Talks resume as Teamsters and UPS plan bargaining return
UPS and the Teamsters agreed to restart negotiations on Thursday to end a three day strike that has slashed UPS capacity and damaged customer confidence. Federal mediator John Calhoun Wells and Labor Secretary Alexis Herman urged a quick resolution as businesses diversify shipping partners and prepare for possible long-term changes.
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Atlanta
Teamsters Union
United Parcel Service
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
John Calhoun Wells
Washington, D.C
Alexis Herman
UPS
Lynne Simmons
Marietta
South
United Design
Noble, Oklo
Teamsters
Matt Witt
Unattended death reported in Olen Estates
Police blotter notes a 46 year old Olen Estates man died likely from a heart attack per J E Parks. The Daily Record lists four drug arrests from July 14–29 by Detective Worley with officers Beasley and Compton. suspects Billy Wyrick Tony Christey Robert Clyburn and Tevas Hill faced charges of possession with intent to deliver or delivery of a controlled substance.
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Olen Estates
J.E. Parks
W.W. Worley
A.D. Beasley
K.T. Compton
Billy O. Wyrick
Tony S. Christey
Robert L. Clyburn
Tevas J. Hill
Plan to Preserve Downtown Grundy Faces Eight-Year Phase In
Plan outlines preservation of an historic downtown section with phased eight year implementation. Tweig notes displacements begin after site development by the Corps, redevelopment space readied for occupancy by Grundy, and if VDOT approves, a sequence of meetings surveys reviews hearings and permitting leads to construction. Grundy handles redevelopment authority leasing financing design and occupancy.
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Tweig
Corps
Grundy
VDOT
Twoig
Bethel Named Boeing Supervisor and Mine Superintendent
Bethel, born in Itmann and raised in Pocahontas then Bluefield, becomes supervisor and later mine superintendent for Pocahontas Fuel Company. After Graham High ’72 she earned degrees at Virginia Tech and joined Boeing in 1978. She lives in Hylton Head, S C, plans a Seattle flight next week, and her husband John also works at Boeing. Her son Ian is 13. Bethel succeeds Dick Albrecht who retired Aug 1 after months of collaboration.
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Pocahontas Fuel Company
Bethel
Itmann
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Graham
Virginia Tech
Boeing
Haynes
Hylton Head
S.C
Seattle
John
Ian
Lewis Haynes
Jefferson Street
Dick Albrecht
Albrecht
Tazewell County Revenue Tops Virginia Growth in 1996
County accommoda tions posted 11.04 percent revenue for 1996 up from 1995, with motel and bed and breakfast income reaching 2,289,397 dollars. Restaurant tax receipts rose 2.95 percent to 27,306,810 dollars, placing Tazewell fifth in the 20 county Southwest Virginia region behind Washington County, Bristol, Wythe County and Pulaski County.
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Virginia
Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association
Ross Weeks
Tazewell County
Washington County
Bristol
Wythe County
Pulaksi County
Tax plan aims to boost housing and IRA use
Crowe defends a tax package designed to encourage home buying and IRA use while promoting saving over stock trading and discouraging smoking. He warns it will burden frequent traders and the poor with higher taxes on cigarettes and potential ordinary rates for short stock holdings. Campbell supports capital gains tax changes as economic stimulus.
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Crowe
Campbell
Southwest Virginia to open new regional economic office
Beyer pledged to open a new Southwest Virginia economic development office after the Abingdon office closed. County supervisors seek new industrial sites including the Kersey property in Bluefield and a planned industrial park in Richlands with hopes to attract a new industry within three years. Bluefield Mayor Anderson cites 1000 acres of land near a Wal Mart site and an interchange as prime for hotels and motels. Beyer prioritizes workforce retraining and tourism plus marketing initiatives.
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Shell
A-1
Beyer
Southwest Virginia
Abingdon
Jones
Sors
Kersey
Bluefield
Richlands
David Anderson
Anderson
Southwest
Virginia
Sons of Italy dinner and awards at Brass Lantern
The Sons of Italy will hold a dinner meeting at 7 p.m. Friday at the Brass Lantern. Five scholarship awards will be presented and each recipient will give a short presentation.
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Bluefield Sons of Italy
Sons of Italy
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AFMS
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Ore
Susan Rosenberg
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R.E. Haynes
Robert Lee Harry
Skating Rink
Robert Hill
Wal-Mart
B. Moss Bath & Body Works
C & H Ranch Jewelers
Candy Express
Cellular One
Coach House
Great American Cookie Co
Hair Plus
Jay's Hallmark Kay Jewelers
LaGrange Leather
Merter
Mercer Mall
Bluefield, WV
Legends Sporting Goods Lerner
New York
Lotus Garden
Maurice's
Merle Norman
Pearle Vision Center
Perry's
Shoe Dept
Shoe Show
Spencer Gifts
Sunglass Hut
Romano
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church
Logan St
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Webster Gilbreath
Bastian
Bland County School Board
Princeton
Scool Board
Mercer County Board of Education
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Kammer’s
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Broyhill La-Z-Boy
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England
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