A bad sub can harm a good reputation

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A custom carpenter with a work backlog found that a friend's recommendation of a floor-finishing subcontractor, plus the subcontractor's color ad in the Yellow pages and clean Better Business Bureau record, were inadequate insurance against unreliability. Only the carpenter's scrupulous follow-up, plus keeping his client fully informed, saved the carpenter's reputation. The unprofessional floor finisher was fired after several unexcused absences and now has a bad Better Business Bureau record.

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Lumber companies' classroom conflict

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The harvesting of timber has become a crucial issue for the timber industry as plant and animal species, deprived of their habit, become endangered. Wooded areas too are declining in an alarming rate. This situation serves as the background for charges by environmentalists that the environmental information lumber companies send to public schools every year presents a biased view that promotes the positions of the industry.

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Emery-Waterhouse buys RKB Enterprises

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The acquisition of RKB Enterprises by Emery-Waterhouse Co is expected to create a $150 million company boasting of 288 years of total experience. The acquisition gave Emery-Waterhouse RKB's 1,100 dealer-members and doubled its customer-base of 800 hardware stores. It also created a very formidable distributor in the Northeast. RKB is based in Elmira, NY, while Emery-Waterhouse is based in Portland, ME.

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