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FIRESTONE WILL BUILD TWO ROOFING FACTORIESAKRON, Ohio - Firestone Rubber & Tire Products Co.

Although a number of companies may talk about the perceived benefits of air freight, most Canadian s

Despite selling its Grand Trunk Eastern subsidiary, Canadian National Railways assured New England s

A joint venture between Detroit's Bing Steel Inc. and Cleveland-based LTV Steel Corp. has produced a

The latest cold front that has dumped snow across much of the United States is good news for the Int

INTERNATIONAL PROTEINS ACQUIRES PAN PACIFICWOODBRIDGE, N.J. - International Proteins Corp. h

CARTER HAWLEY HALE STORES INC. (Los Angeles) - Martin M. Kalkstein was named chairman and chief exec

In recent years, the grocery industry has moved to faster stock turnarounds and smaller inventories.

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Corp. and Safeway Trucking Corp., its trucking affiliate, will b

Thanks to door-to-door through billing, many toy shippers are rail users. This makes the chore of mo

A year ago, Spearhead Industries Inc. handled its bulk shipments the old- fashioned way: manually.

Down East Mainers who make their living from the sea are by tradition an independent lot. But one ai

A&P ACQUIRES 97 PERCENT OF BORMAN'S STOCKMONTVALE, N.J. - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea C

With America's commercial airplane fleet aging fast, the need to ship aircraft parts quickly has bec

ARMSTRONG CALIF. PLANT TO MAKE PIRELLI TIRESHANFORD, Calif. - Pirelli Tire Co. said its prem

Shippers are delighted over CSX/Sea Land Intermodal's new stack service into New England. CS

The head of Lakewood Industries Inc. believes his machinery problems will be over by the spring. He

When summertime comes, Bob Krafft gets anxious. The wilting heat brings worries that his com

CHESAPEAKE PACKAGING CO. (Richmond, Va.) - Barbara A. Mingee was appointed director of marketing. Sh

In Chiquita Brands Inc.'s upcoming port call switch, Savannah is the official winner and Charleston

NEKOOSA TO EXPAND PAPER MILL IN ARK.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. is maki

Rail carriers should keep in mind more and more shippers are basing plant- site decisions on a globa

Bulk cement has begun moving into a new storage silo at the Port of Georgetown, S.C., leading to exp

INGERSOLL-RAND BUYS SILVER ENGINEERINGWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. - Ingersoll-Rand Co. has acquired

On a run to Oklahoma City a few years ago, a driver for Sunstar Foods Inc. discovered a few broken j

FLOWERS INDUSTRIES INC. (Thomasville, Ga.) - Robert P. Crozer was elected vice chairman. He was vice

The Interstate Commerce Commission's denial of Canadian National's bid for trackage rights over the

When Roy Rogers needed to get Trigger to the United Kingdom for a 1954 European tour, he booked a st

WISCONSIN TISSUE MILLS ACQUIRES CPS DIVISIONMENASHA, Wis. - Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc. has

With more than 325 stores opened over the past four years and more expected this year, it's no wonde

Conrail and MassCentral Railroad said the long-awaited double-stack service into Palmer, Mass., will

DEL MONTE TO OPERATE OUT OF PORT MANATEEBRADENTON, Fla. - Del Monte Tropical Fruit Co. has s

A FEW CHICAGO SHIPPERS' associations say American President Intermodal's new domestic stack service

With business booming, intermodal truckers here have formed a new association to further improve the

FIBREBOARD MAPS PLAN TO SELL OFF OPERATIONSCONCORD, Calif. - Fibreboard Corp. is returning t

ALLIED PRODUCTS CORP. (Chicago) - Martin A. German was promoted to corporate vice president. He join

Adolph Coors Co. will lead all domestic beer makers in market share increases this year. Coo

More parties are joining a suit challenging a recent Federal MaritimeCommission decision giv

Some days tractor-trailers waiting to load at Roadmaster Corp.'s plant form a line down the block. O

A tripling of sales is forcing Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. to build a new distribution center and upgra