Word: maker
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...skilled in the Big Business techniques of mass marketing. In the past six months, Valley firms have lured several officers away from major American corporations. Apple, a pioneer in personal computers, has hired a new chief executive: John Sculley, 44, who was president of Pepsi-Cola. Osborne, the leading maker of portable computers, recruited as its chief executive Robert Jaunich, 43, former president of Consolidated Foods. Atari, a strong force in home computers as well as video games, has snared a string of executives from such companies as Polaroid and Bristol-Myers...
...heart must sometimes take a back seat in the Rolls-Royce of life to the affairs of church and state. Last week, for example, rumors surfaced of a September wedding between Monaco's Princess Caroline, 26, and Robertino Rossellini, 33, the son of Ingrid Bergman and Film Maker Roberto Rosseilini. No sooner said than scotched. "If ever she decides to marry, the announcement will come from the palace," chilled the Grimaldi press representative. Though the pair are clearly a couple, a nuptial announcement does seem some time off. Caroline was granted a divorce from Eurolizard Philippe Junot...
...Peoria, a central Illinois river city where one in five paychecks had come from the heavy-equipment maker, the end of the 205-day strike means a boost to morale and to the economy...
...Makers of fertilizers and pesticides will fare little better. In the past two years, U.S. use of fertilizers has fallen from 53.3 million tons to an estimated 43 million tons. This year industry experts estimate that even though many U.S. ammonic plants, which produce nitrogen fertilizer, have already been closed, those that remain will be operating at only 73% of capacity. As a result, prices are falling and profits are being squeezed. International Minerals and Chemical, a major fertilizer maker in Northbrook, Ill., will earn only about $3 per share this year, compared with $4.56 last year, according to Dean...
...planting season, most agree that PIK is necessary to improve farmer income. As surpluses are reduced and prices rise, they feel, farmers will want to plant more next year, and will have the money to buy supplies. Says Boyd Bartlett, senior vice president for John Deere, the major equipment maker in Moline, Ill.: "PIK is going to help farmers, and what's good for them is good for us in the long run." Manufacturers are now looking for ways to convert billions of dollars' worth of PIK contracts into cash that can be used to buy tractors, seed...