Green marketing expands as corporations push eco friendly image
Seattle area retailers and producers expand recycling programs and eco labels as major brands test recyclable packaging and Green Cross seals. Pay’n Save and Rainier Brewing lead reuse efforts while McDonald’s and Fred Meyer explore labeling to guide shoppers. Environmental groups urge deeper cuts.
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Fred Meyer Inc
Oakland
Calif
Rob Boley
Fred Meyer
September meetings and open houses in Greater Liverpool area
The Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce board meets September 4 at 11 45 a.m. in the chamber offices. Open houses on September 5 12 and 26 at Consolidated Industries of Greater Syracuse invite visits to view programs and contract services. Sept 6 workshop by Sharon House at OCM BOCES Career Center 11 30 a.m. to 12 15 p.m. includes lunch. For info call 451 6054. Sept 10 ARE Records Managers lecture by Michael F O Shea at Genesee Inn 11 45 a.m. Reservations Holly Tindall 428 5663. Sept 13 BPW meeting 6 30 p.m. Syracuse Airport Inn with Patricia Hendry. reserve by Sept 11 via Marilyn 457 9500 or days 470 6670 or Priscilla 475 9243.
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Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Inc
Second Street
Liverpool
Consolidated Indus
Greater Syracuse, Inc
Seymour St
Sharon House
BOCES
OCM Boces Adult Career Training Center
Arlene Zucker
Central New York
Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Inc
Genesee Inn
Michael F. O'Shea
Arenburg Consultants Ltd
Holly Tindall
Market Amid Middle East Tension Confuses Investors
Investors rush as Middle East turmoil clouds economic signals. One year CD and Money Market Funds stay nearly even, 90 day T Bill at 1051. Old Blue and Over the Counter rise on oil optimism, while American Eagle gold coin drops $60 to 936 and silver bullion falls to 891. overall market gains on Iraq hopes, with most horses showing losses for the year.
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Hussein
Iraq
American Eagle
Cautious income seeker's dilemma over government bond funds
Malcom Berko advises cautious investors to prefer Dean Witter Government Trust GVT over Putnam High Yield Government Fund PIGTX. GVT trades at a discount, yields about 10 percent, and holds Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mostly with minimal leverage. He urges readers to consider 515,000 of GVT instead of PIGTX and notes the Herald Journal and readers should research further before investing.
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T.E
Ocala, Fla
the Putnam
PIGTX
Treasuries
Ginnie Maes
Dean Witter
GVT
Freddie Maes
Fannie Maes
Malcolm Berko
Creators Syndicate Inc
Herald-Journal
Berko
Syracuse Herald-Journal
P.O
St. Petersburg
Fla
Benham Gnma
Investment ideas mix bonds and neglected growth stocks from experts
Value Income Investor favors A T Cross and Southwest Water with solid finances and rising dividends. Dow Theory Forecasts highlights Indiana Energy and South Jersey Industries as gas distributors. Babson’s Schliemann backs Athey Products, W H Brady, and Tennant. Treasuries offer 8.2 to 8.4 percent, GNMA-backed notes carry higher yields with higher minimums, while municipal issues provide tax advantages and selective pre-refunded options.
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James Burnett
Value Income Investor
A.T. Cross
American Stock Exchange
Burnett
Southwest Water
California
New Mexico
Richard Evans
Dow
Indiana Energy
NYSE
South Jersey Industries
Don Phillips
Lindner
Treasury Securities
Christine Carter Lynch
Lynch Municipal Bond Advisory
Southern California Public Power Authority
Ocean County
N.J
New York City
Monitoring as labor issue sparks strain and gender gaps
Westin notes 1968 anti-crime laws allow wiretapping but ban listening to strictly private conversations. Experts say monitoring adds stress to dull, high workload jobs, often low paid and female. Rebecca Grant of University of Cincinnati says workers see telephone monitoring as more abusive than computer monitoring, distinguishing the systems from Big Brother.
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Westin
Rebecca Grant
Information Systems
University of Cincinnati
College of Business Administration
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