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SWED Archives: 1968 - 1979
1979-'80 SWED assists with the formation of Salisbury Pewter, helps Heinemann Electric locate a manufacturing facility, and works with Chesapeake Corporation in the establishment of a hardwood processing facility in Wicomico County.
1978-'79 Gregg Shirt Makers expands one of two plants in Fruitland while Delmar Sportswear locates in Delmar. Richard Bernstein, founder of K&L Microwave, wins Maryland's Small Businessman of the Year award.
1977-'78 Condec Corporation acquires the former Open Roads/Chris Craft plant for its ConDiesel division. Duo Sofa, Inc., a division of Maryland Bedding Corporation (better known as Sealy, and later as Ellis Home Furnishings) announces plans to construct a 150,000 sq. ft. factory in Northwood. Middle Atlantic Printing and Chilton Publishing begin plant construction in Northwood.
1976-'77 K&L
Microwave triples its manufacturing space to 16,000
1975-'76 D&F shirt factory opens on East Main Street as Wooten Welding completes construction of its facility in Northwood. Marketing efforts begin in earnest to fill the vacant Open Roads plant. Seven new firms open operations in the Industrial Apartment Complex, including Good Electronic Company, Salisbury Special Tools, and Maryland Clarklift, Inc. K&L Microwave's location at Coles Circle
1974-'75 "Energy-Economics-Environment-Inflation-Recession are terms that were not well understood by many Americans just a few years ago" is the opening line in SWED's seventh annual report. SWED assists the Manhattan Shirt Company (350 employees) in the sale of the business to a newly formed group called the Salisbury Manufacturing Co. Inc. Open Roads Industries announces its plant closing.
1973-'74 Central Supply, Shaw Warehousing, and Hoffman LaRoche construct new facilities in Northwood. The Industrial Apartment Complex is completed and home to six companies employing one hundred people
1972-'73 "Business Week" publishes a feature article entitled "Business Discovers a Tri-State Peninsula." Burroughs Corp. and Georgia Pacific announce plans to construct a $6 million and $2.5 million plant, respectively.
1971-'72 Open Roads Industries of Redondo Beach, California, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles, purchases the former Chris Craft plant. SWED obtains a 001 designation from the SBA giving our community priority on direct SBA loans under $25,000 and 10% instead of 20% down on 502 local development corporation loans.
1970-'71 Crown, Cork & Seal expands its manufacturing plant as K&L Microwave begins operations in Salisbury. A "three-phase" Industrial Apartment concept is announced to provide start-up space for new industry. The former Crown, Cork & Seal plant
1969-'70 Firestone announces plans to build a $2.5 million plastics factory in Northwood. Chris Craft announces its impending plant closing at Moss Hill Lane.
1968-'69 SWED opens corporate offices and prepares a thirty page brochure for the Northwood Industrial Park. SWED places its first advertisement in "Industrial Property Guide," July,1969.
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