Bright new spring men’s fashion blends bold prints and comfort
Retailers say spring looks for men include bright new combinations, bold prints, and retro styling with flood pants. Stretch fabrics in wool add comfort without a leisure-suit look. Fresh color combos appear in office wear, with mono chromatic suit-shirt-tie ensembles gaining mainstream appeal influenced by TV hosts Regis Philbin and Matt Lauer.
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Regis Philbin
Matt Lauer
Terry Oakes
Balderdash
Denver
Oakes
Spring suit ideas from Neiman Marcus and influencers
Colby McWilliams of Neiman Marcus advocates a versatile khaki suit in colors and fabrics from cotton to wool gabardine. Terry Oakes notes casual updates with color play and accessorizable suits. Bev Carpenter highlights casual shirts with prints or solids and modern pants with stretch, while warning off flood pants and endorsing cropped styles as must haves for spring.
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Colby McWilliams
Neiman Marcus
Bev Carpenter
Dillard’s
Phoenix
Carpenter
Carpenter and
Oakes
Kenneth Cole
Shady Work Incorporating Trees With Traditional Crops
Virginia Baldwin Gilbert reports on agroforestry advocate H E Gene Garrett at the University of Missouri and how combining tree planting with crops can yield economic and ecological returns. The strategy includes alleyway tree plantings between soybeans, shifting fields to shade-loving crops, wildlife habitats, and potential timber or nut crops, with careful seedling care for veneer quality timber.
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ST. Louis
H.E
Gene” Garrett
Garrett
University of Missouri-Columbia
Steavenson
Ken Dalrymple
Missouri
Department of Conservation
Dalrymple
Ramey Ford Tazewell marks first anniversary growth
Ramey Ford in Tazewell celebrates its first anniversary after a year of expansion. The dealership grew from 15 to 66 employees and now offers parts service and a body shop with tire sales. An allweekend celebration features rebates up to 6000 dollars, trips to the money machine, free hot dogs and drinks. The site reports more than 700 vehicles in inventory and a payroll near 2 million dollars for the year.
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Tazewell
Virginia
Ramey Ford
Ramey
Jimmy Ramey
Ramey’s
Tazewell County
Goodyear
BF Goodwrench
Ford
Campbell Soup aims to boost sales with new ready to serve soups
Campbell Soup Co. reports several years of losses and a 9 percent drop in U.S. consumption but plans aggressive actions to raise revenue. No layoffs planned. production tweaks will make some soups more convenient. Analysts caution a quick recovery remains unlikely amid investor pressure and shifts to ready options. Former executive Edward Walsh may briefly return to Campbell.
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U.S
Campbell Soup Co
Campbell
Camden
N.J
John Faulkner
Edward Jones
Patrick Schumann
Edward Walsh
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Brown Scripps Howard News Service
Virginia Baldwin Gilbert
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hugh Steavenson
Forrest Keeling Nursery
Mercer St
Princeton, WV
Ramey Tazewell
By Julie M. McKinnon
Toledo Blade
Bailey Kirk
Honaker Avenue
Princeton
West Virginia
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