WIH Resource Group, Inc.

– WIH Resource Group (WIH) announced today that the firm received a Business Achievement Award from the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) in the Project Merit Category of Energy&Infrastructure for the firm’s recent project work for the City of Boise, Idaho. WIH Resource Group was retained by the City of Boise to conduct research and develop recommendations relative to converting the City’s 20 subcontracted solid waste and recycling collection vehicles (garbage trucks) from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG). Senior Management of Allied Waste, now Republic Services, nominated WIH Resource Group for the EBJ Business Achievement Award. WIH Staff appreciates the nomination by Republic Services, formerly Allied Waste and EBJ for the award.

conducted research and detailed the benefits that the City of Boise would enjoy by implementing a plan to require waste and recyclables collection vehicles in the city be switched to compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to diesel fuel. According to the study, Boise's waste management operations will stand to save money by switching to CNG fuel. Not only has the price of natural gas been significantly lower than that of diesel fuel for many years— approximately $0.50 per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) or cheaper— but an excise tax credit available under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 has made this fuel an even better bargain. Estimated savings for converting to 20 new compressed natural gas trucks may produce fuel savings of more than $157,894 per year over diesel fuel and will assist the City in reducing its carbon footprint. Based on the WIH Resource Group study's findings, the City of Boise has ordered, for a June 2009 delivery, 12 CNG powered garbage trucks. Clean Energy was awarded a contract for building the CNG fueling station which will be operational by June 1, 2009.

In October-December of 2008, EBJ solicited the environmental industry via email, website and word-of-mouth for nominations for the EBJ Business Achievement Awards. Nominations were accepted in 200-word essays in either specific or unspecified categories. Final awards were determined by a committee of EBJ staff and EBJ editorial advisory board members. Each recipient merits recognition for performance in what has emerged as challenging times for the environmental industry.

The 2008 EBJ awards will be presented in a special ceremony at EBJ's Environmental Industry Summit VII in Coronado, California on the evening of February 20, 2009. The Environmental Industry Summit is an annual three-day event hosted by EBJ. Congratulations to the 2008 winners and EBJ encourages all interested companies to participate next year.

WIH Resource Group is a global leader and provider of comprehensive waste management, recycling, transportation/logistical and business solutions, specializing in, among other services, waste management operational performance assessments, transportation / logistics, alternative fuel use, solid waste planning, waste and recycling market studies, business development and environmental services. Based in Phoenix, the company serves both private and public sector clients throughout North America and globally.

Bob Wallace, Principal&VP of Client Solutions

WIH Resource Group – Waste Management, Recycling and Logistical Solutions

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WIH Resource Group Principal and VP of Client Solutions, Bob Wallace, stated that "...the primary reasons for the changes were to not only shorten the alpha-character length of the website domain address for ease of use for clients and visitors, but also we significantly revamped the website contents to better reflect the company's more current, diversified and enhanced client-specific service offerings...". He went on to say that "...our services have significantly grown since forming the company in 2005 and we want both current clients and visitors to the website to know what we have to offer them."

Prior to WIH Resource Group, Wallace served in several positions with Waste Management, Inc. (WMI), last as their Director of Transportation and Logistics where he lead various initiatives including WasteRoute, WMI's in-house solid waste collection vehicle rerouting program; and their Business Improvement Process (BIP), an internal program that Wallace helped in developing and later led the roll out of in the Western United States. WMI's BIP was a program designed in-house to assess and assist in improving WMI's underperforming Company assets (Districts), which were typically collection operations and transfer stations. Waste Management is the largest provider of solid waste services in North America.

ABOUT WIH RESOURCE GROUP

WIH Resource Group (WIH) is based in Phoenix, Arizona and provides its expertise to clients in both the public and private sectors throughout North America. WIH and its affiliates also specialize in financial and operational analysis of integrated solid waste management programs. One of WIH Resource Group's primary missions is to serve the solid waste and recycling needs of local governmental agencies, municipalities and private sector clients. The combined team of experts at WIH Resource Group are uniquely qualified to assist clients with solid waste, recycling and transportation consulting services.

The WIH Resource Group Team offers unique qualifications and experience needed to provide the full range of consulting, technical research and development services required to successfully complete integrated solid waste and recycling projects. The WIH Resource Group team has worked with hundreds of municipalities, multiple jurisdictional solid waste authorities and private sector clients across the Western United States to evaluate, plan, improve financials and operations, assess and improve their regulatory compliance and management throughout their individual organizations.

