To: Azure Corp Employees
From: Alicia Stone
Date: August 9
Subject: Training Session for New Employees

To all Employees,
The training session for new employees, which was initially set for tomorrow, –31–. The date conflicted with the August workshop, so there have been some scheduling adjustments. We have come up with two dates and you may choose the date most convenient for you. The first session will be at 11:00 A.M, Wednesday, –32– September 3, and the second one will be at 12:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 9. Please –33– the date after you decide which date you would attend. –34–. I am sorry for any inconvenience this change may have caused. Thank you.
Alicia Stone
Human Resources Manager

Dear Ms. Bauer,
We at Aqua Corp are –35– to announce that we are ready to begin our business relationship with you and invite you to visit our east coast factory in Montreal for a tour and to meet with some of our board members.
We truly feel that our products, specifically our water filtration system, will help provide –36– with the best quality filtered tap water in all of your restaurants nationwide. –37–.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me day or night. You can always reach me –38– calling my cell phone.
I look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
Regards,
Mike Krupick, Senior Vice President

Aqua Corp industrial products Ltd.

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Enclosure

To: All Churchdown Retirement Home Residents
The Residents' Committee will be assembling on June 7th at 7:00 P.M. to discuss changes to the communal parking policy. As you are aware, a proposal was raised in May –43– a dedicated area for residents to park.
–44–, residents may park in any public space. However, there have been complaints about the increasing number of residents parking in the street, which has caused other local people to be unable to park by their homes.
–45–. The proposed policy will allocate specific parking areas for residents and guarantee that there is –46– parking for local people.
If you cannot attend the meeting and would like to put forward your thoughts, please contact care home supervisor Scott Jenkins at 913-555-1954.

With regards to your request to transfer electric service for account 99234, please be advised that the new party is required to continue payment of your monthly service within the same billing cycle beginning and ending on the 5th every month.
After completing the service transfer form, the new responsible party may send service payments by phone or mail. Phone payments can be made by dialing 555-9293 and choosing the payment option. To mail your payment, fill out the pay form attached to each bill and send it to the return address before the due date.

CHICAGO (January 8) - Local retailer Derbyshire Company, which sells clothes, household goods, and other items through its twelve Illinois stores, announced today that it will be buying the popular bookseller Lillard, Inc. The two companies will remain independent of each other until April 30, when all Lillard’s merchandise - books, music, and other media - will be transferred to the Derbyshire Company stores.

Derbyshire Company CEO, Cynthia Schulman, stated that her company “could not be more pleased to bring customers the expanded selection of merchandise gained from this merger with Lillard, Inc.”
Meanwhile, Lillard’s president Steven Paulson announced that “from our point of view, this was a perfect opportunity for collaboration.” Paulson will stay on after the acquisition with a job title yet to be announced. The companies said they began talks eleven months ago but waited until the new year to announce the news.

Laura Kalama (9:34 A.M.)

We received another package that's meant for you.

Taro Murase (9:35 A.M.)

Not again! I don't understand why this keeps happening.

Laura Kalama (9:36 A.M.)

I think it’s the company Web site. The department addresses are listed in a chart, and accounting is right above administration.
Taro Murase (9:37 A.M.)
So that could explain why my mail has my name on it but the Accounting Department’s address. Laura Kalama (9:38 A.M.)

Exactly. I'm heading to your building for a meeting with the Legal Department. I’ll drop your package off then.
Taro Murase (9:39 A.M.)
Thanks! I’ll e-mail information technology and ask if they can update the Web site to make the chart clearer.

Dear Customers,
After 45 years in business, Ghearey Garden Goods locked its doors for the final time on Saturday, January 10. As many of you know, I purchased a farmhouse in the country several years ago, and I had been driving three hours a day to get to the store and back. While I am saddened to walk away from this business, it is just no longer sustainable for me to spend so much time in transit. My grandfather, Timothy Ghearey, who built the business nearly 60 years ago before handing it off to me, always said that his favorite part about running a retail store was serving the needs of his community. I echo this sentiment. Words cannot express how much joy I have received from interacting with all of you, and I want you to know how much I value your dedicated support over all these years.
Thank you for understanding what a truly difficult decision this was. But while the physical Ghearey Garden Goods location is closing, ghearygardengoods.com will remain a resource for home gardeners through our Web site. I will keep adding educational blog posts and articles as I have time.

