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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 2001
Page
37
New York based JPMorgan Private Bank unveils a summer reading list for its ultra wealthy clients. Chairman Maria Elena Lagomasino says selections aim to deepen understanding of investing and trends while introducing new ideas. Titles include Caring for Antiques and How to Think Like Benjamin Graham.
The article advises checking the Sportscard Market Report price guide and the Professional Sports Authenticator before listing items like a Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. Consumer Reports recommends photos and bidding over two weekends to maximize sale price.
A survey of 1000 Americans by the Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association and Women Work! finds 76 percent say professional appearance affects whether a woman is taken seriously at work. Neat hair and light makeup are valued. 52 percent in the South require matching shoes and purses for working women.
The article profiles Harper Brush Works Inc a 101 year old privately owned company that makes over 1000 cleaning tools for 50 plus industries in North America It traces the firm from A K Harper and two employees to Barry Harper now president CEO and details the invention of a combined brush set and the move from hand production to modern mechanized assembly.
Harper Brush Works Inc founded in 1900 by A K Harper operates 255 employees in Iowa 130 in California and 50 in Texas plus 75 elsewhere. It makes push brooms upright brooms wash brushes and other industrial cleaning tools for more than 50 industries. Major customers include Home Depot Tractor Supply True Value and Blaine's Farm and Fleet with use by 200 distributors. Plants are in Fairfield two sites plus Stockton California and Brownwood Texas with additional distribution centers in Santa Fe Springs California and Toronto.
In Silicon Valley and Northern California a rising number of high tech workers lose six figure incomes and rely on shelters. Mike Schlenz and John Sacrosante share stories of upheaval as unemployment climbs in Santa Clara County and the Bay Area.
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