by orioniso | Aug 17, 2013 | News
Last month Nick Bilton wrote a Bits blog for the New York Times about the impact driverless cars might have on city expansion. Forbes followed up with a piece about individual productivity in the driverless car not long after. There have been countless other pieces...
by orioniso | Aug 1, 2013 | News
It’s no secret that smartphones are much more than just communication tools. The devices make people’s lives easier, more productive and more fun. For individuals with disabilities, smartphones are actually changing the way they live. Smartphones are being used as...
by orioniso | Jul 15, 2013 | News
At 13 Matthew was paralyzed from the chest down after a devastating car crash that killed both his father and his sister. Matthew was not satisfied with the doctor’s advice to simply make the best of things by focusing on his upper body, ignoring his lower...
by orioniso | Jul 14, 2013 | News
Some say native Minnesotan Monte Meier is the “fastest ski racer on one leg.” As part of the U.S. Ski Team, Monte competed in five Paralympic Games and reached the podium five times, including winning a Gold Medal in Nagano, Japan. He has also medaled in 14 World...
by orioniso | Jul 11, 2013 | News
Meet Stacey! Stacey and her husband Duane have three daughters. The oldest two are in college and will graduate this coming December and May. Tana, Duane and Stacey’s youngest daughter, was born in 2001. The couple was told Tana might not live after the age of two,...
by orioniso | Jul 9, 2013 | News
Team Hoyt is an inspirational story of a father and son who compete together in athletic events across the country. In fact, together they have competed in more than 1,000 marathons, duathlons, triathlons, bike races and other running races across the country. The...
by orioniso | Apr 20, 2013 | News
MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY RECOGNIZES NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH WITH INSIGHT ON HOW COMPANIES MAY BENEFIT FROM VOLUNTEERISM April 3, 2013 – Golden Valley, MN – Representatives of Orion Associates, a management services agency, have released tips for...
by orioniso | Jan 3, 2009 | News
FOBES MAGAZINE DOES AN IN-DEPTH STORY ON HEADWATERS RELIEF ORGANIZATION. Headwaters Relief Organization was recognized in an article in Forbes Magazine, on January 12, 2009. The article described the organization’s founding, by Dr. Rebecca Thomley, with the...
by orioniso | Dec 20, 2008 | News
THE ARTICLE DETAILS THE GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION OF ORION ASSOCIATES AND ITS RELATED COMPANIES, NOTES THE ORGANIZATION’S VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, AND CREDITS REBECCA THOMLEY’S DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP IN MAKING IT HAPPEN. Orion Associates and Rebecca Thomley were recognized in...
by orioniso | Nov 20, 2008 | News
BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, GOLDEN VALLEY COULD (HAVE) ANOTHER “GREEN” BUILDING WHEN A PROPERTY AT 9400 GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD MEETS LEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS. Our organization’s goal of achieving LEED Certification for our Golden Valley office building was noted in the Golden...
