Rep. Howard Barnhill
Howard Barnhill
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Receives Appointment
Raleigh - Representative Ho
ward Barnhill of Mecklenburg
County has been appointed by
House Speaker Liston B. Ramsey
to a House-Senate committee to
spur economic growth and pro
vide more jobs for North Carolin
ians.
To be known as the Joint Select
Committee on Economic Growth,
the group will review three recent
economic reports-the report of the
North Carolina Commission on
Jobs and Economic Growth, a
study conducted by the Commis
sion on the Future' of the South,
and the Blueprint for Economic
Development issued by Governor
Martin.
Upon completion of its work, the
committee will file a report and
recommendations turned at en
suring economic prosperity and
job security for the people of the
State.
Barnhill, a retired college pro
fessor from Charlotte, represents
a portion of Mecklenburg in the
60th House District.
CHOP. Hosts
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“Neighbor To
Neighbor” Dinner
Dm Charlotte Organising Pro
ject a dinner
"Neighbor to Neighbor: A Cele
bration" on Saturday, January
31, at McDonald's Cafeteria on
Beatties Ford Rd. The dinner is
held annually to recognize the
contributions of individuals to
neighborhood organization. Spe
cial guest speaker for the evening
will be the Honorable Mayor Har
vey Gantt. Reception will be at
5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12.50 each; sponsors
are $25.
For tickets or more informa
tion, please call 372-0675.
Neighborhood Organisations
are now taking nominations for
\ "Neighbor of the Year." Know an
outstanding "neighbor" that de
serves recognition for their ser
vice? Let your local neighborhood
organization know or call the
CHOP offices at 372-0675, for
more information. .
Family Dollar Stores
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Increases Quarterly
Cash Dividends
Matthews - The Board o>f Direc
tors of Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
recently declared a quarterly
••cash dividend on the company's
common stock of $.07 per share,
payable April 15, 1967, to share
holders of record at the dose of
business on March 13, 1967. The
dividend of $.07 per share is an ’
increase of 16-2/3% from the pre
ceding quarterly cash dividend
of $.06 per share. This action con
tinues the company's record of
; substantial dividend increases
; in each fiscal year since the ini
tial quarterly cash dividend was
declared in fiscal year 1976.
In announcing the dividend in
• areas* at the Annual Meeting of
J Stockholders, Leon Levine,
" Chairman of the company, stated
tSiat: "This action by the Board of
2 Directors in increasing the $ivi
* dend reflects both Family Dol
: k* strong financial position,
« with no long-term indebtedness,
- and the continued confidence w*
T have in the future growth pros
- poets of our company."
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I Shortage Of Trade Workers Continues To Grow |
The need for more trained con
struction workers will continue to
grow through 1995, according to
U.S. Department of Labor projec
tions.
For all construction trades, em
ployment in 1995 is projected to be
7.1% higher under a low growth
case, 11.8% higher if the industry
grows moderately, or 15.8% higher
is the high growth projections
prove to be true.
"National projections are intensi
fied in high-growth areas such as
the Carolina*," said Stephen P.
Uennette, executive vice president
of Carolina* Branch' Associated
I
General Contractor!. "We expect our
current shortage of trained labor to
increase over the next few years as
a result of growth in the industry.
Natural attrition and other industries
competing for trained labor will
also play a role in the continuing
shortage. "V
"The average age of our trained
workers is 40. We are not training
new workers as quickly as -our work
force is retiring or leaving the in
dustry."
The Carolines construction indus
try has traditionally drawn its
trained labor from agricultural areas
_ in the two states. With new indus
tries coining into the area, construc
tion is having to compete for work
ers.
. Carolina* Branch AGC represents
most non-residential construction
! firms in the two states. Many of the
firms train workers through a train
ing program administered by Caroli
na* Construction Training Council
(CCTC). CCTC has branch offices
throughout the two states. Under the
program, CCTC recruits trainees for
contractors. The contractor hires the
trainee and provides on-the-job
training. CCTC helps the contractor
develop the training needed, main
taining records, and coordinate any
related training such as nigblojasses
at community colleges.
"CCTC is recognized nationally as
an excellent construction training
program, but even with it, we see'
the shortage of trained labor as a
major problem in the construction
industry," Gennett said. "We are
encouraging our contractors to par
ticipate in the CCTC training pro
grams. We are offering training
courses for field supervisors, and we
are supporting increased vocational
training in the public school sys
tems."
The Department of Labor projec
tions for the nation show the need
for structural and reinforcing meUl
workers to be the most critical fol:
lowed closely by the demand for
electricians, concrete and terrazzo
finishers, and plumbers and pipefit
ters.
The implications of these statis
tics for the construction industry art
clear,” Gennette said. "Without
skilled workers available to meet
the industry's needs, productivity
will suffer."
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