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Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Arlington ISD Transforms Its Procurement Process with Euna Solutions Achieving Significant Cost Savings Annually
With Euna's full-cycle procurement solution, Arlington Independent School District streamlined every stage of the procurement process, from sourcing and contracting management to purchasing and invoicing ARLINGTON, Texas, March 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of best-in-class SaaS solutions, purpose-built for the public sector, today celebrates its customer, Arlington Independent School District (Arlington ISD), for transforming their procurement operations. With Euna Solutions' suite of procurement modules – including Sourcing, Contract Management, Marketplace, and Invoicing – Arlington ISD was able to realize significant operational efficiency improvements: The team is now able to onboard suppliers in minutes instead of months or a year Process invoices 10X faster Save thousands of dollars each month, achieving $36,000 in savings the first year From Inefficiency to Innovation With 54,000 students across 76 campuses, Arlington ISD is one of Texas's largest school districts. Before adopting Euna Solutions' full-cycle suite of procurement modules, known as Euna Procurement, Arlington ISD's procurement process was bogged down by manual data entry, paper-heavy practices, and an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that made supplier competition challenging. "Our previous process was cumbersome and slow, and it severely limited our response to procurement needs," said Lisa Phillips, Director of Purchasing at Arlington ISD. "Euna Solutions provided the tools we needed to overcome those challenges and focus on strategic priorities." Arlington ISD Transforms Procurement Expands Value Over Nine Years Arlington ISD's procurement transformation began in 2016 with the adoption of Euna Sourcing, replacing manual bid management with a digital system that expanded the supplier network, increased competition, and improved efficiency. This modernization continued in 2021 with Euna Contracting, providing centralized contract oversight and automated renewals to prevent missed deadlines and compliance risks. In 2022, Arlington ISD accelerated supplier onboarding with Euna Marketplace, reducing the process from a year to minutes and growing its supplier base by 1,780% in just two years. The platform's AI-powered Savings Advisor also identified over $36,000 in cost savings in 2024. Most recently, in 2023, Euna Invoicing automated the invoice-to-payment process, reducing manual errors and increasing processing speed by over 10X. "For nearly a decade, our partnership with Arlington ISD has driven continuous innovation in procurement," said Tom Amburgey, CEO of Euna Solutions. "Their journey showcases how technology can create lasting operational efficiencies, from supplier management to payments. Arlington ISD's success exemplifies our commitment to long-term collaboration, helping public sector organizations evolve, save costs, and build trust in their communities." For more information on Euna Solutions and their impact on public sector procurement, visit About Arlington ISD Arlington Independent School District (Arlington ISD) is the 13th-largest school district in Texas, serving nearly 54,000 students across a range of acclaimed programs. Arlington ISD offers exceptional gifted and talented services, the International Baccalaureate World School Programme, and an award-winning special education program. The district fosters academic excellence, with six National Merit Semifinalists, and 31 National Hispanic Scholars, and more than 150 College Board Recognition Students, while nurturing lifelong learning through innovative curricula and extracurricular opportunities. For more information visit About Euna Solutions Euna Solutions® is a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based software that helps public sector and government organizations streamline procurement, budgeting, payments, grants management, and special education administration. Designed to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and compliance, Euna Solutions supports more than 3,000 organizations across North America in building trust, enabling transparency, and driving community impact. Recognized on Government Technology's GovTech 100 list, Euna Solutions is committed to advancing public sector progress through innovative SaaS solutions. To learn more, visit View source version on Contacts Media contact:Michael TeboGabriel Marketing Group (for Euna Solutions)Phone: 703-829-6089Email: michaelt@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Providing site-specific updates, a Perry Weather system was recently installed at WUHS
At the end of January, a Perry Weather system was set up at Wheatland Union High School's football field; it collects information from within a small radius of the campus. A Perry Weather system is a real-time weather monitoring system designed to provide organizations with site-specific weather data and automated alerts to enhance safety and operational efficiency. The director of health services with the Wheatland Union High School District, Lisa Phillips, and the athletic director, Jason Soderlund, advocated for this addition at the school. 'One of the great things about the Perry Weather system is that we have the ability to share it with (coaches),' Soderlund said, referring to information that is relayed via the Perry Weather app. 'It gives them the ability to see what I'm seeing. And gives us the ability to go, 'Hey, look, you can't practice today because of X, Y and Z.' It also gives them parameters of what they can do at practice, especially during football because we practice in August when it's one of the hottest parts of the year. So if it gets to a certain temperature, I'm telling all of our kids – take off their helmets, take off their shoulder pads. You can still practice, but we're going to take precautions on this. At the same time, 'Hey, you have to give them extra water breaks.' Those things.' The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is organized under the State Department of Education and sets various guidelines, including weather threshold guidelines for athletics. Before the Perry Weather system was added, a wet bulb thermometer was already used at the school to check condition information. However, now, because of the Perry Weather system, the school doesn't have to rely on someone physically being by the wet bulb thermometer watching it; Phillips said that it is amazing. 'So we're not worried about that lack of communication,' Phillips said. 'Everybody's getting the same information at the same time.' Phillips said the Perry Weather system monitors real-time temperature, Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, precipitation, wind speed, air quality and lightning strikes. While only some staff members currently have access to the data, there are plans to put real-time temperature on the district's website. The Wheatland Union High School district purchased this system. According to Perry Weather, other high schools, including Yuba City High School and Orland High School, also have their own Perry Weather System station. Various universities and professional athletic organizations also use the Perry Weather System.
