Are annual meetings really necessary in business history
New York readers see how corporate annual meetings drifted from social events to staged business sessions. Executives preplan, shareholders rarely question, and despite NYSE pressure meetings persist. Prominent voices like John Smale and J B Fuqua doubt their usefulness yet acknowledge inevitability.
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New York
At&t
U.S. Steel
Stevens Institute
New York Stock Exchange
John Smale
General Motors
Institutional Investors
Washington
Smale
J.B. Fuqua
Fuqua Industries
Vista Resources
Mr. Fuqua
Exchange
Hoover pays 72 million for free flight promo debacle
Hoover spent 72 million dollars on a free international flight promotion for British and Irish customers, flying more than 220000 people. The fiasco included firings of three European executives, customer delays, and lawsuits threats. Rankin says the promotion’s costs and obligations are only now becoming clear as flights run through spring.
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London
Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Company
Hoover
Rankin
Britain
Portrait tips for a polished professional image
Frederick portrait studio owner Vince La Scala offers guidance for business portraits. Define the portrait purpose and where it will appear, decide the image to project, and consider workplace backgrounds to convey competence. Interview photographers, assess executive experience, and ensure solid posing techniques.
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Vince la Scala
Photographic Concepts Portrait Studio
Hyeredy Square
Frederick
Mr. la Scala
Ocean City job fair draws 78 employers for summer season
Ocean City seeks 10 000 to 12 000 seasonal workers at its ninth annual job fair on April 30 at the Convention Center. The event, sponsored by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and Maryland DEED, groups restaurants hotels and retailers with janitorial and beach staff, offering five generic applications. Last year the fair drew 2 000 potential hires and 400 took resort jobs.
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Maryland
Ocean City
Mid-Atlantic
Alex Faunt LeRoy
Gene Theroux
Snow Hill
Recreation Department
Beach Patrol
Valerie Philion
Sheraton Fountainbleu
Ocean Club
Gateway Resort
Philion
Theroux
Worcester County
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ocean City Convention Center
Chamber of Commerce
Nikkei Dips as Yen Gains Slow Global Dollar
The dollar slipped to 103.05 yen in Tokyo trade as the Nikkei 225 index fell 255.25 points to 19,709.14 in light trading. Reports the central bank planned to support the yen tempered losses, though stocks finished lower.
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Tokyo
Meeting of Maryland Mobile Home Owners Association Scheduled
The Maryland Mobile Home Owner's Association will meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the Westminster Library located at 50 East Main Street in Westminster. For more information call R. Jones at (301) 776-9831.
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Maryland Mobile Home Owner’s Association
Westminster Library
Main St
Westminster
R. Jones
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Westrick Communications
Rockville
Bethesda
Gaithersburg
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F&m Bancorp
Moore Corp
Undgd
New York Gold
First United 201 Nations Bank
AllgPwr
Giant Foods
Enney
Aaearn
GTE Corp
Pepsico
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Ferris
Coca Cola
Loyola Corp
Baker Watts Inc
Comsat
Marriott
Crown Amer
Exxon
SL TY
Nikkei Down
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SS Slondelvery Oparge
The
Frederick News
Monocacy Federal Credit Union
Old Farm Drive
Securities
Silbiger and
Coleman
Baltimore
First General Mortgage Company
Home Equity
First Virgina Bank
Edward D. Jones
Stock Market Report
Randy S. Bluhm
Edward D. Jones Co
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