Word: boom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...into cruise missiles and Trident submarines. Northrop Corp., which co-produces the F/A-18 Hornet fighter, is already short of such specialized tradespeople as jig-and-fixture experts and plaster patternmakers. Says Donald Smith, director of the University of Michigan's industrial development division: "A recovering economy and a boom in defense orders could create the biggest industrial-demand crunch we've seen since 1941." Though the skills squeeze is hitting just about every sector of industry, the most worrisome shortages are looming in the machine-tool trades. Nearly all big manufacturing firms employ skilled people who work with...
Samuel Johnson called opera "an exotic and irrational entertainment," and maybe it was in 18th century London. There is nothing exotic about the opera boom in America today. In such cities as Omaha, Dallas and even Moorhead, N. Dak., regional companies have taken root, resulting in innovative and exciting operatic activity...
Many U.S. airlines may be hurting domestically, but on international flights business is beginning to bloom-and boom. Americans are clamoring for tickets to most of their favorite old haunts, especially those in Europe and the Caribbean, along with some new ones as well...
Many U.S. travel agents think that the real boom in foreign travel will not come until late summer or fall. Right now, says one New York agent, people are deciding to go abroad on the spur of the moment. Some travelers may have been reluctant to plan trips in advance for fear that the dollar would not hold up well. But several airlines, including TWA and Air France, expect a rush of travelers later this year, after the summer tourists return home and start boasting about the bargains they found...
...building boom that began shortly after that dinner has been dubbed "Renaissance...