New York Times
13-02-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Southern California Braces for Storm Damage in Wildfire Areas
A large swath of California was bracing Thursday for an intense bout of rain that could lead to flooding and cause debris flows in areas recently burned by wildfires. The Southern California regions scorched by flames last month were of particular concern because the soil in those areas can repel water and allow sheets of water to race downhill, collecting debris along the way. In the Los Angeles area, about two inches of rain was expected over the next two days, but some parts of Southern California could receive more than four inches, according to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard, Calif. A torrent of rain within a short period could pose particular problems. 'It's looking like we're going to be seeing the highest amount of rain that we've had in a single storm so far this season,' Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the Weather Service, said. Some officials in Southern California began to issue evacuation warnings and orders on Wednesday. In Santa Barbara County, the sheriff's office ordered evacuations in areas in and around the burn scar of the Lake fire, which burned more than 38,000 acres last year. Residents under the order were told to leave by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, and those who chose not to evacuate were told to prepare to sustain themselves for several days if they had to shelter in place. In Los Angeles County, an evacuation warning was issued for areas recently affected by the Palisades fire, which burned more than 23,000 acres. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said that there was a high risk of landslides in the area. Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said at a news conference on Wednesday that officials had been notifying residents in areas with elevated risk, and he urged residents to heed to any evacuation orders they received. 'Storms can bring sudden and severe conditions that make staying back home extremely risky,' Sheriff Luna said. 'Do not take that chance.' Landslides could prevent law enforcement personnel and emergency crews from being able to reach those in need, Sheriff Luna added. Concerns this week extended beyond areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires. Mark Pestrella, the director of the Los Angeles County Public Works Department, said on Wednesday that any burn scar area from a fire within the past year could be at risk. In Orange County, the Sheriff's Department issued an evacuation warning near the site of the Airport fire, which burned more than 20,000 acres in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. In Malibu, all public schools were closed on Thursday because of the storm. To prepare for the heavy rain, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said that it had positioned resources across 14 counties, from Sonoma County in Northern California to San Diego County at the southern border. Intense storms were also being forecast Thursday in the Bay Area and other parts of Northern California, but they were not expected to cause as many problems as in Southern California. Officials in Santa Barbara County, which experienced a deadly mudslide in 2018 along with flooding in recent years, have been preparing for the storm since late last week, said Jackie Ruiz, a spokeswoman for the county's emergency management office. Residents have been picking up sandbags at filling centers throughout the county, she said. 'We had back-to-back years of pretty intense rain here,' Ms. Ruiz said, 'so it's something that we're very familiar with in the community.' On Wednesday, sheriff's deputies were knocking on the doors of about 50 properties within the burn scar area of the Lake fire, Ms. Ruiz said. Officials were also trying to reach people who live in encampments in creek beds, underpasses and other places that are prone to flooding, she said. In San Luis Obispo County on the Central Coast, officials were preparing for possible flooding as severe as what occurred in January 2023, when heavy rainfall inundated communities. During that storm, a 5-year-old boy was swept away and killed when floodwaters overwhelmed his mother's vehicle. Local agencies were increasing staffing and positioning emergency resources, said Anita Konopa, the emergency services coordinator for San Luis Obispo County. They were also working with the American Red Cross to identify potential evacuation shelters.
