New England Business Roundup Highlights Regional Ventures
The New England Council reports Wastewood in New Milford Conn develops waste wood to modern products with 12 staff, 20 pieces of equipment and five labs. Maine unveils a 20 million industry drive and the Maine Industrial Building Authority gains power to insure up to 20 million in industrial building loans. A Maine Valentine card by Rust Craft of Dedham Mass sells for 15 dollars with a Cupid image and Swiss music box. Lebanon NH welcomes Cornwallis Craft expanding boatbuilding facilities. Lake Madeleine carved from Mt Equinox in Vermont aims for flood control hydro power and 216 million gallon capacity. A Providence RI TV station WPRO switches to push button dialing with 40 lines, replacing old plug-in methods.
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Wastewood
New Milford
Conn
New England Council
Francis H. Snyder
Maine
New Maine Industrial Building Authority
Rust Craft Greeting Card Co
Dedham
Mass
Lebanon
N. H
Cornwallis Craft Inc
Pembroke
Madeleine
Joseph G. Davidson
Vermont
Manchester
Mt. Equinox
Davidson
Providence, R. I
Wpro-Tv
New England
Group seeks to regain AFL-CIO jobs after mass firings
A fired Field Representatives Federation group appeals to the AFL-CIO to restore work for about 100 of 265 organizers plus 55 fired outright and others displaced. The federation demands a meeting with AFL-CIO leaders as Washington staff also suffers layoffs in an economy drive while NLRB proceedings seek a union election.
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Field Representatives Federation
Afl-Cio
Aflcio
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
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