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46- CAPE GAZETYE, Friday, April 26 - May 2, 1996
Manufacturers
Continued from page 44
fort as a way of creating a market
presence, creating wealth and jobs
and promoting economic develop-
ment in the. state."
John E. Renzi, president of the
Berkshire (Massachusetts) Plas-
tics Network, told those gathered
that his network has resulted in a
much greater market presence.
"Together we are 40 companies
with 1,650 employees and a pres-
ence. Before, we were just a
bunch of small companies that
didn't show up on anybody's
radar screen. We produce $125
million in local products 95 per-
cent of which go out of the area.
We see ourselves as importing
dollars and exporting goods. We
think that's pretty good."
The members of the Berkshire
Plastics Network began many
small companies in the 1950s af-
ter General Electric ended its plas-
tics involvement. The mold mak-
ers and other skilled plastics
workers subsequently started their
own businesses to make a living
and fill a variety of product needs.
Renzi said the Plastics Network
joins with local educators to make
sure that graduates are prepared
for the jobs the network's member
companies offer. "And we now
Pete's Antiques opens on Rt. 9
Pete Green of Lewes recently opened Pete's Antiques on Rt.
9 just a quarter mile east of the Harbeson light. Pete spent a
few months cleaning up the former home of Ricker's Adding
Machines . an old building that originally housed a John
Deere dealership - before opening his doors for business. He
uses the store to sell antiques, do custom refinishing, and
small furniture repair and is currently open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily except Tuesdays when he's closed. Beginning in
May, Pete plans to be open seven days a week. When cleaning
up the old counter in the building, Pete discovered the name
of its builder, William Atkins, inscribed inside the piece. "I
contacted my former father-in-law, Stem Atkins, and his eyes
lit up when he saw the name inside the counter," said Pete.
"William Atkins was his father and was bern in 1847. So he
figured the counter was built around 1900. It's nice to be sell-
ing antiques out of a building containing some real local his-
tory." Pete has been a collector of antiques and refinisher of
furniture for many years and said he was glad to now be de-
voting full time to a lifelong love.
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have the only Certified Intern Pro-
gram in the state of Massachu-
setts, through our network," said
Renzi. "We certified 30 people in
our first round and 26 of those are
now employed. What makes the
network work? Openness, coop-
eration, trust, respect and respon-
sible actions. And when you all
get together, leave your egos at
the door. As members of the net-
work, we put in a lot of volunteer
hours in education and marketing.
And we're trying to make kids
aware of the plastics industry
starting right at the kindergarten
level. You know, a good mold
maker can earn $50,000 to
$55,000 per year."
After Renzi spoke, Doug Hicks
said he felt the intern and early
awareness aspects were very im-
portant. "Apprenticeship pro-
grams are shutting down every-
where," said Hicks. "People don't
want to get their hands dirty."
Jayson Crouch of Kent-Sussex
Industries in Milford will host the
first official business meeting of
the Delaware Manufacturers and
Innovators Network. He said the
meeting will be held Thursday,
May 16 at Kent-Sussex Industries
headquarters at 301 Rehoboth
Blvd. in Milford. That meeting
will include breakfast, a plant
tour, and a steering committee
meeting. Future meetings will be
held monthly at different mem-
bers' sites as a means of letting
other members know what prod-
ucts and services are available.
For more information contact
Janice Wallick at (302)741-2862.
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