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unchanged in the second half of
1993.
The price of imports (exclud-
ing diamonds and oil) dropped
3 percent in the first half of the
year and 1 percent in the sec-
ond half.
The Central Bureau of
Statistics noted that since the
value of foreign trade is calcu-
lated in dollars, it includes

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changes in the relative value of
the dollar against other cur-
rencies used for import and ex-
port.
Bureau experts added that
55 percent of all import busi-
ness (excluding diamonds and
oil) and 76 percent of export
business (excluding diamonds)
is in dollars; the rest in other
currencies. ❑

Compiled bq

Steve Stein

ROBERT GREENSTONE

stores, all in Michigan.

says he'll remain involved
in fund development after
serving for three years on the
board- of directors of the
Community House in Birming-
ham. During his tenure on the
board, Mr. Greenstone was a
member of the development, en-
dowment and marketing corn-
mittee,s.
Mr. Greenstone is vice pres-
ident and a co-proprietor of the
family-owned Greenstone's
Jewelers in Birmingham.

JOSEPH IMBERMAN

represented Detroit at the
Council of Jewish Federations'
annual seminar for endowment
professionals, which was held
in Israel for the first time in its
15-year history.
The 71 participants (includ-
ing spouses) arrived in the coun-
try just after the massacre in
Hebron and had a chance to ob-
serve the aftermath.

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY

in the legal profession in Oak-
land County will be the topic of
a daylong series of events April
21. The Oakland County Bar
Association is the host.
Following an afternoon "Di-
versity Awareness Workshop"
at OCBA headquarters in
Bloomfield Hills, there will be
an awards dinner at the Som-
erset Inn in Troy.

SMALL BUSINESS OWN-
ERS are invited to attend four
seminars in April sponsored by
the Business Enterprise De-
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ics include How To Start a
Small Business, How To Write
a Business Plan, How To Write
a Marketing & Communica-
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All the workshops and train-
ing on personal computer soft-
ware packages will be held at
the BEDC offices in Troy. For
further information, call the
BEDC at 952-5800 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.
The BEDC is a non-profit or-
ganization created to help small
businesses. It is a partnership
between Walsh College and
Oakland Community College.

DETROIT MAYOR Dennis
Archer and comedian Soupy
Sales will be the guest speak-
ers at a "DPA (Detroit Produc-
ers Association) Day" Adcraft
lunch at 11:30 a.m. April 15 at
the Plaza Hotel in Southfield.
To reserve a table for 10 or
more, call Adcraft at 962-7225.
For other reservations, call
Joanne Goldberg at the DPA of-
fice at 737-4240.

Eugene Applebaum

is the only drugstore chain
among the more than 100 corn-
panies profiled.
Eugene Applebaum is Ar-
bor's founder, chairman and
CEO. The company has 153

TONY PETRUCCI, senior
vice president of Anthony M.
Franco, Inc., will discuss
"Changing the Perception of
Kelsey-Hayes" on April 12 at
the Fairlane Club in Dearborn
in a 11:30 a.m. luncheon spon-
sored by the Detroit Chapter of
the Business-to-Business Mar-
keting Group of the American
Marketing Association.
Kelsey-Hayes, a Romulus-