New England Business articles from April 1987

New England Business archives from April 1987

'Inevitability' of gambling pays off for computerized lottery systems firm. (Gtech Corp. of Providence; company profile)
April 20, 1987... "INEVITABILITY' OF GAMBLING PAYS OFF FOR COMPUTERIZED LOTTERY SYSTEMS FIRM Guy B. Snowden will gladly quote you the first sentence of a 1977 Congressional report on gambling. The sentence isn't very long, but it's certainly meaningful for...

'Envy of many': One Bancorp survives red-tape tangle to acquire Hartford bank. (Bank of Hartford)
April 20, 1987... "ENVY OF MANY': ONE BANCORP SURVIVES RED-TAPE TANGLE TO ACQUIRE HARTFORD BANK When Maine welcomed interstate banking in 1983, out-of-state players such as Norstar Bancorp Inc. of Albany, N.Y., and Bank of Boston Corp. lost no time...

"I must still have show business in my veins." (Ronald G. Shaw of Pilot Pen Corp.)
April 20, 1987... "I must still have Show business in my veins.' Ronald G. Shaw often wonders if he could have made it to the big time as a famous comedian, a headliner in Las Vegas. He reminisces about the days when he was working as the opening act for...

Will success spoil the thrifts? (thrift stocks; includes article on New Milford Savings Bank)
April 6, 1987... WILL SUCCESS SPOIL THE THRIFTS? This year brings two new groups to the ranks of the nouveau riche. One is New England's public thrifts, flush with capital infusions from initial stock offerings. While thrifts struggle elsewhere in the...

The soft spot for AI hardware makers. (artificial intelligence; hardware industry vs. software industry) (includes list of AI software companies; also report on one expert system)
April 6, 1987... The Soft Spot For AI Hardware Makers About 10 years ago, when word rumbled out that the hottest project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology involved something called artificial intelligence (AI), there were more than a few laughs....

Llamas prove a beast of bounty, not burden, for breeders in region. (New England)
April 6, 1987... LLAMAS PROVE A BEAST OF BOUNTY, NOT BURDEN, FOR BREEDERS IN REGION John and Nancy Calhoun might be just another couple of ordinary, run-of-the-mill farmers in northwestern Connecticut, if it weren't for one thing: All those llamas hanging...

Selling stock to employees.
April 6, 1987... Selling Stock to Employees In Burlington, Vt., where the city government is as concerned as its counterparts elsewhere with attracting and keeping businesses to provide local job opportunities, economic development officials are...

A junkyard junkie's delight. (United House Wrecking)
April 6, 1987... A Junkyard Junkie's Delight United House Wrecking in Stamford, a company that strews marble statuary, old clawfoot tubs, brass pots, lamps, barbershop chairs, a carrousel without the horses, etc., etc., ETC. over some six acres of land and...