It’s officially spooky season. Yards are filled with giant spiders, massive skeletons, and a plethora of styrofoam gravestones. Children swarm the streets donning costumes in varying degrees of gore and gruesomeness. From creative and crafty to spooky and scary, it is promised something will cause a fright. The neighbor kids came by for trick or […]
Read MoreLow fuel warning, low tire pressure, service engine soon, check engine light, the dreaded blinking check engine light. These are our vehicles’ brains telling us some things are not quite right. We can ignore it and put a piece of electrical tape over the troublesome light and hope for the best. Or we can fix […]
Read MoreGreen light, go. Red light, stop. Yellow light, a choice to make, do you stay or do you go? Many years ago, at a terribly designed intersection, I chose to make my left hand turn on a stale yellow light. Out of nowhere another car came barreling down the hill at an excessive speed. The […]
Read MorePardon our dust. Excuse us as we improve your experience. Please be patient while we work to enhance our systems. Innovation, growth, and expansion are messy, but once the sweat dries and the dust settles there is a profound moment of elation and accomplishment. What started as an idea is now a tangible and functioning […]
Read MoreImagine you and a team of others are in a boat stranded in the ocean, the motor is broken and a slow leak has formed. You are the Captain, it is your job to get the crew to safety. Your group manages to stay afloat and on course by working together. Someone bails the boat, […]
Read MoreIt’s the time of year in the midwest that we emerge from our winter hibernation at the first glimpse of warm sunshine. The air no longer hurts to breathe, the breeze doesn’t feel like knives in your skin, and the chance of a debilitating snowstorm is slim. We are pale and vitamin D deficient. We […]
Read MoreThe rush to get to 5 o’clock, the relief that Friday brings, the countdown to the next vacation. Getting all the jobs out the door, all the phone calls made, all the to-do’s considered done enough. In our race to get “there” we lose the opportunity to learn, to teach, to experience or bestow joy. […]
Read MoreEvery day people are faced with situations that are completely out of their control, things they can not change, and obstacles that promise defeat. A traffic jam when you’re already late, rain on your wedding day, a parts delivery that’s not showing up on the delivery date, and a customer that refuses to pay. It […]
Read MoreThe only purchasing activity worse than car buying, is appliance shopping. The competing features are endless, the delivery takes eons, and the satisfaction doesn’t even come close to that of hopping in a new ride and taking off. Our dishwasher broke five months ago. I despised the idea of hunting for a replacement so deeply […]
Read MoreAt ETE, we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt, evolve, and embrace the principles that guide us toward excellence. Among these guiding principles, the core value of “Go All-in” stands out, particularly during periods of change. Recent organizational shifts within our company remind us that change, while challenging, is an integral part of our […]
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