Word: thomaston
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Their biggest investment, though, was off the reservation. With an assist from Tribal Assets, the Passamaquoddies paid $16 million for New England's largest cement factory, the Dragon Cement plant in Thomaston, Me. Explains Zilkha: "The Indians want to upgrade their position in society as well as make money." One of their proudest moments came when a group of them toured their new factory. Says former Passamaquoddy Council Chairman John Stevens: "We almost couldn't believe the huge buildings. So many people working for us, calling us 'sir.' It was overwhelming...
...thousands of prisoners across the country who are engaged in useful and sometimes even profitable work. The range of jobs is wide, from assembling solar energy panels and setting type to milking cows and, in Colorado, building a new $6 million prison near Canon City. Convicts in Thomaston, Me., cannot keep up with demand for their sturdy hardwood furniture. A production line at Minnesota's Lino Lakes penitentiary repairs Toro Trimmer-Weeders, outperforming the company's own employees. Not all these employed prisoners are male; select inmates at the Colorado Women's Correctional Facility, for example, spend...
...work has a therapeutic effect," says Ed Fox, head of Colorado's prison industry program. At the simplest level, it reduces boredom, and hence its byproduct, violence. Adds Rodney Page, wood products manager at Thomaston...