Boston Business Journal- Belt Tightening

By Lisa van der Pool
October 24, 2008

Looking to shave discretionary spending where he can, Jim Joyal, principal at public relations shop Shift Communications LLC, has drawn up a list of more than a dozen spending cuts. Among them, curbing corporate travel, paring back on outsourced IT services and employee expense accounts, shutting down two of the company’s printers to save on toner, encouraging staff to use porcelain mugs rather than paper cups and hosting a “more modest” holiday party this year.

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