Vermont Sees 18 Percent Rise in Hard-to-Fill Jobs
Vermont Employment Service reports an 18 percent month rise in hard-to-fill job openings at September end. Busboys, kitchen helpers, nurses, cleaners, house workers, clerical, construction, cashiers, and engineers show shortages statewide. Burlington and Brattleboro areas hardest hit. overall labor market remains tight with more openings than qualified applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont Employment Service
Burlington
Brattleboro
Barre
Crafts Manager Named At Knapp Pet-Hobby Shop
Mrs. Lorna Baptiste is named manager of the arts and crafts departments at Knapp's Pets & Hobbies in Monument Plaza North Bennington Road. She comes from the Hobby Shop at U S Naval Air Station Quonset Point Rhode Island and will lead a new ceramic department while organizing classes and demonstrations. Interested groups should call 442-6252 to enroll or arrange projects with contact Ronald Knapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp Pet
Lorna Baptiste
Knapp’s Pets
Monument Plaza
North
Bennington Road
Knapp’s
U.S. Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
R.I
Bennington
Ronald Knapp
Government disaster loans for Camille victims top 200 million
The SBA reports hurricane Camille loans averaging over 5 million dollars weekly. By Thursday, 3,795 disaster loans had been approved to victims of the August 17 storm, with final totals potentially reaching 200 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Small Business Administration
Union Carbide posts record third quarter sales and earnings
Union Carbide Corp reports third quarter sales of 757.5 million, up 11 percent, and earnings of 43.75 million or 72 cents a share, with nine month totals at 2.171 billion in sales and 144.792 million in earnings. Chairman Binny Mason Jr. notes broad gains, strong international business, and cautious outlook for Q4 and 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York — Union Carbide Corporation
Binny Mason Jr
Magon
Mason
Union Carbide
Vermont Bankers Association wins ABA agricultural award
The Vermont Bankers Association received the American Bankers Association annual agricultural award for 33 years of service to farming. Edward M. Norman of First National Bank Clarksville Tennessee accepted on behalf of Vermont bankers, citing education programs and agricultural initiatives aiding banking services and farm finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vt. Bankers Association
New York
Vermont Bankers Association
American Bankers Association
National Organization of the
Banking Industry
Association
Edward M. Norman
First National Bank
Clarksville, Tenn
Bankers of
State Bankers Association
Transfers of deeds in Pownal July to Oct
Pownal town records list transfers from July 19 to Oct 29 including Ernest Burdick to Gregory Falk a North Pownal farm of 162 acres, Paul Emerald to Charlotte Heuss and Catherine Safford a 1 acre Pownal Center lot, and multiple other land and property transfers involving buyers from New York City Danbury Conn Williamstown Mass and other local areas plus a note on Albert Senecal and Viola Nugai conveying to Francis Gregory with a statement on agricultural finance and credit services.
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Pownal
Ernest
Betty Burdick
Gregory
Ruth Falk
New York City
Paul
Carmella Emerald
Charlotte Heuss
Catherine Safford
Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Pownal Center
Floyd
Mary Patterson
Philip
Lulu Pratt
Arnold Lanser
Robert McCarthy
Caldwell, N.J
Brookman
Eleanor B. Smith
Irene Meyer
Danbury
Lillian Alexander
Clifford Jr
Orlyn George
Pownal Road
Charles
Kenneth
Joyce Held
South Pownal
Edward and
Virginia Pratt
Kenneth and
Catherine Howard
Williamstown
Mass
Northwest Hill
Harry and
Esther Niles
William and
Susan Hay
Hidden Valley Road
Janet Reynolds
James R. LaForest
Theresa LaForest
Middle Pownal
Albert Senecal
Viola Nugai
Robert
Elizabeth Daglio
East Granbury
Conn
East Mountain
Francis Gregory
Adams
Cavanagh Firm Reports Land-Office Earnings Surge
Cavanagh Leasing Corp announces first half after tax income of 3.218 million dollars or 82 cents per share, up 120 percent from 1968. Six months sales reach 29.5 million, led by land development and related ventures including Cape Haze acreage purchase from Vanderbilt interests. President Joseph Klein cites rapid growth and plans to expand into homebuilding and modular construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cavanagh Leasing Corp
U.S
Cavanagh
Dover Hills
Dover
Joseph Klein
Klein
Florida
Cape Haze
William and
Alfred Vanderbilt
Meredith Foresees Three Trends for Electric Power
Cen tral Vermont Public Service Corp president Meredith told about 300 utility personnel at the Electric Council of New England conference in Boston on Oct 30 that three trends will shape the industry. Demand for electric power will rise rapidly, esthetic and ecological concerns will grow in importance, and rising costs from inflation, materials, wages, taxes, and regulatory delays will challenge pricing while public expectations for environmental safeguards rise. He cited many ongoing changes including more than 36 companies seeking rate increases totaling over 300 million dollars. He warned that continued price declines may be unsustainable.
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Boston
Electric Council of New England
L. Douglas Meredith
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Electric Company
New England
Vermont
Meredith
Houston Astrodome
New York
London
Tokyo
$20 Million Life Policy Startles John Hancock Officials
Boston reports a $20 million ordinary life policy sold to a man over 60 who chairs a large diversified company. It is the largest single-person policy John Hancock has written, part of about 50 multi million policies for estates of at least $5 million. Annual premium is $1 285 000 with commissions shared among agents. Members of the estate planning unit include Theodore J Bohner and Peter B Daenzer. The sale stirred internal excitement at Hancock and caused a temporary rise in average agent sales as staff verified details.
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John W. Gardiner
John Hancock
Hancock
Gardiner
Theodore J. Bohner
Peter B. Daenzer
Also Mentioned on This Page
A&p
Vollue
Winslow
J.H. Winslow
General Development Corp
Warren Austin
Austin
West Coast
Condominium Apts
Mobile Home Club
Bartlett Bay
Burlington, VT
Levi P. Smith
Center
Elizabeth Land
John H. McDonald
Robert Northrop
Underhill
Smith
Lund
Japan
Shiro Hasegawa
Mary Jane
David and
Carol Brown
School House Road
Walker
Cavanagh Firm
CVPS
Windsor
England
Safari Park
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Finast
Hedstrom
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Bennington, VA
Dial
Gurveying
Gerald E. Morrissey
Beech St
Bennington, Vr
Firestone Stores
Firestone
ERO SA Galos
Main St. Bennington
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