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Show SECTION SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, BUSINESS EDITOR Grace Leong r 344-291- 0 - 2005 gleongheraldextra.com SMALL BUSINESS Week Ahead Editor's note: Please submit calendar information for Utah bus- inesses, events, seminars and conferences to gleongheraldextra.com or fax it to 344-298Deadline for submission is the Wednesday of the week before publication. Tuesday I The Utah Valley State College Center for the Study of Ethics and the School of Computer Set ence and Engineering will sponsor its "Ethics in the Digital Age" Lecture Series. The first lecture features Mike Anderson, an FBI supervisor and white collar crime expert, who will address topics including mortgage fraud, dangerous investment schemes and identity theft. Location: UVSC Computer Science Building Room 404. Time: 11:30 a.m. Free. ing I 0 at www.uvsc.edusbdc. Wednesday ChamThe Provo-Oreber of Commerce will hold its new member orientation with lunch presented by Rumbi Island Grill. Location: 51 S. University Ave. Suite 215, in Provo. Time: New member orientation begins -' at 11:00 a.m. CORCOTE will begin at 12 p.m. Please RSVP with Christine at (801) or infothechamber.org 5 by noon on Jan. 11. and developing personal delivery style. Location: Crystal Inn Downtown, 230 W. 500 S., Salt Lake City. Time: 11:30 a.m.-- l p.m. Cost: $18 for members, $25 for prospective members and $12 for students with ID. Those wishing to attend may register at http:utah.iabc.com or contact Laura Rogers at (801)3250504.. Part II, scheduled for . Feb. 10, will focus on facilitation techniques including visual aids, working with a room from the boardroom to the ballroom, and how to manage questions from a crowd. For more information on Part II, check IABC Utah's Web site at http:utah.iabc.com. Small Business Development Center presents Skills for Profitable Businesses: Making the Sale, featuring speaker Gary Bradt, vice president of the Biometric ' Business Division of silex technology america. He will share war stories in Thursday I Neways International will host its annual convention from Jan. 12 ex- pected to bring in 3,000 distributors and contribute more than $2 million to the Utah economy in the form of hotel stays, retail shopping and res- taurant sales. Distributors will be able to buy Neways products and purchase new items at the convention. Attendees will be shuttled to Utah County for a tour of corporate headquarters in Springville. Location: Salt Palace Convention Center. Department of History and Political Science and President William Sederburg will sponsor a keynote address by David Gergen, a former White House adviser to four U.S. presidents. He served as director of communications for President Ronald Reagan, held 4 'I'd " V, 1 , !.(- " 1 - FRANK BOTTDaily Herald Troy Sunquist. The clothing will be shipped Sports inspects some basketball clothing with his to Eagle Heights High School in Kansas City, Mo. The primary purpose behind the inspections is to prevent customers from getting a product that is built incorrectly or doesn't meet the order requirements. Brian Haroldsen of Pro Look Mport sport Provo sportswear maker sees end of textile quota a boon rather than bane Lo- entrepreneurship. cation: UVSC Education Building, EB122. Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. I The Utah Valley Entrepreneurs' Forum will hold a monthly luncheon for entrepreneurs, investors, and providers to network and stay abreast of technology trends. Location: Provo Marriott. Time: 11:45 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Cost: Annual membership of $195 includes all luncheons. Call Michelle or RSVP onat 226-152line at www.uvef.net. v fat wli 111 Lori Giovan-non- i. will focus on content management this UVSC speaker Part peer-to-pe- I The lilt silk Public Speaking featur- group provides support for goal achievement. Guest presenters are experienced entrepreneurs. Location: UVSC Education Building, EB122. Time: 7:00 p.m.-9:0- 0 p.m. Free. Call 863-823or register online 15. The convention is 7 rt Development Center , hold a discussion group seminar. Designed for ; editor-at:larg- the International Association of Business Communicators will hold a two-paprofessional development seminar on will 851-255- Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and served as a counselor to President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Warren Christopher. Gergen now serves e of U.S. as News & World Report and is a TV commentator. Location: UVSC Student Center Ragan Theater. Time: 7 p.m. Free. For more information, call (801) or visit www. davidgergencom. I The Utah Chapter of 863-848- I The Small Business the V positions in the administrations of Presidents the Philippines that typically have lower labor and production costs. With the removal of quotas limiting textile exports from China and other countries under a World Trade Organization agreement, Rhodes anticipates fewer delays in getting his product into the country. However, Rhodes's situation is more an exception than the rule. Faced with the t textile imports prospects of more hitting the market, many U.S. textile companies, especially those with production plants Grace Leong DAILY HERALD For Dusty Rhodes, the elimination of a trade quota system controversial on textiles and clothing imports on Jan. 1, couldn't have come at a better time. Rhodes believes he was able to start Pro Look Sports Corp., a Provo-base- d sportswear manufacturer, on a shoestring budget because his production is primarily done in offshore countries like Mexico and 30-ye- ts low-cos- in America, are calling for the growth of textile imports from China to be limited to 7.5 percent annually. The ability to keep labor and production costs low is a critical part of Pro Look's strategy to grow its market share amid competition from bigger