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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1995
Page
8
Budget Rent A Car is launching a corporate identity overhaul worth about 12 million dollars, its first logo change in 37 years. The campaign aims to showcase the range of vehicles and services, including Lincoln Continental and Jaguar models, pickups, and minivans, under Ford Motor Co. control.
Stephen P. Yokich, 59, longtime UAW leader and GM department head since 1989, was elected by acclamation at the union’s triennial convention in Anaheim to succeed retiring president Owen Bieber. Yokich has chaired the GM department and has led a fight with General Motors bargainers for six years as labor faces a challenging era.
Unifi announced plans for a new highly automated texturizing plant in Yadkinville on 171 acres. The 550000 square foot facility aims to employ 300 people with a planned completion in September 1996. The company already employs over 6000 workers across twelve North Carolina sites and in Virginia and Ireland.
Governor George Allen tells about 75 guests at Virginia's new European trade office that German buyers can acquire distribution centers warehouses and factories at bargain prices while the dollar is weak. He says overseas investments help both economies noting 444 European firms employing over 46 260 people operated in Virginia last year.
Dillard's Department Stores Inc plans to purchase Belk's two department stores in the Columbia South Carolina region, those in Columbia Mall and Columbiana Centre. Dillard's already runs a Columbiana Centre store and may trade one location to J C Penney Inc. The acquisition would expand Dillard's to 232 stores in 22 states.
The 14 member National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform chaired by Jack Kemp opened its work in Washington. It will study all tax reform options including flat, consumption, and national sales taxes, with findings expected by year end to influence the 1996 primary season. The panel, appointed by Dole and Gingrich, aims to move beyond tax cuts to broader reform.
About 100 Gaston County business leaders attended a day long seminar on preventing workplace violence. GMH director Larry Elmore cited millions of victims and threats in 1994, discussed risk factors and signs, and urged firms to implement a written violence policy.
Vice President Al Gore pledged to heed business concerns while President Clinton announced regulatory cuts and new pension programs for small firms. Gastonia restaurateur Mike Johnson, a White House delegate, praised Clinton but noted Congress felt chaotic during debates. Delegates slimmed 500 proposals to 60 priorities with franchise reform among top topics. Charles Taylor impressed Johnson with regular Capitol tours.
The Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro marks 25 years with a new program retraining Japanese executives. Notable alumni include Ann Richards Norman Schwarzkopf and LAPD chief Willie Williams. The center, founded in 1970, has grown from 6 million to 36 million annual operations and serves 22,000 participants yearly through Greensboro and international branches.
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