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Show 3k c (l u rv ( a - Clothing Manufacturers Increase Production Uuh " fj .1 y n dozen garments day which months. : are shipped nationally and over-- ; Expanding manu-10- 0 ViBey clothing facturers ar feeling surge in production as the local and outside market expand. ' Over $3 million goes out annually on payrolls from the local firms and M is estimated by pknt managers that the! 9eas. They now employ up to persons who wort jn square foot. bulldiiigT Utah Sportswear in Spanish Fork has boosted its employees from 30 in 1959 when they startclothing volume, still on the' ed, to some 80 employees today. Increase, will boost current em- -' Because of Ihe growing marployment figures at a steady ket, the firm iws increased its rata. Total employment for floor space to 22,000 square feet. tbeat Is now over 1,000 persons. Also, it plans an employee hike Oot person working in a house in the future.- basement several years ago, The largest clothing manufacwas the forerunner to a thriv turer in the state, Barbizon ing corporation he Jo Lene of Utah Inc., anticipates having Company now producing up to j over 520 employees in seven 45 . I s. 4 j : l I vy j persons working and about 90 lingerie market .per cent of their. merchandise TV fitrm forced the company to move lie ryinnhacosf j luMtuovu iwauj, a lie e old P. E. Ashton build is planning an expansion proing m Provo to a seven acre gram in the near future. site on i50 W. 1230 N. in Provo, Pyke Manufacturing Company where a fine new building was had 20 employes in 1981. Now constructed. According to Rich there are 30 persons working ard Van Genderen, manager of wun an annual payroll of Jizu,-- 1 Barbizon, "the- firm's current 090, making some 160 garments payroll is anticipated to con- a day. Pyke is located in Lehi. Along with other companies stantly increase as construction continues." throughout Central Utah, Pyke Starting with 10 employes, is constantly adding on new maInterftlountain Apparel Com- chinery and expects future pany of Provo now has over 60 employment growth. I - i USS26, 1367 Sunday Herald 19B HOME OWNED FOR v ... , ff L CRAFTSMEN are available In Utah Valley to man the machines of industry. A high level of education and the fact that most workers are home owners and SKILLED .community men add stability to the labor market. Above ' " ' photo was taken at Consolidated Western Pipe MID. v . Education Level of Valley Labor Force High By ED SCRIPPS Utah Valley's work force is Increasing as industry expands and population grows, showing an interesting positive future. Education among workers in Utah County, in relation to the national average, shows almost r a lead, and according to statistics processed by the Employment Security Office, the national level for persons over 25 is 10.6-h- ere it's 12.2. George Jedenoff, general general superintendent of two-yea- Geneva Works of United States Steel, remarked that . . competitive assets found among Utah Valley employees, include higher J levels of education." Carlos Garner, general man-lag" er of the Signetics Corp. said, "We have found our employees to be very satisfactory. Their educational level Is above the ' average, and 'they have been ment service director. employ Manufacturing very quick to learn and adapt to miscroscopic work. Because meat, v. hich has gone up 4 of their abilities, we have expercent In the last 10 years,' should increase by at feast man rate a at greater panded was originally expected, and we 15 percent (about 1,200 Jobs) are looking to enlarge our oper during the next ten years.-- ' Sales employment is expected ation more in 1967." . by Industry here, also benefits to be 1,830 jobs greater from low turnover, and as Mr. 1975,which will be- - a 36 Workers percent rise. Also, transporta Jedenoff put it, have a traditional sense of tion employment will be "up. family responsibility, kw turnjob growth will be 25 over rates, and high social percent in the next ' decade-Growin the service occupaability. These add up to a superior competitive climate for tions will continue to exceed business, the right place to live gains in the other areas of and work." because employment-primar- ily And so it shows on the charts of the increase in tourism and ' from 195S total employment recreation. Increased by 34.3 percent. The "" Public school employment trend, is up, according to the wiQ tend to level off, but employment officials. "By 1975 additional workers to implean estimated 45,500 persons will ment growing government be working m Utah County, programs will cause total said LeRue Thurston, employ government Jobs to increase - ' . percent ' by the year 41 . Brighara Young ; University has added 5,500 new jobs since six years ago, and greater numbers of public school employees and workers involved in government programs caused total government employment to increase by 64.7 percent in the past 10 yean. "... th by ,1975. SMALL PROBLEM WARSAW (UPl) --Poland needs a Pied Piper. A' Polish newspaper Teported today that mice have eaten more than 20,000 tons oLforn in storenouses of state annrivate farms in the Lower Silesia area around Krakow and Katowice. Now, all computers need is a automatically gadgetthe that buck. passes Economist The Office YEARS PROGRESS I AND WE'RE PROUD OF OUR PART IN COMMUNITY A home owned business contributing daily to the economy of this area. Not only do we bottle all our own soft drinks (Tab, Fanta Orange and Root Beer, Coca-Col- a Sprite, and Fresco), nearly all the supplies and services needed to produce these products are purchased locally. They include Utah-Idah- o sugar, gas. of steel and many other parts, service, trucks, oil office supplies, caps and cans Central. Utah' of contribution our to We're items. progress and welcome proud ' . new business, because All For G New Business Means reater Prosperity .... -- - . better,! UVIDA has been a prime factor In the building of a - new atmosphere of progress and development In Utah County, The organization Is dedicated to making the future brighter by helping to attract Industries that will bolster the economy without detracting from the cherished traditions and healthful beauty of the county. '., Three such desirable Industries have already settled here through UVIDA is efforts. The program county-wid- as every city e, within Utah County has organized Industrial development committees and are now.'wlth the help of UVIDA, forming local development corporations expand the vital to work. UVIDA UTAH VALLEY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Utah Valley The Wests Newest Industrial Frontier BOTTLED COCA-COL- A UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOTTLING COCA-COL- (0. Also Bottlers of: SPRITE - TAB - FANTA ORANGE 514 S. UNIV. AVE., PROVO A A and CO., by OF PROVO ROOT BEER 373-218- 0 - FRESCA - |