Five US firms honored by Dun's Review in 1977
Beatrice Foods led with growth, Delta Air Lines praised for smooth profitability, Emerson Electric noted for agile rise, General Motors cited for bold capital gambles, and McDonald’s credited with record sales and earnings amid fierce fast food competition.
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New York
Dun
Beatrice Foods
Delta Air Lines
Emerson Electric
General Motors
Dun's
McDonald's Corp
Dun’s
State and Federal Both Increase Wage Rates Confusion grows
Ohio and federal minimum wage rises take effect in January causing questions for employers. Ohio raises to 2.30 per hour while federal rate climbs to 2.65. State and federal rules may apply based on business size and interstate activity.
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Ted Pollard
Jack Klein
Ohio Department of Industrial Relations
Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Klein
Department of Industrial Relations
Ohio Dept. of Industrial Relations
Fifth Ave
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Federal Building
Main St
Cincinnati
Federal Office
Titan tires and cave origins span industry and earth
TEREX displays its Titan dump truck tire in Hudson Ohio, weighing about 8,000 pounds and 12 feet tall, built by Goodyear for a 350 ton prototype. Mammoth Cave formed 240 million years ago in Mississippian limestone as Kentucky submerged.
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TEREX
General Motors Corp
Hudson, Ohio
Terex Titan
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
United States
Pat Klopp
Titan
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Armco steel exec named to Owens Corning metal builders board
Richard Shepard, manager of new product development at Armco Steel Corp s metal products division, has been named to Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp s advisory board for metal building manufacturers. The Toledo based firm aims to improve communications between the industry and Owens Corning. Shepard resides at 204 Raymond Drive.
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Richard Shepard
Armco Steel Corp
Metal Products
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Owens- Corning
Shepard
Raymond Drive
Recycling heat saves Kroger millions in energy
Cincinnati Kroger reports using refrigeration heat recycling to heat stores and produce hot water, saving about 500000 kilowatt hours of electricity or 2 million cubic feet of gas annually per typical superstore. Systems are in about 70 percent of its 1175 supermarkets with plans to cover all. Despite savings, energy costs rose by 8 million dollars in 1976 even as electricity use fell by 9.5 million kilowatt hours.
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Cincinnati
Kroger
Realtor Harry Finkelman named 1978 OAR vice chairman
Realtor Harry Finkelman was named vice chairman of the Ohio Association of Realtors scholarship committee for 1978. The OAR, with more than 43,000 members, is the state's largest business trade association.
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Columbus
Harry Finkelman
Ohio Association of Realtors
OAR
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Titantic Tire
Shearson
Aeronca
Air Pro
Armco
Tata
Avco Co
Central Bus
Jim Walt Eh
Mead Co
Calgrier
Cal
Perry Grier
Connecticut Mutual Life
Savings & Loan
Middletown Hills Plaza
Breiel Boulevard
E Ayvy
Ane
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