New England Business articles from November 1986

New England Business archives from November 1986

What happens after full interstate banking didn't? (includes article on Multibank Financial Corp and UST Corp.)
November 17, 1986... WHAT HAPPENS AFTER FULL INTERSTATE BANKING DIDN'T? Full interstate banking in the 1980s is shaping up as the greatest business story that didn't happen. Remember the old predictions? Interstate banking was supposed to change the...

Ready for a round of change; with an old lesson on loss fully digested, Dunkin' Donuts sets its sights on a cafe look, and expanded menu and a taco venture. (company profile)
November 17, 1986... READY FOR A ROUND OF CHANGE One year Robert Rosenberg doesn't forget is 1973. The driving force behind the growth of Dunkin' Donuts, Rosenberg thinks back to that year when he is about to make an important decision. Like a pilot...

Former union official builds business with temporary construction workers. (Construction Labor Unlimited Inc.) (company profile)
November 17, 1986... FORMER UNION OFFICIAL BUILDS BUSINESS WITH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS When you need a carpenter in New Hampshire, where do you look? Chet Soderquist, who in 12 months has built a company that threatens to exhaust the available...

Charles M. Leighton; "You can't stay comfortable and just say that you're doing well."
November 17, 1986... Charles M. Leighton "You can't stay comfortable And just say that you're doing well." In 1969, 34-year-old Charles M. Leighton was riding a wave of success. His salary was 10 times as large as what he earned in his first job almost a...

Public relations firms are sitting pretty; public relations operations are on the upswing as dollars from some advertising budgets are being diverted their way.
November 3, 1986... Public Relations Firms Are Sitting Pretty Remember when walking was simply a means of locomotion and not an exercise craze? So do the folks at Rockport Co. in Marlborough, Mass., makers of the most popular walking shoe in the United...

Real estate duo hopes 'guerrilla tactics' will work on their venture capital fund. (The Harvard Group) (company profile)
November 3, 1986... REAL ESTATE DUO HOPES 'GUERRILLA TACTICS' WILL WORK ON THEIR VENTURE CAPITAL FUND They were young. They were thinly capitalized. They were relatively inexperienced. Little wonder more than 50 banks turned away Michael G. Angel, 22, and...

Like the company's sales, aluminum bike of Cannondale stands out from the pack. (Connecticut sporting goods company takes advantage of bike craze) (company profile)
November 3, 1986... Like The Company's Sales, Aluminum Bike Of Cannondale Stands Out From The Pack The scene is repeated a thousand times a day. A sweaty, injury-plagued, aging runner sees a bicyclist race by like a cool autumn breeze and realizes that when...

R & D heats up; a rekindled commitment to research and development quiets the argument that too much attention is given to short-term profits. (management of R & D in industry; includes related articles on R & D spending and language)
November 3, 1986... R&D Heats Up They're cranked up down there in R&D. We like to get a jump on things, and one morning this fall we called a fellow in R&D at Pitney Bowes Inc. Stamford about 7:10 a.m. No flies on us. Or so we thought. "I'm...

Method behind the mania. (Spag's Supply Inc.) (company profile)
November 3, 1986... Method Behind The Mania This paunchy gnome with the tuft of curly white hair, this earthy, cussing son of Shrewsbury, this world-traveling millionaire in the cowboy hat who still works hard at selling antifreeze and ladies' dresses and...