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Advantages Of Modular Office Furniture
By Jared Winston
In today's business world, flexibility is one of the greatest keys to success, particularly in the case of small and mid-size businesses. A large business may have enough sheer power and leverage to make it on a few core services, but smaller businesses almost always need to be able to diversify in order to survive. In order to allow the necessarily level of flexibility for the company as a whole, you will need to reflect that flexibility in each separate area of your business, not only including the abilities of your employees, but also the very layout of your offices.

This sort of all around flexibility will allow your business to adapt in whatever sorts of ways your current situation might dictate. One of the best ways to accomplish this degree of flexibility in your office space is through the use of modular office furniture. Of course, this may seem a bit odd to those who are not familiar with this type of furniture, but the truth is that modular office furniture is often the key to a flexible and productive office.

So just what is so special about this particular type of furniture, you might ask? In essence, it is just as advertised. Modular office furniture is, well, modular, which essentially just means that it is made from pieces which are designed to fit back together in any number of different combinations. In the case of office furniture, modular essentially means that if you need

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to have an l-shaped desk, you would not have to go out and find such a desk, in the proper measurements. Rather, you might 'build' the desk out of two or more modular desk pieces, and perhaps a piece to join them together better.

This means that you can reconfigure your office space entirely, pretty much at will. Perhaps one layout of the office worked well at some point, maybe at a time when you had fewer employees, or somewhat different tasks to accomplish, but now you are left with an outdated layout. With the use of modular office furniture, you can quickly and easily take apart such an outdated design, and rework it into a layout that is more beneficial to the specific sort of job you will be doing. Similarly, you can add on pieces as necessary, such as bookcases, and the like, as necessary in order to best facilitate your tasks.

Another excellent feature of modular furniture is the ability to simply rearrange things just because you can. There have been studies that suggest that essentially any change in a previously static workplace environment can inspire an increase in productivity amongst workers. As such, if you periodically rework the layouts of your offices, you may be able to give your business' productivity the boost it needs. The trick with this method is not to rearrange your modular office furniture too often, to keep your staff from feeling lost or confused all the time, but to change it just often enough to get a real sense of difference.