WIH Resource Group Team's possesses a strong knowledge of local and national solid waste systems, trends, regulations and economics that they share with the clients. The WIH Resource Group Team have established a track record of providing solid waste consulting services to numerous public and private sector clients.

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Bob Wallace, Principal&VP of Client Solutions

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On behalf of WIH Resource Group’s clients, WIH’s involvement in the mergers and acquisitions proves has seen the exchange of assets, companies, and projects totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in transaction value. With accounting, engineering, and valuation expertise as well as decades of transaction experience, our skills allow us to help both large and small general and environmental industry clients. Our clients range from the largest public waste management companies in the world to one-truck and single facility operators. We have been working in the Mergers and Acquisitions Service industry as consultants since 1992 and can provide assistance and confident advice on any type of M&A transaction using our experienced and knowledgeable staff and principals.

Correctly and accurately analyzing a business and its current or planned operations and developing an opinion on its value within its industry niche is critical to the success of owning or managing a business or project enterprise. This is also true if you are looking to purchase or invest in a business, estate plan, family succession transition, or get involved with other key events that occur in a business cycle. WIH Resource Group, Inc. has been an active business valuation advisor for decades, and we have worked with businesses and projects within many different industries and industry segments. This extensive experience has helped us develop very efficient business valuation techniques. We are experts at applying the various measures, tests, and multiples that are applied to appropriate size and types of general and environmental industry businesses. In our reports, we typically develop several approaches to a business valuation project; first we include the application of current industry transaction multiples, then we build financial and forecast models for the subject enterprise. After that, we apply discount cash flow modeling techniques and where applicable we will use a comparison of comparable sale values within industry segments or niche market areas. This approach gives us a strong ability to value your business with a good amount of accuracy. We are skilled accountants, talented engineers, and experienced valuators of businesses. Our outstanding results are attributed to years of hands on experience and a dedication to applying critical corporate valuation techniques and skills in every project that we complete.

M&A Transaction Support and Due-Diligence Services

WIH Resource Group, Inc. advises and consults on a wide range of mergers and acquisitions services, actively participating in transaction due diligence and research projects associated with merger and acquisition transactions. We assist business Principals, legal/accounting firms as well as other parties requiring hands on assistance in documenting and supporting transactional work, forecasting, competition issues, regional material flows, on data collection, and verification projects. We at WIH Resource Group will help to make your merger integration process a successful one by utilizing very efficient M&A due diligence practices.

WIH Resource Group, Inc. has extensive experience in removing all forms and types of waste and cargo materials including nuclear, hazardous, municipal solid waste and all forms of residual and C&D wastes. We have been involved with waste-by-rail projects since 1988 and we have helped move millions of tons of waste materials using truck, rail, and marine transport modes. We are familiar with Class I railroad infrastructure and staffing and have worked with many of the short and terminal line railroads across the US and Canada on waste projects and facilities. We are also well-versed in waste regulations, ensuring that all hazardous waste be transported and disposed of correctly. Clients include several of the world’s largest shipping and transport companies and most of the operating waste management companies moving long distance waste materials in North America today. Our expertise includes facility design and site logistics, project and route pricing, cycle cost comparison models, as well as budget models and project cost analysis on many of our projects. We will also set up and implement railcar service tracking and reporting methodology for our clients and for waste generators of all sizes and types.

Management Consulting and Advisory Services

WIH Resource Group, Inc. advises management, financial institutions, private equity investors and fund managers, corporate Boards of Directors, and other consulting groups on a wide range of solid waste management and specialty industry topics and areas of concern. WIH Resource Group’s Principal, Bob Wallace, typically consults on service industry businesses with an emphasis on solid waste industry and on its related transportation issues. While WIH Resource Group has a strong background in the waste management, recycling and transportation industries, the WIH Team offers Client-specific solutions on various business development and strategy issues regardless of the Client’s specific industry.

Following successful completion of the transaction, WIH Resource Group offers our clients additional services to improve asset value generation. We have an extensive track record in providing high value services to enhance operational performance through non‐ and minor investment operational improvements. Our company has the necessary skills to evaluate and optimize investment plans to maximize the return on capital employed.

ABOUT WIH RESOURCE GROUP

WIH Resource Group is a global leader and provider of comprehensive waste management, recycling, transportation/logistical and business solutions, specializing in, among other services, waste management operational performance assessments, transportation / logistics, alternative fuel use, solid waste planning, waste and recycling market studies, business development and environmental services. Based in Phoenix, the company serves both private and public sector clients throughout North America and globally. Our customers include both public agencies and private sector businesses customers throughout North America. To learn more visit

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