on investment is r·egulated. Revenue from home phone use and local calls supports a limited class of affluent business telephone users who make 2'.5 billion interstate calls per year. Training and labor costs are excessive because of Ma Bell's infamous employment practices that result in a 62% yearly turnover of operators-the highest rate in the coumry. The fist goes on and on. Alternatives to the Bell System ire explored, as well as·the proc€ss of getting from here tq th~r~ . ·Well worth ~eading. How to Research Your Local Bank, William Batko, 19,76, $,2 from: ' Institute for Local Self-Reliance l717 1Sth Street N.W. Washington, DC :?0009 A manual for cities and community reside-nts interested in examini~ the actions of local financial institudons ~nd the impact they hav'e -on lqcal econpmic development. Explains where and how to·obtain information and what it all 'means. Specifics on things such as control and ownership-how small banks.are not created for the sole purpose of making money but rather to facilitate other business ventures of the bank 0wners, such as real estate devdopmt?nt. ·: Competitive' Scale in Manufacturing: The Case of Consumer Goods, Barry Stein and Mark Hodak, 1976; $1.7 5 from: Center for Community Economic Development 639 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 316 Cambridge, MA 02139 · One of the most difficult factors in launching a f.leW business venture by community groups is determining a size. of operation that has probability of success but least commitment of financial resources. This study determines the size of new plants that are entering specific markets,.calculates the market sizes associated with these new plants, and estimates the least size 'that is thought December 197 iS RAIN, appropriate (by others who have done · it) for new plants to enter the market for a product. Very helpful data for anyone considering a manufacturing venture. Sources ofCapital for Community Economic Development, Leonard Smollen and John Hayes, 1976, $1.0 from: Center for Community Economic Development 639 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 0213 9 A very helpful guide for anyone starting out into the maze of finding-money to start a co!llmunity-based business. A key to meanings of jargon and secret passwords, description of an amazing variety of sources for money, what they finance, terms, special loan conditions, etc., as well as a listing of minori- . ty-owned and -managed banks and savings/loans.and other capital sources. - Tom Bender EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OF ENERGY CONSERVATION ·Project Changing from ... Plane to train (intercity) New Jobs Per Quadrillion BTU Saved Energy and Labor De1ftantt;.in the Conserver Society, Bruce Hannon, July 1976:,.from; · ~ , Throwaway to refillable beverage containers Car to t_rain (intercity) Owner-operator truck to class 1 freight train ·New highway construction to health insurance 930,000 750,000 700,000 675,000 Center for Advanced Computation · University of IUin~is Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 61801 Quantifies the substantial number of new jobs created th-rough energy-conserving shifts in ;the structure of the U.S. econqmy.._ As well as showi.ng that a great range of energy-conserving options generate jobs, th'e ,stu.dy shows that electrification .of our energy sources results in a loss of approximately 75,000 jobs per quad of primary energy transformed into electricity~ (TB~ (federal) Car to_bus (intercity) Car to bus (urban) New highway construction to personal consumption Car to bicycle Plan:e to·car Plane tO bus Electric to gas stove Electric ~o gas water heater Electric commuter to car Electric to gas clothes dryer Frost free to conventional refrigerator Plush (25 appliances) to moderately equipped (16 appliances) kitchen New highway construction to railroad and mass transit constructioli" · . Present to increased home insulation (oil heat) Moderate to spartan (4 'applia:nce) kitchen , •) . . . ... ' 640,000 330,000 , 210,000 / 200,000 200,000 160,000 140,000 160,000 120,000 110,000 100,000 60,000 30,000 30,00-0 15,000 10,000
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