River City is a major population center in a basically rural midwestern state. Its population growth rate has been significantly above the national average in recent years, and by the end of 1966, there were over 250,000 ...

In the spring of 1968, the top executives of J. L. Brandeis and Sons were considering increasing the hours of their retail stores to include Sunday opening. The competitive pressure applied by the opening of several discount ...

The objectives are to give the student an opportunity to - | 1. Study a business undergoing rapid expansion. | 2. Evaluate different types of financing plans and propose a financing plan that will fit the Standard Gas ...

Many people contend that non-profit institutions develop haphazardly. On the surface there appears to be no plan or logical objectivity as to much of their operations or necessity for existence. In some cases this is true. ...

Western Nursery was organized in 1957, by Mr. George Kearns. The business was initially centered around the raising of plants and flowers in a small greenhouse on George Kearns' property. From 1957 until 1972, the business ...

Cop-Dan Glass Company was originally organized as a sole proprietorship by John Carter in July, 1972. The firm is located in a small midwestern town wi1h an approximate population of 10,000 people. | Mr. Carter was previously ...

On October 1, 1974, Mr. George Reed, president of Reed Tool and Die Company, Inc., requested from a local university that a graduate student of business be assigned to his firm. Mr. Reed hoped that the student could help ...

The major purpose of this paper is to examine the problems encountered by the natural gas utility in Omaha, Nebraska, Metropolitan Utilities District (M.U.D.), in their efforts to supply energy to the apartment market. | ...

Too often the classroom activities and approaches never have the opportunity to enter the environment where the "rubber meets the road". This Small Business Administration (SBA) project provides a unique opportunity to ...

On October 1, 1975, Jimmie and Georgia Abdouch, owners of Michelle's Statuary of Omaha, Nebraska, were unable to decide whether or not to lease space at the North- side Mall. | The Abdouchs had been proprietors of their ...