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Big Business And Small Suppliers In Industrial Life
The piece notes how large firms like General Motors rely on thousands of small suppliers across all states, including Harold Bessac's machine shop in Dalton Wisconsin, run by a paraplegic owner and his wife. It also touches on fishing, pier projects in Massachusetts Cape Cod Canal, Florida marina life, and Coast Guard vessel rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Michigan
Harold Bessac
Bessac
Dalton
Wisconsin
AC Spark Plug Division
Denny Ferreira
Narragansett
Veterans’ Home
Denny
Hope Hardware
Tony Pinhero
Hope
Tautog
Cape Cod Canal
Sagamore Bridge
Scusset Beach
Newport
Ft. Lauterdale
Florida
Bahia Mar
Mil Pond
Wickford Harbor
Prudence
Florida Marin
Highway “Dept
Rockwell Park
Cmdr
James L. Thompson
Coast Guard Marine Inspection Office
Providence Federal
Cmdr Thompson
Dallas
Texas
American Red Cross
Red Cross