our
conference website and register today for RFMA 2013 from March 10-12 in
Orlando, Fla. RFMA members get a special member rate, so make sure to renew
your membership and take advantage of the savings today.
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Jan. 18
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Peer to Partner Benchmarking
Call
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Register
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Feb. 15
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Peer to Partner Benchmarking
Call
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Register
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March 10-12
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RFMA 2013 Annual Conference in
Orlando, Fla.
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Register
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When your business has
multiple locations, coordinating all of them is a massive job. You need
one source to get everything functioning as a unified whole and to keep
it that way. Source One is that one source.
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To find out how to feature your company in the RFMA
eNewsletter and other advertising opportunities, Contact James
DeBois at 469-420-2618. MORE
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FACILITATOR
ONLINE: FEATURED STORY
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Words of warning: Simple ways to ruin your
professional relationships
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An
excellent restaurant facilities manager will make regular follow-up calls,
provide detailed and specific information and visit every facility often
enough to have a a personal relationship with the people who run each
facility. But you don't need to shoot for excellence; being OK at your job
is perfectly fine. Just like it's perfectly fine to be an OK parent. More
2013: Are facility management budgets on the brink of
recovery?
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National
statistics say the economy is mounting a slow recovery — but is facility
management seeing any of it? From budgeting to master planning, FM funding
is on the cusp of improvement, according to the 556 BUILDINGS subscribers
who responded to our third annual industry outlook survey. More

The top 10 dining out trends in 2013
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If
you have avoided dining out in order to keep to your resolution to eat more
healthfully in the New Year, the restaurant industry wants you to know that
they are here to help. Many restaurants are going to be serving up
nutrition and health on the menu this year. "We have seen an
increasing interest in health and nutrition among consumers over the last
several years, and these consumers' needs and desires are being reflected
in many of our restaurants' offerings," said Joy Dubost, Ph.D, R.D.,
director of Nutrition and Healthy Living for the NRA. More
Touchscreen restaurant table forecasts the end of
human interactions
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It's
only natural that with tablets becoming more popular and television screens
growing larger, someone would combine the ideas into a touchscreen table.
But while a touch-capable coffee table would look cool in your living room,
the general consumer market just isn't quite there yet. More

Restaurants surveyed for 2013 food trend predictions
Fast Casual Share    
Restaurant.com,
an online restaurant deal resource, has polled 106 restaurants throughout
the quick-service, fast casual and full-service segments to gain insight on
2013 culinary trends. More
Protect your property with winterization
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There
are a number of cost-effective steps facilities managers and building
owners can take to ensure that their properties and their grounds are
sufficiently maintained through the winter and ready for springtime. More

Green building trends for 2013
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Green
building will continue its rapid expansion around the world in 2013, even
in the face of continuing economic difficulties in the U.S. and Europe,
says consultant Jerry Yudelson. By the latest count, there are 50,000 LEED
projects underway. More
Restaurants counter payroll tax hike with service
boosts
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Lost
in the headlines of the legislative resolution to the "fiscal
cliff" would permanently freeze income tax rates for households
earning less than $450,000 is the fact that a two-year-old payroll tax
holiday expired, which operators worry could mean less spending at
restaurants.
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Benjamin
Moore introduces Customer Care, a powerful new service program for the
facility maintenance industry. This program guarantees product
availability & pricing consistency nationwide for property owners or
managers, as well as, provides a centralized model for ordering, billing
and project reporting. Learn more about becoming a Benjamin Moore
Customer Care Member 201-949-6643.
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