Word: richfield
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reaching is also the term for ARCO's economic power. With annual revenues in 1977 topping $11 billion, and a net profit before taxes of close to a billion dollars, the Atlantic Richfield Company is one of the nation's largest oil firms. In 1977, it acquired the Anaconda Company, a leading mineral producer. Today ARCO's interests extend to copper, aluminum, coal, uranium, a few solar and geothermal energy operations, and even a London newspaper, The Observer...
...that Forum planners may exercise self-censorship when selecting topics. Jackson stated emphatically that ARCO's possible reaction to a particular event would never be a consideration. But self-censorship need not be conscious. For example, the subjects of oil industry corruption or "The Political Clout of Atlantic Richfield" might prove too embarrassing even to be considered. Again, business critics such as Cesar Chavez and former Iowa Senator Dick Clark have spoken at the Forum, and the School has also invited a couple of prominent socialists. However, the crucial point remains that there has been a conspicuous absence of energy...
...1930s. Instead of relying on a skilled labor force already employed, the agency is training people from the unemployment lists to install the solar systems. In addition, they have given all their orders for solar equipment to small businesses that are being bought up by oil giants like Atlantic Richfield, Mobil Oil, and Shell Oil. This is a particularly ominous trend as these companies have an interest in seeing that solar technology is not marketed until their oil, coal, and nuclear resources are exhausted...
When building their own facilities proves impractical, many firms pay workers part or all of the cost of enrolling in independent health clinics. Among them are Los Angeles' Atlantic Richfield Plaza Fitness Center, with twelve corporate clients, and Manhattan's Cardio-Fitness Center, which has Celanese Corp., Dun & Bradstreet Co., Time Inc. and the National Hockey League among its 35 company supporters. The centers offer the latest in rowing, cycling, jogging and weight-lifting gadgets. They provide members with freshly laundered exercise clothing, private lockers and hairdryers...
...most participants, however, a corporate fitness program is the hottest perk since the executive washroom. "I feel better and it helps my whole attitude," says Mort Roman, a manager for Atlantic Richfield in Los Angeles. Vance Foreman, chief engineer at Xerox, credits his firm's plan with cutting his hypertension medication from three pills a day to one. Says he: "Before I'd change jobs, I'd ask an employer...