Company Programs Helps Employes Solve Problems
A Connecticut firm helps employees solve personal problems rather than firing them at the last chance stage. Southern Connecticut Gas Co. in Bridgeport uses a family service agent and trained social workers to address causes of on the job performance issues, benefiting workers families and customers alike. Labor leader John Giamette says the program saves jobs and lives, changing the labor management dynamic to cooperation.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Connecticut
Southern Connecticut Gas Co
Bridgeport-New Haven
Robert W. Reardon
Eve
Ryone
Reardon
John Giamette
Steelworkers Local 12021
New Haven
Business Notes on Promotions and Partnerships Across Regions
Fifty New York state contractors and Rupp Rental Corp. reps toured FMC Crane plants in Buffalo and Lexington while industry executives received promotions at Souvenir Inc. and Financial Concepts. Promotions include Phil Rinaberger to VP manufacturing, Douglas Watts to VP and treasurer, and Betty Ellyson to VP administration. Additional moves cover Hupp Electric Motors, Amana Refrigeration, Farm Bureau Insurance, Inter‑Regional Financial Group, and Univar related acquisitions and appointments.
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New York State
Rupp Rental Corp
Buffalo
N.Y
Cedar Rapids
FMC Corp
Crane and Excavator Division
Lexington
FMC
Phil Rinaberger
Fairlane Drive
Souvenir, Inc
Douglas R. Watts
LeFebvre Corp
Financial Concepts
Natick
Mass
Betty Ellyson
Wayzata
Don Fuller
Farm Bureau
Linn County
Iowa
Minnesota
Thomas E. Holloran
Medtronic, Inc
Minneapolis
Inter-Regional Financial Group, Inc
Robert W. Fischer
IFG
Dain, Kalman and Quail, Inc
Investor's Guide highlights annual report essentials for shareholders
A column outlines what investors should seek in annual corporate reports, including business scope, directors and officers, five year operation trends, management analysis, changes exceeding 10 percent in revenue or expenses, five year line of business breakdowns, and quarterly stock prices and dividends. It also covers footnotes on net sales, gross profit, and per share data.
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N.Y. Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wesley E. Truesdell
Doremus and Co
Sorghum Brings Hope To Bangladesh Farmers
CARE and the Mennonites introduced sorghum to Bangladesh two years ago to replace rice in diets and boost farmer incomes. The crop grows on fallow land, costs less to cultivate than paddy, and yields two to three times rice per acre. The Mirzapur harvest near Dacca drew officials and locals who praised the new cereal as cheaper and tastier than rice and wheat.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
India
CARE
Mennonites
Mirzapur
Cedar Rapids hog market prices dip across weights
Saturday’s Cedar Rapids hog market eased with lower bids for many weight classes. Friday’s price range for 200 to 230 lb delivered butchers stood at 45.50 to 46.00 dollars, with packing sow 300 lb stock at 40.00 to 40.50. Heavier butchers 230 to 240 lb lose 0.25, 240 to 250 lb down 0.50, and each 10 lb over 250 lb drops 1.00. Packers see 0.25 declines per range up to 400 lb and 0.50 per range up to 600 lb.
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Cedar Rapids
Longtime FMC Employees Honored at Dinner
At a Town House dinner 300 FMC employees and retirees were honored for 15 to 40 years of service. Awards went to various staff including 40 year recipient Dave Van de Roovaart, and many with 35, 30, 25, 20, and 15 year milestones. A special 20 year safe-work award went to eleven workers. Bank clearings for the week ending March 19 totaled 20,184,051 versus 17,789,331 the prior week and 16,258,603 the year before.
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FMC
Dave van de Roovaart
Marshall Blomberg
Mike Macek
Mike Kouba
Art LaFrentz
al Henderson
Howdy Williams
Ray Bextine
Jim Wright
Carroll Briggs
Don Quass
Harold Ko
Ken Benesh
Don Zelezny
Will Schuster
Bob Swanson
John Chesmore
Larry de Sote
Paul Kladivo
Ron Smith
Darrell Wilson
Ray Brecht
Bill Lang
Lou Manganello
Don Davis
Walt Behrens
Bob Warren
Jack Foster
Bill Wims
Bob Crane
Carl Stout
Billie
Bernadette Smith
al Wilson
Sub Drahos
Paul Lillie
Doug Ballard
Lynn Schade
Carl Feuerhelm
Glenn McNeal
Tony Kudina
Bob Riddle
Bob Vanourney
Bill Scott
Evelyn Clark
Ray Cozad
Mel Schirm
Don Fowler
John Pease
Dorothy Wise
Mary Davis
Thelma Rosekrans
Bernard McGrew
Barb Yeater
Vince Nekvinda
Larry Luther
Earl Stoner
Leo Bissell
Loyd Burgess
Darlene Gatto
Gerald Boardman
Linda Vrba
Leon Anderson
Ed Bailey
Robert Fugate
Otis Jarvis
William Klier
George Rippey
Charles Orton
Myrle Winders
John Oltmann
Tony Imhoff
John Heasley
Carl Feurhelm
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Donald D. Dixon
Coralville
Amana
Quaker Oats Co
Dundee-Combex-Marx, Ltd
London
Quaker
Marx Toys
D-C-M
Universal Employer Credit Union
Willard W
Penick
Seattle
Univar Corp
Columbia Corp
Great Western Malting Co
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Univar
James Wiborg
Columbia
Great Western Malting
Western Brewing Industry
Vancouver
Wash
Los Angeles
Edison Surgical Supply, Inc
Kenneth Vogel
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Godfrey Wonnacek
Prudential Insurance Co
First Avenue NE
Varvaris
the Investor’s Guide
Sam Shulsky
Mr. Shulsky
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Gazette
Security Consultants
Rally Security Services, Inc
Ae ‘Kelly
C.R. Markets
Center Point Rd
Hiawatha
Crowley-Klopp Hearing Aid Center
Merchants National Bank
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Dain, Kalman & Quail
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