[Jacob-list] Sterns et al

Hannah hannah at knoxfarms.com
Mon Oct 13 09:43:36 EDT 2008




> I really hope the comment about a class action lawsuit wasn't serious...

>


not at all. I have no bones with them or rather, pelts. I've just been
following the thread...


> After the fire, Sterns was denied the right to rebuild on their historic

> location where the factory was founded since "it didn't fit into the plan

> of the city". Read that as, "we want a more upscale clientele now, we

> don't want a factory taking up valuable waterfront, even if it WAS there

> first and helped get our city started." And I remember hearing that they

> had a ton of insurance issues. So Jeff started looking for another place

> and hopefully has found a spot in Milwaukee. But this isn't the kind of

> business that is easy to locate and he's had a lot of hurdles to jump

> trying to get permits. I haven't had a chance to talk to him lately-

> maybe I'll have to give him a call this week.

>

> Perhaps he isn't the best at communication, but from what I'm hearing,

> neither are the other companies. Maybe it's the nature of the type of

> people that work in the tanning industry? I know we have another tanning

> company about 15 miles from my house. They do a good job on deer hides.

> They won't touch sheepskin. And they are swamped doing the other hides.

> Sound familiar?

>

> Shel

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