2009 & 2010 - Oakleaf in the News
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December 28, 2010
Oakleaf CEO Steve Preston interviewed live on CNBC Squawk Box
Steve Preston talks about the benefits of Intelligent Waste Management.
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April 19, 2010
Hartford Business Journal
With nearly a year under his belt as the chief executive and president of East Hartford-based Oakleaf Waste
Management, Steve Preston is making his mark on the company.
The former head of the U.S. Small Business Administration,
who took over Oakleaf’s top spot in August, recently
unveiled several company-wide improvements, which
include expanding service lines and the appointment of
several new senior executives.
Oakleaf Opening 'New Chapter'
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December 01, 2009
Hartford Business Journal
Dear friends and colleagues,
I have been part of Oakleaf for several
months now and I am thrilled to be celebrating
the company’s 15th Anniversary.
When the company started in 1995, there
were many people who thought a waste
services company without trucks or landfi
lls would never succeed. Yet here we are,
15 years later with big name clients such
as Wal-Mart, Albertsons, PepsiCo., and
Burger King. The company has grown to
include four subsidiaries covering various
service lines and markets.
Oakleaf Anniversary Publication
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December 01, 2009
Crosscurrents
What would it be like to enter the President’s
Cabinet in the middle of a crisis? How would it be
to face the media glare, intractable bureaucracy,
and public and congressional scrutiny?
Business executive and Northwestern alumnus
Steve Preston had a chance to find out, when he
agreed to steer the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) during part of the
worst housing crisis in decades. In that position
and in the one immediately preceding it—as head
of the Small Business Administration—he won over
many skeptics and earned praise from Democrats
and Republicans alike. But both positions were
hugely fraught with problems. Here is that
Washington crucible through the eyes of a private
citizen with no political experience but with a
desire to serve his country.
Mr. Preston goes to Washington by Nancy Deneen Reprinted with permission from Crosscurrents magazine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
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August 18, 2009
CNBC.com
Oakleaf President Steve Preston Assumes Role of Chief Executive Officer - Planned transition includes founder Jim Barnes' move to new role as chairman of the board at leading waste and recycling company
Oakleaf President Steve Preston Assumes Role of Chief Executive Officer
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July 20, 2009
Waste & Recycling News
For Jim Barnes, it's an opportunity to step back from the day-to-day bustle of running a $700 million company and think about the bigger picture.
Preston to Take Over Helm at Oakleaf
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July 01, 2009
U.S. Business Review
Waste management services
provider Oakleaf is
proof that a company’s
annual revenues can’t go
from zero to $700 million
in only 14 years without a
sound business model.
The East Hartford, Conn.-
based firm revolutionized its industry by
introducing a first-to-market, asset-light
operating system that implements state-ofthe-
art information technology (IT). As a
result, the company has attracted Fortune
500 clients working across North America
and repeatedly wins awards for its innovation
and remarkable growth.
Oakleaf Seeds of Growth
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June 01, 2009
The Hartford Courant
A cabinet member for President George W. Bush has been appointed the new president and future chief executive officer of an East Hartford-based waste and recycling company.
Oakleaf Appoints New President