Word: witters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...anywhere among the hills and dales of America. Jones' energetic corps of 1,273 brokers, who almost never set foot in towns with more than 25,000 people, has enjoyed solid success in outposts from Spearfish, S. Dak., to Broken Bow, Neb., that such big-time competitors as Dean Witter Reynolds and Merrill Lynch have virtually ignored. Based in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights, Jones ranks just 43rd among brokerage firms in total capital ($82.5 million), but no investment company is represented in more places. Jones has 1,227 offices in 37 states, covering most of the country...
...Threatened as never before by competition from cable, videocassettes and independent television stations, network TV operates in an environment of shrinking audiences, weakening advertising revenues, and predatory outsiders who see profit in taking over and streamlining a high-cost business. Says Fred Anschel, a media analyst at the Dean Witter Reynolds investment firm: "The networks aren't what they used...
...first year demand will be limited to about 1,000 units. But Sony and competitors like Nikon and Kodak are developing similar equipment, and industry experts say an all-electronic system costing under $10,000 is five to ten years away. Says Eugene Glazer, a technology analyst at Dean Witter Reynolds: "Canon has developed a technology that will one day make conventional cameras obsolete...
Many companies, including Capital Cities/ABC, Xerox and Dean Witter, have made it easier for employees to seek help by setting up nationwide hot lines with toll-free 800 numbers that workers and their families can call to get advice on drug problems. The service offers a guarantee of privacy to employees who are reluctant to approach their bosses or stop by medical departments. Once the drug user is on the phone, the hot-line counselor can encourage him to get help through an EAP or local clinical program...
Wall Street welcomed the firm's cost-cutting moves. Said Eugene Glazer, who follows the photo industry for Dean Witter Reynolds: "It will be painful in the short run, but Kodak will reap the rewards in the long run, starting next year." Few workers, however, were looking that far ahead. Said one: "The question on my mind is, Will I still have...