Blackfeet Indian firm shows success in corporate U.S.
Chief Earl Old Person leads the Blackfeet Indian Writing Co. in Browning Montana, now supplying 1 percent of the nations pencils and pens. With 300 Fortune 500 customers, 115 percent sales growth to 5 million dollars in 1979, and profits rising, the company demonstrates self sufficiency and government business cooperation as a model for reducing tribal unemployment.
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New York
UPI
Blackfeet Indians
America
Browning
Glacier National Park
Montana
Blackfeet Indian Writing Co
Blackfeet
Earl Old Person
Old Person
William F. Meyer
St. Louis
The
Economic Development Agency
EDA
U.S. Small Business Administration
Auto industry must Cut jobs to stay competitive
The Science Council of Canada reports Canada and the United States must boost productivity and cut up to 220000 auto jobs by 1985 to compete with Japanese automakers. The study urges more small cars, automation, and stronger ties with U.S. producers while noting a $3 billion auto trade deficit in Canada.
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Ottawa
UPI
Science Council of Canada
Council
Canada
United States
Japan
Neil MacDonald
Ford Motor Co. Ltd
MacDonald
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