Released on = August 7, 2007, 9:38 am

Press Release Author = The Center of Workforce Innovations

Industry = Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary = The Center of Workforce Innovations of Northwest Indiana is
pleased to announce their partnership with BlueBean, the RFID Solutions Company.
The partnership was formed in order to increase area employers' awareness of the
value and benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. RFID
training will also be provided.

Press Release Body = The Center of Workforce Innovations of Northwest Indiana is
pleased to announce their partnership with BlueBean, the RFID Solutions Company.
The partnership was formed in order to increase area employers' awareness of the
value and benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. RFID
training will also be provided.

"We are very excited to be working with the RFID experts at BlueBean," says Tammy
Stump, Senior Workforce Associate at The Center of Workforce Innovations. "The
Northwest region of Indiana is home to many companies that are involved in
transportation, distribution, logistics (TDL), manufacturing and warehousing. These
are industries that can see a marked benefit from the use of RFID."

Many companies have already implemented RFID to improve their business processes and
decrease costs. Some examples include:
· tracking incoming and outgoing goods throughout the supply chain
· tracking and managing inventory
· providing secure yard access for trucks and trailers

"Although RFID is not a new technology, some companies have not had the opportunity
to learn about its benefits and relative low cost," says Karen Radde of BlueBean.
"Through this partnership we will educate companies about the value and benefits of
RFID and even offer training for their employees."

The Center of Workforce Innovations is continually looking at ways to educate and
provide area companies with information that will improve their overall productivity
and workflow. "RFID is certainly something that would benefit many of the companies
in our area," adds Stump.


About The Center of Workforce Innovations, Inc.
The Center of Workforce Innovations, Inc., an Indiana 501c3, brings private sector
leaders together with policy makers from government, education, economic
development, labor, and community-based organizations to analyze regional labor
market trends, needs, and issues, in order to develop strategic workforce solutions
for the system in Northwest Indiana. CWI \'s most recent activities have focused on
the betterment of the workforce support system for Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Newton,
Porter, Pulaski and Starke Counties. Also, they have taken the lead on the seven
Northwest Indiana county initiative for the Strategic Skills Initiative and the
Governor\'s WorkEthic initiative.


About BlueBean
BlueBean (www.bluebeanrfid.com) is a privately held RFID consulting and systems
integration company that focuses exclusively on RFID solutions, RFID compliance
mandates, and simplifying the implementation of RFID technology. We guarantee our
clients a solution that successfully meets their business needs based on our real
world knowledge, extensive expertise, and certifications from the top RFID
manufacturers including Alien, Intermec, Symbol, Omron, Printronix and Zebra.
BlueBean provides a custom roadmap of the steps required to achieve your goals and
offers services and resources to implement the solution. RFID services include
design, hardware and software selection, installation, implementation, integration
with existing systems, maintenance, training and support. We strive to make the
client's RFID deployment as simple and easy as possible.
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Web Site = http://www.innovativeworkforce.com

Contact Details = 219-462-2940
bgrimsgard@innovativeworkforce.com