players such as Russell Sporting Goods and Rawlings Sports, Rhodes said. e Inspired by automaker Saturn's e solupolicy, Pro Look also offers a a strategy that's tion for its customers helped boost the company's competitive edge, he said. e solution is how which "Our we've carved a niche for ourselves, one-pric- one-pric- one-pric- See PRO LOOK, E6 -- 1 National West Stock Friday I The Provo Orem Chamber of Commerce will present the First Friday Forum with State of the City addresses delivered by Provo Mayor Lewis Billings and Orem Mayor Jerry Washburn. Location: Provo Marriott. Time: Mix and Mingle begins at 11:30 a.m., program and lunch start at noon. Cost: $18 for Chamber members, $25 for guests. Call 851-2555 to RSVP. Giving Corporate Recent contributions, Show, Meo gears up Judith Kohler THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER Cattle prices and demand for beef remain strong, but the latest case of mad cow disease in Canada has raised questions about fallout for the U.S industry on the eve of the nation's premier livestock show. Some ranchers headed to the National Western Stock Show say the new case shows the Agriculture Department shouldn't lift its ban on the import of most beef parts and cattle from Canada as scheduled in March. And even those who think Canadian beef is safe worry that Japan's continuing ban on American beef will undermine the industry's recent gains. It is the second straight year in which mad cow is a major topic for thousands of visitors arriving in Denver for the 99th annual show. Last year, it opened just a few weeks after See RODEO, ' (Y 9 ANDRIESKIAssociated ED Press Patrick Grant, president and CEO of the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo at the Capitol in Denver, on Thursday. Grant road a E6 stagecoach to the Capitol to invite the governor. Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, right, talks with community developments and events Far West Bank of Provo donated $1,000 raised from a golf tournament at Riverside Country Club to Friends of Utah County Children's Justice Center. Far West Bank matched donations made by the tournament's attendees. . The Davis Chamber of Commerce's Women In Professional Business Leadership group raised funds to support the Christmas Box House, which helps abused and neglected children. The Provo-OreChamber of Commerce's Partner in Education is m looking for corporate sponsors to donate school supplies, toys, games, coupons and L gift certificates to its 11th annual Great Kid Awards on Feb. 16. One child will be picked from each elementary school in the Provo-Orearea to receive a certificate and a gift bag during the ceremony on Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Provo City Library at Academy Square. Contact Christine by Feb. 1 if you wish to participate to insure credit in the program and a mention in the Daily Herald. Items must be received at the Chamber of Commerce office at 51 S, University Ave., Suite 215, Provo, by 5 p.m. on Feb. 9. Companies can deliver items to the Chamber, or contact 7 to Christine at arrange for a pick-u851-256- U.S. textile companies brace for import quotas elimination PaulNowell THE ASSOCIATED CHARLOTTE, N.C. lion." PRESS To Caro- lina Mills chief executive Steve Dobbins, the elimination of import quotas on hundreds of textile products will only increase the pain his company has suffered for some time. Until recently, Dobbins's firm operated 17 textile plants within a short drive of its Maiden, N.C, headquarters and employed 2,600 workers. But those plants have dwindled as customers went out of business, anticipating the expiration of the decades-ol- d quotas on Jan. 1. "Now, we have seven plants and 1,200 employees," Dobbins said. "Our annual sales were $200 million and now they are $100 mil ; ; Most industry observers agree that companies like Carolina Mills will be among the losers and Chinese textile firms the big winners when the quotas are removed under a World Trade Organization agreement. Dobbins's company, which has operated for 75 years in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, supplied polyester yarn to Charles Craft Inc., another textile maker that is closing two plants in February, putting more than 300 people out of work. At its peak, Charles Craft operated five textile plants and employed about 1,100 people; it now will operate a single plant in Harner, S.C. Cass Johnson, president of the National Council of Textile Organizations, said the only thing that VWW.HARICTHEHERALD.COrvl - CALt . 375-510- 3 TO SUBSCRIBE v.. ; I can save the industry is if President Bush grants safeguard petitions being sought by the textile lobby. "If the government does approve the (safeguards), the industry can survive and we can keep some jobs. If not, there will be even more massive closings," Johnson said. According to the industry d group, about 350,000 or of the nation's textile and apparel jobs have disappeared since 2001. Johnson predicts that as many as 650,000 jobs will be lost in the United States over the next two years if the quotas are completely eliminated. Right now, most of the major U.S. players are located in the Southeast, including companies such as Milliken & Co., Springs one-thir- : 4'.'. Industries, International Textile Group and others like Avondale Mills, Mount Vernon, National Textiles and Carolina Mills. Some of U.S. companies have already moved production offshore to countries like Mexico and China. Just this month, Greensboro-base- d ITG announced a partnership with China Ting Group, a manufacturer Hong Kong-baseand retailer of textile products. The companies plan to bjiild a plant in Hangzhou, China, to dye and finish interior fabrics. The plant, plus a warehouse and a distribution center, will be running by the end of 2005, ITG chief executive Wilbur Ross said. In South Carolina, Springs d ' See - ; QUOTA, E6 ; rer I |