Thank you for your support! Jerry Sanderson
Ghearey Garden Goods

Kathleen Vern (10:12 A.M.)

Our Australian partners have requested a video call to review the tile designs.

Mateus Ribero (10:14 A.M.)

OK. Do we have a plan yet?

Kathleen Vern (10:16 A.M.)

I’m setting it up for 7 P.M. tomorrow, our time, in room 2C. The late start is because of the time difference between Perth and Winnipeg.
Natalia Kovac (10:17 A.M.)
Could we call in to the meeting from home?

Kathleen Vern (10:19 A.M.)

I'm afraid not. The security policy states that we can't take anything out of the building, and our partners are counting on seeing the tile designs.
Natalia Kovac (10:20 A.M.)
OK. That makes sense. Now we just need approval from Ms. Feld to be here after hours. Mateus Ribero (10:22 A.M.)

Let's check with her now. Ms. Feld, we would like to have a conference call with our partners in Perth tomorrow. Is it all right if we stay late to show them the new designs? We will be using room 2C since it has the audiovisual equipment.

Janice Feld (10:24 A.M.)

Yes, that's fine. I’ll tell security so they won’t lock the building until you've finished.

Kathleen Vern (10:25 A.M.)

Thanks, Mr. Ribero, for reaching out to Ms. Feld.

Construction to Add to Traffic
GREYHAVEN (12 May)—With the construction of several new office complexes under way in the downtown business district, the city's already problematic traffic is only expected to get worse. City officials are discussing a number of solutions, such as creating a new underground motorway or widening Highway 92 to accommodate more lanes of traffic. No decisions have been finalized, however.
“We simply don't have the infrastructure to support all these cars, and it is clear that something needs to be done,” said Carla Radwanski, spokesperson for the highway commission. —[1]—.
“Any major construction project will take years to complete, so whatever we decide will just add to road congestion in the short term,” Ms. Radwanski added. “That's the main reason we haven't committed to anything yet. The more time we spend developing a solid plan, the better managed the project will hopefully be once we begin.”
While the city is considering its options, office workers are becoming increasingly agitated. —[2]—. “My commute to work is becoming unbearable,” said Paul Hodgkin, a lawyer who works downtown. “The distance from my house to the office is only about 11 kilometers, but it takes me over an hour. —[3] —.”
To help alleviate traffic issues in the meantime, office managers are starting to take matters into their own hands. Some are encouraging employees to ride together or are offering incentives to employees who ride bicycles to work. —[4]—.

Priyanka Kapoor [9:41 A.M.]

We need to talk about the upcoming family physicians conference in London. Where do we stand?

Alonso Gonzalez [9:44 A.M.]

I've already purchased airline tickets for all of us.

Priyanka Kapoor [9:47 A.M.]

Great. Scott Harris will arrange our shuttle from the London airport to the conference venue. Will our mobile phones be functional outside of the Wi-Fi zones?
Alonso Gonzalez [9:50 A.M.]
I've researched our mobile phone provider's international plan. It offers the ability to call and text but provides limited data options with slow download speeds.

Brian Kim [9:53 A.M.]

Let's buy international SIM cards before we leave. We can get the prepaid cards with high-speed data and unlimited calling and texting. We won't have to worry about being connected to Wi-Fi. Priyanka Kapoor [9:57 A.M.]
That will solve the problem.

Alonso Gonzalez [9:57 A.M.]

Good idea, Brian. Thanks. Now let's discuss meeting up for our meals.

Priyanka Kapoor [9:59 A.M.]

Each day of the conference begins with a continental breakfast in the lobby. Let's meet there in the morning. I know of a great place for dinner, so let's plan on 6:00 P.M. the first evening. We'll decide about the other meals later.

From: MelanieDavis(mdavis@mlindustries.com)

Sent: Monday, October 9, 12:48 P.M.

To: Steven Alvarez (Salvarez@mlindustries.com)

Subject: Tomorrow

I realize that we are supposed to meet on Tuesday to discuss the company’s recent sales performance, but I am afraid I have to reschedule. Leslie Prescott from the Detroit office will be visiting us on that day to talk about next year’s advertising campaign. In addition, I will be leaving for a marketing conference in New York on Wednesday, and then I will be in Philadelphia for a budget meeting on Thursday. Can we reschedule for Friday? I will be back in Chicago then. If this is not convenient for you, please let me know your availability for next week, and I will try to work around your schedule. I am very sorry for the late notice.
Melanie