Decatur Construction Sets 1965 City Record
City building department reports 1965 permits totaling 12.724 million dollars, beating 1958’s 11.58 million. Decatur issued 400 new houses and 22 other permits, with May producing 51 house permits. Inspections reached 3,412 across electrical, plumbing, gas, frame, and household categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
General Contractors
Carridale St
William Quarles
Austin
W. W. Scott Co
Huntsville
la Petite Maison
Juanita Teeters
Sam McClendon
Monsanto Builds Record Capital Outlay in 1965
Monsanto Co reports a 1965 capital investment of 295 million dollars at the Chemstrand plant in Decatur plus expansions across sites in Springfield Massachusetts Kenilworth New Jersey Nitro West Virginia El Dorado Arkansas Luling Louisiana and other locations. The 1965 figure tops the prior record of 218 million in 1964 and includes new facilities for acrylonitrile adiponitrile nylon intermediates poly ester expanded acrylic fiber and polyethylene film as well as rubber chemical units and high octane blending stock projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto Co
Decatur
Chemstrand
Monsanto
U.S
Springfield
Mass
Kenilworth
N. J
Nitro
W. Va
Rubber Chemicals
el Dorado
Ark
Lion Oil
Luling
Worldwide metal price climbs spark global market tension
The AP report notes copper and tin price surges on world markets as U S government actions against price hikes face quick foreign retaliation. U S copper remains 36 cents a pound while foreign producers push to 42 cents. London spot copper reaches 71 cents with tight supply. steel price rises prompt government purchasing responses and pressure on alternatives. Bethlehem Steel Inland Steel and Colorado Fuel & Iron lead U S price increases as domestic demand and imports shift market dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Washington
London
Singapore
Bethlehem Steel
Inland Steel
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Worthington to supply huge cooling plant for Co op City
Worthington Corporation announces a contract exceeding 1 million dollars to furnish refrigeration equipment for Co op City in the Baychester area of the Bronx. Four duplex centrifugal machines will provide 25 000 tons of cooling to 39 buildings 24 to 35 stories high. The 15 500 apartment development sits on 300 acres with an estimated population of 55 000 to 60 000 and completion slated for 1970 by the United Housing Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington Corporation
Co-op
New York
A. J. Hacks
Worthington
Co-op City
Baychester
Bronx
United Housing Foundation
Fee for rezoning requests considered by city planning board
City Planner Gary Voketz proposed a fee for rezoning requests at a planning commission meeting, noting the current no fee and substantial processing time. City Attorney A J Coleman urged a cost analysis, with a February report planned. The commission also approved a new 12 page city zoning map by Atlantic Aerial Surveys Inc. and reelected last year’s officers for 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Gary Voketz
A. J. Coleman
Atlantic Aerial Surveys Inc
Huntsville
TVA awards major contracts and moves Clinton nursery
The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded Ingalls Iron Works a contract for floating bulkhead gates at Nickajack and outlined additional TVA contracts including structural steel for the Nickajack powerhouse and heavy equipment. TVA forestry work will relocate from Clinton nursery to a site near Norris Dam, shifting focus to genetic tree development and expanding regional nurseries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickajack
Wilson Dam
Ingalls Iron Works
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Nickajack Dam
Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co
Chattanooga
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
Ill
Lambert _& Lambert Stone Co., Inc
National Dust Collector Corp
Rockdale
Pennsylvania Furnace & Iron Co
Warren
Paradise
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sturtevant Division
Lynchburg
Clinton, Tennessee
Kenneth J. Seigworth
Clinton
Norris Dam
TVA Forest Nursery
Seigworth
Tennessee Valley
Clinton Nursery
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Lion Acres
Local Radio Adman Neil Lovett Appointed WLCB Announcer
Neil Lovett of Double Springs recently assumed duties as announcer and advertising salesman for WLCB radio in Moulton. He previously announced for WHRT in Hartselle and WAJF in Decatur, and served as news director for WYDE in Birmingham. The piece notes steel procurement dynamics and government purchasing shares in structural steel.
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Neil
Lovett
Double Springs
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Business
Sam Dawson
Business News
Voketz
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Dallas
Tex
Rutledge Thomas
J. O. Colvard
Gene Lentz
Walter Jackson
Kingsport ~ Foundry & Manufacturing Corp
Kingsport, Tenn
Steel A
United States
Yan
Hicks Chevyland
Guardian Maintenance Service
Chevyland
Highway
South
GMAC
Marx
Gilbert Microscope Lab
OMA
Main Street
Hartselle, Ala
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