West Liberty trader finds global market through unique exports
Peter Pohl runs Peter Pohl International from West Liberty in a former bank building. He sells diverse items from vibratory stress relief machines to live animals and racing pigeons, targeting China, Taiwan, and Japan while stressing independence, multilingual skill, and careful cultural navigation.
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West Liberty
Peter Pohl
Pohl
Bank
Third
Calhoun Streets
China
Louis Rich Foods
Rich
General Foods
Germany
Japan
University of Iowa
Taiwan
U.S
Nigeria
Chile
Argentina
Egypt
Anwar) Sadat
How much credit can America withstand
The American consumer borrows heavily with installment debt near 18 percent of disposable income while the savings rate sinks to 5.2 percent in February. Foreclosures rise as personal income growth slows, and Volcker warns that foreign money fuels the U.S. economy, risking a sudden withdrawal and market instability.
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America
New York
James Griffen
Aetna Life & Casualty
Data Resources Inc
Paul Volcker
Federal Reserve
Volcker
U.S
Congress
Griffen
Memorial Day Week Financial Listings and Bond Offerings
A stock and bond offerings preview for the coming week lists municipal and corporate issues from Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric, District of Columbia, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and more. Also notes One Day This Week and future Coca-Cola and Harnischfeger offerings, plus national money rates and Treasury bill data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smith Barney
Salomon Brothers
Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Morgan Stanley
First Boston
Paine Webber
Prudential Bache
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric
Bear Stearns
E.F. Hutton
Dean Witter Reynolds
District of Columbia
Washington
Lazard Freres & Co
Georgia
Burke County
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Puerto Rico
Electric Power
Rector
Vistors
University of Virginia
Goldman, Sachs & Co
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Salomon Brothers and
Montgomery
OTC
COKE
Harnischfeger Corp
Merrill Lynch
Shearson- Lehman Brothers
HPH Harnischfeger Corp
Merrill
Women entrepreneurs launch first international trade mission
Fifty women from across the United States depart for London Frankfurt and Madrid to expand women owned businesses. Pacific delegation led by Paula Unruh seeks foreign markets while meeting with German British and global women business groups.
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Wits
Washington
United States
London
Frankfurt
Madrid
Paula Unruh
Commerce Department
National Association of Women Business Owners
Small Business Administration
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By Janet Holmes
San Francisco
Des Moines
Carmen
Peter
Louis Rich
John Cunniff
Ment Authority
Georgia Power Company
Vogtle
Pennsylvania
Phildelphia
Paine Webber Inc
Tennessee
Shelby County Health Educational and Housing Facility Board
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority
Boston University
Merrill Lynch Capital Markets
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Lynch and Shearson
Lehman Brothers
HPH
Telerate Systems Inc
Telerate
Finance Company
Treasury
Pete
Larry Brauer
Greg Byers
Mita
Teleconnect
Me Skip Renaud
Jerry Tann
By Diane Duston
Charite Kravant
Creative Associates
Judy Springer
Ms. Springer
Athena Corp
Bethesda
Mad
Tation
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Citicorp
Xerox Corp
General Electric Co
Europe
British Association of Women Executives
Les Femmes Chef D’entreprise Mondiales
Women Business Owners of the World
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Virginia Littlejohn
Fred Schuchmann
Millhiser Smith Agency
Oakland Road
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