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Show Page five Novo is moving its headquarters to SLC one of the worlds largest freight forwarders, is moving its international division to Salt Lake City, according to local manager Larry He says the San Coates. Francisco-base- d company is making the move to take advantage of the high volume of international shipping originating in the area. The division will operate out of NOVO s new freight facility at the Salt Lake City International Airport, beginning May 1st. Coates says the company will ship anything anywhere, a pencil to New' Delhi, if necessary, and will NOVO conservatively expects transferred to Salt Lake City from Atlanta to handle international operations. The company plans to do a heavy volume of business with sev- national shippers operate here. eral computer electronics NOVO, ,'F r t.. '4 .'Si Price plans to build Denver center A local development company will pour $3.5 million into a shopping center project in southern Denver, Colo. The 12.5 acre development, known as the University Towme Center, will include a LaBelles Department a store, two restaurants, supermarket chain a bank, and 30,000 square feet of other shop space. Store, Price Denver-base- d Rentals, Inc. of Salt Lake City is developing the site, according to Steve Pruitt, and design and construction is by John Price Associates. Inc., vice-preside- nt to do $100,000 worth of business a month. Coates says the firm chose Salt Lake City primarily because few inter- presently Pruitt says the area is one of the fastest growing parts of Denver. Architecture and landscaping are designed to harmonize with other greenbelt areas in the community. Construction will get underway in May and completion is scheduled for summer of 1978. handle documentation, foreign banking, and special deliveries as well. firms, as well as the steel fabrication industry. lenaini Windsocks Ray Higgins consider myself to be a peevish person. peeves, just peevish ones. I I dont have any pet On the third floor of the Kearns Building there is a gedunk stand - refreshment room if you will. And like sheep, the people stand directly in front of the oncoming elevator door preventing egress from the departing patrons. They dont know how tasteless this habit is. Same with the people who boldly stick their hands in the door of the departing elevator, as if the line ran only once daily. I remarked to a surly chap, after he had stopped the elevator in such a fashion, that I would give him 1 1 to 2 odds that another would be along shortly and his lost time was negligible, unless he was an attorney and billed by the minute. equally put out by building people who lock one side of a double door. This cant possibly be of any great savings to the I am people. Back to elevators as a game: A friend and I used to ride down floor. This gives one on the elevator from the twenty-thir- d called we Elevator Bits. I would enough time to establish what shake my hands in an exaggerated way and proclaim that I was too nervous to operate. To which he would reply that he was sure the patient had Blue Shield and it was of little matter that I wras extremely nervous. Another bit: Two men get on the elevator and one says to the other, 1 cant believe a public official would say such a thing. To which I would reply that the media would have a field day tomorrow over the event. Of course, no names were mentioned and it would be fun to speculate on how many people went through their newspaper to find the scandal. Elevator bits have never become popular and I cant understand why. Maybe its because so many are inhibited and prefer to watch the floor light quietly and without comment. once got on an elevator with an old friend and started to talk to him about his recent release from jail and praised the fine suit he had been given on his departure. A young girl was cowering in the corner and as I debarked, although she had punched a higher floor, saw fit to get off with me. I Ask our advertisers: We wanted results from our advertising and that meant reaching only prime prospects with the dollars we spent. And we didnt want our ad lost in a daily. The Enterprise was the answer. What really sold me, though, was the results we got. Our advertising contract with The Enterprise is one of the best things weve done. The inquiries weve gotten greatly exceeded our projections. Dick Shipman Recre-Ai-r Inc. Advertising in the Enterprise works. There is a dearth of good elevator bits and I would like to see them revived. Little lines such as, "Well you finally did it. The FBI will surely hear about this, even if I have to tell them myself. Or, "Cable snapped on this one yesterday, hope they have it fixed. That was a fast ride down, but fun. who just got off. I didnt Or, "That wasFarah Fawcett-Major- s even know she was in town. I understand shes here to buy a Of course, you can see the endless city block downtown, I possibilities. carried a very slim suitcase which I passed off to a confederate as finally getting the plates from a counterfeiting ring. Elevator bits can be uplifting, raise your prestige, and they give you something to do on an otherwise uneventful ride. |