Eco-Friendly Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List
Last year's holiday gift suggestions were such a hit, we decided to do it again. All of us at Cost Control Associates know how difficult it can be to find the perfect holiday gift for that special someone. To help with your holiday shopping, we offer this list...
Cost Control Associates Celebrates 25 Years in Business!
We hope you’ll enjoy this story about the company, its people and how it all came to be. Cost Control Associates was established in October 1991 when Keith Laake, founder and president, opened doors for business. Having recently been downsized from his job as chief...
5 Public Schools that Saved Energy & Reaped Financial Reward
It's been estimated that American schools, grades K-12, spend as much as $8 billion a year on energy. Next to salaries, it is one of the largest expenses, but it is also one of the few expenses that can be decreased without affecting educational quality. Many...
8 Best Practices for Procuring and Planning a New Phone System
Today’s organizations need a flexible, fully functioning phone system that grows with your employees, locations and services. You may depend on your phones for communications, alarm systems, fax machines and credit card transactions. Customer service is critical to...
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4 BIG Reasons Why Organizations Should Pay Their Utility Bills ASAP!
When I talk to potential clients about how they pay and process their utility bills, they often say they pay their utility bills the same way they pay their other vendor bills. That’s a big mistake that can really cost you! Here’s why: 1. Your utility provider is...
“We were looking for a way to reduce unnecessary costs without taking time from our small, busy staff. Cost Control Associates looked at our energy, telecom and cellular invoices. We only had to provide a few bills and hold a few conference calls. Cost Control Associates made the process painless and found significant savings in areas where we had no idea we were over-paying.”
City of Apache Junction
(Arizona)
“The city’s time involvement was minimal, and that was important. The review was thorough and the results worthwhile. It was a pleasure to work with the professionals at Cost Control Associates."
City of Tempe
(Arizona)
“We were impressed that Cost Control Associates’ efforts produced refunds and annual savings of more than $40,000. The greatest value is knowing we are now accurately billed by the utility and telecom companies.”
Gilbert Public Schools
(Arizona)
“The analysis was well worth any effort on our part. School districts are stretched pretty thin these days; we were happy when Cost Control Associates found opportunities for refunds and savings. I give them a ‘10’ on their overall services. They were easy to work with, too.”
Chandler Unified School District
(Arizona)
"It is the expert recommendations of Cost Control Associates’ staff, on a continual basis, that ease the administrative strain of trying to stay abreast of regulation, deregulation, consolidations, competition and technology."
Town of Queensbury (New York)
"Cost Control Associates improved our budgeting process for water, sewer, gas and electricity services across all work sites. They were already processing and paying our energy invoices. With their added support, we enhanced our budgeting accuracy and gained ability to adjust utility values as needed. Cost Control delivers a timely, accurate result—and their people are always pleasant to work with."
Major Satellite Provider
"Cost Control Associates made a valuable contribution towards the reduction of our utility and telecommunication costs."
C. R. Bard, Inc.
"We had already made good progress in tracking and controlling energy costs on our own, so we questioned whether Cost Control Associates could do any better. The $2.5 million in annual savings that they found was quite an answer!"
National Telecom Carrier
"Cost Control Associates reduced our telephone bill costs. Their audit was thorough and comprehensive. Every aspect of our telecom services was reviewed for errors. It was a very worthwhile project."
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
"We have recommended Cost Control Associates’ services to other AAA branches. We would certainly recommend them to any company or organization looking to reduce costs and find assurance that their utility and telephone accounts are billed correctly."
AAA Hudson Valley
"Our previous energy bill payer had assured us they were providing a constant close review of our rates and overall services. Cost Control Associates made a big impression when they found energy cost savings that added up to six figures!"
Big Box Retailer
"Cost Control Associates recommended and implemented changes in local calling plans that resulted in significant savings for our company. We found Cost Control Associates to be prompt and detailed in their reporting and their employees very professional and courteous."
F. W. Webb Company
"Cost Control Associates showed us that a one-size-fits-all reverse auction process does not always produce the best results. We abandoned the reverse auction results for Cost Control Associates’ RFP process. They tripled the savings the reverse auction process produced!"
Private University