Investor forges tie with Steelworkers

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Manhattan-based financier Wilbur Ross, who leads an industry-union coalition against trade-liberalization agreements, operates as a vulture investor targeting weak companies, buying their debt and picking their assets. The United Steelworkers of America invited Mr. Ross to address their anti-free-trade rallies and the businessman mentioned that it was the first time a management executive had appeared at such a gathering.

Ontario, Labor Relations, Employee Relations, Analysis, Practice, United Steelworkers of America, Capitalists and financiers, Labour relations, Ross, Wilbur

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Life without Maratha? Firm ready for worst

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Company chief executive Sharon Patrick of the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. expects the company to have further losses because of the fallout from the trial and is making contingency plans to respond to any possible situation. It is reported that it had a full-year loss of $6.4-million (U.S.) compared with a $20-million profit in 2002, in spite of company experienced a profit in the fourth quarter.

Sales, profits & dividends, Computer and Data Processing Services, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Company sales and earnings, Chief executive officers, Company earnings/profit, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., Patrick, Sharon

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A light bulb came on, and it was energy efficient

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A brief profile of Edward Weinstein, chief executive officer of the Montreal-based family-run lighting firm Globe Electric Co., is presented. The firm's management strategies are described.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Electrical equipment and supplies industry, Electric equipment industry, Biography, Weinstein, Edward

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