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Storage at the Desk Space
Looking to create more productive working environments? Storage and organization are fundamental. Read our blog for organization ideas and to learn more about how OMT-Veyhl can support you in creating these environments.
A Color For Every Year… And Office
Every year since 1999, Pantone, the color-matching company, has named a “color of the year.” The 2020 color of the year is Classic Blue (19-4052). Resembling the color of the sky at dusk, Pantone chose Classic Blue in part as a nod to our collective desire for...
Manage Change: Real Struggles in the Real World
The word change evokes many emotions and reactions, even more in a business setting. One of the best definitions that I have found is listed on the Merriam-Webster site: change is “to undergo a modification of”. This definition, which includes the example of leaves...
Ergonomics Month: Spooky, Scary, (damage to your) Skeletons
You know what’s scary? Watching people sit at their desks. It’s like Michael Meyers just went on a murder spree and that’s just how they wound up – all slumped over and uncomfortable-looking, necks and arms at odd angles with their eyes glazed over. All cheesy...
NeoCon Notes: A take from a tradeshow newcomer
This was my second trip to the NeoCon event in Chicago in as many years and it felt different this time around. I drove down to the show from Holland, Michigan with a few OMT-Veyhl interns, which was an event all its own – interesting people with different...
The True Costs of Buying Offshore
Everyone knows that price is one of the most important factors when making any buying decision. Throughout my career as a purchasing agent, it has been my experience that certain countries on the other side of the world frequently provide a great piece-price, making...
Good Neighbors and Tacos: Culture Observations from an LA Transplant
Before I moved to Holland in 2012 I had never been to the west side of the state. I had visited Michigan about a dozen times before and every time I stayed in Midland. I had been to Detroit, but only to the airport. I would spend some time at my in-law’s lake house...
Color Cures Boredom: Thoughts from an Engineer
As a career mechanical design engineer and a bit of a nerd, I often live in a “black and white” universe, constantly breaking solutions down into “ones and zeros” and “straight lines and circles”. Many would think of this as a boring outlook and I must admit that it...
