I don't want to layoff valuable employees, so how can I cut costs in other ways?

What a lot of companies don't know is your lighting can consume up to 40 percent of your energy bill.  The best and most cost effective way to reduce a companies overhead is by upgrading your lighting with a retrofit.  A lighting retrofit is basically removing your old, outdated non-energy efficient lighting and upgrading it to energy-efficient lighting. Even better, Xcel Energy is offering excellent rebates and incentives.  Plus, the US government is offering tax incentives, which typically pays for the entire project.  All of this will reduce your overhead without laying-off your valuable employees this year and for years to come.

Jared Blackney, McBride Lighting and Electrical Services