Article by Kristin Palpini. First appeared in the Gazette August 16, 2005 EASTHAMPTON – The proprietors of Tucson & Savannah’s Cafe aren’t that interested in profits. The owners judge a successful day not by how much money is in the cash register, but by how much their employees have learned. The eatery is run and...
By SUZANNE WILSON Jeff Mathers of Williamsburg is working at Riverside Industries, Inc., in Easthampton, preparing himself for a job in the community (JUNE 6) — Jeff Mathers has been thinking about what kind of job he might like. He’s thought about working in a grocery store, stocking shelves. He’s wondered about learning to use...
By Suzanne Wilson (6/6/97) — At two company-wide meetings last winter, Richard Carlson, director of operations at Chartpak in Leeds, talked about a new group of people that would soon be starting work “We talked about what these people would be doing and the types of personalities involved — that some would be physically and...