Total quality program spreads through area firms
FE and ER contracts with Johnson County Community College's Business and Industry Institute for customized total quality training. E and E displays implements QUEST, boosting employee involvement and linking to Hallmark Cards’ 26 year Quality based Supplier Award. Allen Press joins first Lawrence firms adopting institute services as demand grows. Betty Anastasio notes on campus symposiums and the imperative to stay competitive as world moves toward employee driven productivity.
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EB and E Display Group
Daryl Morgison
Business and Industry Institute
Johnson County Community College
Morgison
JCCC
Overland Park
E and E
Lawrence
Quest Quality
Hallmark Cards
Allen Press
Betty Anastasio
E. Joseph Zurgal
Dan Phaten
Wayne Lamer
Digital frontier: U S industries lead the charge
The digital revolution could reshape how people receive news shop and learn and give American firms a new chance in consumer electronics. A proposed merger of IBM Time Warner Apple and Microsoft would create information appliances enabling messages updates and phone and pizza orders from pocket devices. Speakers describe digital TV libraries video on demand and virtual department stores with education and sports programming offering interactive features.
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New York
IBM
Time Warner
Apple Computer
Microsoft
Lucie J. Fieldstad
Money tools for travelers cash checks or cards
Americans now have cash travelers checks ATMs and credit cards to manage money while traveling. Travelers checks remain popular for portability and loss replacement while ATMs offer convenient cash access but incur per transaction fees. Credit cards provide store purchases and cash advances but can tempt overspending and immediate interest on advances. Fees vary by institution and relationship, with penalties for late repayment.
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New York
Credit Union National Agsa
CUNA
Credit Union Group
Black owned bank seeks outside investors after riots
Carlton Jenkins, head of Founders National Bank, works to attract investors to rebuild South Central LA after riots. He argues for outside capital to repay a $2 million debt and expand lending, while coordinating with venture firms and donors to channel funds for minority business development.
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Los Angeles
Carlton Jenkins
Founders National Bank
Capital
Jenkins
Savings and Loans
South Central
Carlton
Richard J. Riordan
Riordan
Urban Bankers Assn
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Dan Phalen
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Johnson County
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Digital Frontier
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David Salsbury
David Hallenbeck
LA Bank
E. Scott Reckard
AP Business
Santana
Fontana
San Bernardino County
Founders
Crenshaw District
Banker
Baldwin Hills
AP Phota
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