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	About IEc
	IEc is a professional services firm that tackles complex challenges through a combination of thoughtful analysis, creativity, and dedication to the specific needs of our clients. Whether we are assessing the true costs and benefits of homeland security regulations, managing the restoration planning process following a major oil spill, developing innovative, market-driven approaches to environmental protection, evaluating the effectiveness of government programs, developing accounting systems, or providing expert analysis of utility ratemaking proceedings, the quality of our work and the usefulness of our results define who we are.
	Committed to Objective Analysis
	Analysis is the bedrock of IEc's consulting practice. We believe that the most intellectually honest basis for decision making is to let the evidence speak. Accomplishing this goal depends on objective analysis that is transparent in its methods and assumptions, is inherently directed at action and results, and is able to stand up to scrutiny over the long term.
	Engaged with People and Ideas
	Important as it is, expert analysis alone is not enough to resolve the serious, often difficult, challenges our clients face. These challenges also demand innovative approaches and deep intellectual commitment. IEc's strategic orientation and fresh perspective enable us to view problems in a creative manner so that significant questions can be posed and answered. We form close relationships with our clients through true collaboration. In this atmosphere of openness and trust, we take the initiative that leads to results that can be implemented. We also negotiate between the need for analytical sophistication and real-world decision making, knowing when more information can either win the day or obscure the main point.
	Managing for Results
	To yield optimal results, projects must move forward even when the stakeholders have differing interests. In matters that may involve federal, state, and local governments together with Indian tribes, private industry, nonprofit advocacy organizations, and the general public, diverse priorities are more often the rule than the exception. IEc has the commitment, drive, and people skills to sustain momentum over time and through layers of complexity. We manage projects in an atmosphere of respect for the people and processes involved. This level of sensitivity has a key practical benefit: it keeps all parties focused so that they can arrive at solutions that work for everyone.