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<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/Vermillion_Chuck*100.JPG?v=1'>The Arizona Technology Council has chosen nine new board members and named Roger Vogel as its new vice chairman. The organization, which represents a wide swath of technology companies in the state, chooses its board members each year. The board?s chairman, OneNeck IT Services CEO Chuck Vermillion, will remain as the board?s leader. New board members are: Chad Eckes, chief information officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of AmericaClark Peterson, CEO, TelesphereJeff Unruh, managing director,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=8dsimFcBxxo:nJG79brF0sQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=8dsimFcBxxo:nJG79brF0sQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=8dsimFcBxxo:nJG79brF0sQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=8dsimFcBxxo:nJG79brF0sQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=8dsimFcBxxo:nJG79brF0sQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=8dsimFcBxxo:nJG79brF0sQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/8dsimFcBxxo" height="1" width="1"/>
Mitchell narrowly tops Monti in Tempe mayoral race
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/Mitchell%20mark*100.jpg?v=1'>Mark Mitchell has overtaken restaurant executive Michael Monti in their contentious and tight Tempe mayor?s race. Monti previously held a narrow lead on Mitchell, a Tempe City Councilman and son of former Tempe mayor Harry Mitchell. But the count released this afternoon gives Mitchell a 139-vote win over Monti. Mitchell has 11,351 votes versus 11,212 for Monti, according to the final tally. Monti held a 222-vote lead over Mitchell when the polls closed Tuesday, but some provisional and early...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=vIwNw52-pPM:pP2ACmxTTF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=vIwNw52-pPM:pP2ACmxTTF8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=vIwNw52-pPM:pP2ACmxTTF8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=vIwNw52-pPM:pP2ACmxTTF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=vIwNw52-pPM:pP2ACmxTTF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=vIwNw52-pPM:pP2ACmxTTF8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/vIwNw52-pPM" height="1" width="1"/>
Social Madness nominations are in, now what?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/socialmadness/SocialMadness_logo*100.jpg?v=1'>Nominations have closed for Social Madness presented by Capital One Spark Business, and the Phoenix Business Journal raked in about 150 of them. Now, the fun can begin. For those companies concerned about not hearing an update about the social media competition, fear not! American City Business Journals, our parent company, currently is in the process of reviewing, vetting and approving nominations. Nominated companies will be notified of their approval before the next phase of the competition...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=qTs3xT5WbSU:Q0iatwUfR-k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=qTs3xT5WbSU:Q0iatwUfR-k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=qTs3xT5WbSU:Q0iatwUfR-k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=qTs3xT5WbSU:Q0iatwUfR-k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=qTs3xT5WbSU:Q0iatwUfR-k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=qTs3xT5WbSU:Q0iatwUfR-k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/qTs3xT5WbSU" height="1" width="1"/>
Greg Jamison, NHL move ahead with Phoenix Coyotes sale, but no Glendale vote imminent
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/business/Jamison,%20greg_sharks*100.jpg?v=1'>Greg Jamison is taking more steps toward buying the Phoenix Coyotes from the National Hockey League, but there is no action yet scheduled by the Glendale City Council on its portion of the deal. Jamison is slated to sign preliminary sales documents and terms with the NHL later today or Friday. The NHL has owned the Coyotes since buying the team out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy for $140 million in 2009. The NHL, Jamison and Glendale are trying to finalize a sale of the team to keep it playing in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=tCMGeoAj8eM:dbhZW8KFtNs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=tCMGeoAj8eM:dbhZW8KFtNs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=tCMGeoAj8eM:dbhZW8KFtNs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=tCMGeoAj8eM:dbhZW8KFtNs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=tCMGeoAj8eM:dbhZW8KFtNs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=tCMGeoAj8eM:dbhZW8KFtNs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/tCMGeoAj8eM" height="1" width="1"/>
Arizona college coaches don't approach 'Coach K' kind of pay
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/images/Coach%20Mike%20Krzyzewski*100.jpg?v=4'>Major college coaches in Arizona make only a fraction of what Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski makes, but they still bring home a hefty salary. Tax documents filed by Duke, an affluent, private university in North Carolina, shows that ?Coach K? earned $7.2 million in 2010, including a $3.7 million bonus for winning the NCAA title. That makes Krzyzewski one of the highest paid coaches in college sports. The basketball and football coaches at Arizona State University and the University...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=_sdAAZ2RwtM:bQvpFzgS7z8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=_sdAAZ2RwtM:bQvpFzgS7z8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=_sdAAZ2RwtM:bQvpFzgS7z8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=_sdAAZ2RwtM:bQvpFzgS7z8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=_sdAAZ2RwtM:bQvpFzgS7z8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=_sdAAZ2RwtM:bQvpFzgS7z8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/_sdAAZ2RwtM" height="1" width="1"/>
Dave Krietor retiring from city of Phoenix post
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/page41_Krietor_David*100.jpg?v=1'>Phoenix city hall veteran Dave Krietor is retiring from city government after 22 years and taking a position with Scottsdale ambulance company Rural/Metro Corp. Krietor is currently deputy city manager and oversees Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as well as the city?s fire, planning and economic development departments. He will join Rural/Metro as vice president of government affairs. "We are very excited to welcome him to our team and highly confident that his long and successful career...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=x6yO1G3NG9o:piESEKEhWgc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=x6yO1G3NG9o:piESEKEhWgc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=x6yO1G3NG9o:piESEKEhWgc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=x6yO1G3NG9o:piESEKEhWgc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=x6yO1G3NG9o:piESEKEhWgc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=x6yO1G3NG9o:piESEKEhWgc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/x6yO1G3NG9o" height="1" width="1"/>
Class action deal could bring $39M for Arizona mental health services
After decades of deliberation, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a two-year agreement today with plaintiffs on the Arnold vs. Sarn class action suit, which outlines reforms and allocates $39 million in funding to community-based mental health services, pending court approval. The class action lawsuit was initiated in 1981 when a group sought judgment against the Arizona Department of Heath Services, the Arizona state hospital and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The plaintiffs claimed that...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=zJUO7h5IsYk:EkmtiJPFFm8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=zJUO7h5IsYk:EkmtiJPFFm8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=zJUO7h5IsYk:EkmtiJPFFm8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=zJUO7h5IsYk:EkmtiJPFFm8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=zJUO7h5IsYk:EkmtiJPFFm8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=zJUO7h5IsYk:EkmtiJPFFm8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/zJUO7h5IsYk" height="1" width="1"/>
Solar tariffs on Chinese panels will affect Arizona industry
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/first%20solar%20calilf*100.jpg?v=1'>Arizona?s solar industry may face higher prices for panels, as the U.S. Commerce Department has placed a 31 percent tariff on panels imported from China. It could go as high as 250 percent. The decision, announced Thursday, was undertaken after SolarWorld Industries America Inc. protested what it believed were Chinese-backed companies dumping panels in the U.S. to drive down prices. The case has been working through the Commerce Department and the International Trade Administration for months....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=IOj99d1dtqc:6ybiX9jCHBc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=IOj99d1dtqc:6ybiX9jCHBc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=IOj99d1dtqc:6ybiX9jCHBc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=IOj99d1dtqc:6ybiX9jCHBc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?i=IOj99d1dtqc:6ybiX9jCHBc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?a=IOj99d1dtqc:6ybiX9jCHBc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_phoenix?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/IOj99d1dtqc" height="1" width="1"/>

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