Valley layoffs hit tech workers with high rents and bleak prospects
After layoffs cut pay and stock values, Bay Area workers face rent near $1,800 a month while unemployment checks fail to cover costs. Individuals like Schlenz and Sacrosante describe deep financial strain, job-fair disappointments, and shelter living. Sacrosante and three peers pitch Intellenken Technologies, a wearable mobile computing startup, using venture funds to rent a shared house as office and residence.
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Ene Philipson
Center For Working Families
University of California, Berkeley
Schlenz
Bay Area
Sacrosante
San Jose
Phoenix
Santa Clara
Harper Brush Works expands with West Coast unit and growth
Barry Harper describes Harper Brush Works expansion via Harper Brush West in Stockton California and the 1996 Fairfield plant purchase. The firm shifted to retail through True Value and Home Depot, boosting sales with 50 percent from retailers and strong distributor channels.
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Barry
Paul Harper
Harvard
Fairfield
Harper Brush Works
Harper
Dale ‘Shorty’ Long
A.K. Harper
South 23Rd St
North Second Street
True Value
Home Depot
West Coast
California
Harper Bo K
United States
Canada
National Broom Co
Stockton
Calif
Harper Brush West
China
India
Mexico
Malaysia
Wolf Camera Files Chapter 11 Amid Declining Profitability
Atlanta based Wolf Camera Inc the nations second largest photo retailer filed for Chapter 11 protection citing higher expenses and a weak acquisition of Fox Photo in 1998 The company with about 550 stores in over 20 states employs around 6000 and reported 1999 sales of 499 million Leaders blamed the Fox Photo buyout for over expanding the business and delaying profitability.
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Atlanta
Wolf Camera Inc
Wolf Camera
Wolf
Chuck Wolf
Fox Photo
Stephen LaMastra
LaMastra
Eastman Kodak
CPI/Fox
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Ilene Philipson
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John Sacrosante
Iowa
Barry Harper
Welter
Ew & Usence Furniture & Storage Squipmen
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Monticello
Dubuque
Mutual Fund
SCI
Securities Corporation
Gtalk
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
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