Porkopolis fading as Cincinnati slaughterhouses dwindle
Cincinnati once known as Porkopolis now has six slaughterhouses as low meat prices and falling demand shrink profits. Major firms like Kahn's and Kluener Packing cite competition from Western plants, labor costs, and market shifts while others struggle to stay in business. Some expand into new markets and products to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Porkopolis
Ken Meyer
Ken Meyer Meats Inc
Roy Kluener
Kluener Packing Co
Kluener
Tive
Kahn's
Kahn’s
Claryville
New England
Pennsylvania
Goeppinger
Don Seals
Southern Ohio Beef Inc
U.S
Scaif
Home banking via home computers gains mixed traction
Banks push electronic access using Citibank Money Link and Bank of America Dollars and Sense while Madison National Bank and Chase offer programs and hardware. Despite offerings, most customers still prefer human tellers or cash exchanges, limiting mass adoption. For computer lovers, home banking could work, but wall-mounted teller machines remain costly and impractical for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
New York
Citibank
California
Bank
Washington, D.C
Madison National Bank
Madison
Video Financial Services
CompuServe
Chase Bank
Spectrum
Chase
Gas pipelines fight price cut drive in deregulation
Washington faces a clash over FERC's Oct 9 rule to loosen pipeline control of gas transport. Many interstate pipelines pause earlier direct deals, risking higher fuel costs for manufacturers like New Jersey Zinc and General Motors, while industry experts warn of delayed benefits and possible price swings next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
New Jersey Zinc Co
Palmerton
John Brown
General Motors Corp
Midwest
GM Energy
Gerhard Stein
Richard Sharples
Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co
Dallas
FERC
Mike German
American Gas Association
Thei
Federal Appeals Court
Robert Thomas
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co of
Houston
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
Thomas
Association
Congress
Commission
Chris Warner
Warner
Financiers Rise as New Nation in Banking Era Emerges
Rutgers professors warn on the shift from goods to services as the economy evolves with financial services dominating the future. Mergers surge as a sign of policy change and foreign competition, driven by junk bonds and reshuffled assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sternhelt
James W Hughes
Rutgers University
U.S
Allen Sinai
Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc
New York
Barry Bosworth
Brookings Institution
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Kahn’s & CO
Sara Lee Corp
Robert L. Runtz
Robert L. Runtz Inc
Kentucky
Runtz
William Goeppinger
Execu
of America
Moneylink
Sense
Brian Starfire
Sharples
Sinai
Reagan
Bosworth
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Ean
Kleims
Bike
Cricketeer
Brookmoor
Botany 500
Geoffrey Beene
London Fog
Jaymar Sansabelt
Jockey
Buxton Puritan
Klein's
Midway Square
Midway Mall
VISA
Mastercard
Excellesce
Tia
Elyria
Dental & Vision Life
AD & D
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Northern Ohio
Bob Wissinger
Doug Thompson
Jack Gray
Lelean Jolson Financial Group
Middle Avenue
Ohio
Cleve
Lorain
New England Life Government Securities Trust
New England Life
Fiancal Instructoons
New Endland Life
New England Life Government Securies Trust
England
Sharon L
Altonen
Pasadena
Feey
Lia Government
Segartes Tronchiaing
Entitees Targes
Anglo
Peru
Tels Yan Pang
Sobolsaistene
Simyle
Alteait
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