NOVE BER 11 -17, 1985 THE CITIZEN
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By De ayn. • K II r
BE TO HARBOR - Sit­
ting tride hite hor e
nam d Holly, Dr. Calvin
Wheel r, 0 ner of a Benton
Harbor consultin firm, dis­
played banner ith the logan
"PIC i Unfair." Wheeler a
picketing the office of Private
Indu rty Council (PIC) on Gray
Avenue of of Rivervie Drive
in B nton Harbor.
Accordin to Dr. Wh eler,
h and about 5 to 8 other pea­
pl picket the PIC office every
orking day, a practice they
hav adhered to ince the first
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ee of October thi year.
Wh eler claims that PIC is
holdin up payment of $35,000
on a $56',000 contract to train
people in eatherizin and
rehabilitating homes in Benton
Harbor and urrounding areas.
According to Wheeler PIC
o e him $35,000 for training
that as completed in eptern­
ber of 1985.
Wh eler id PIC i in direct
violation of a ettlement
r ch d by the Michigan
Department of Civil Rights bet-
een PIC and Wheeler on April
17, 1985.
Wheeler charged that PIC's
refusal to honor the ettlement
agreement is a deliberate
attempt to deny employment
and busine opportunitie to
about 20 Benton Harbor area
p ople and their familie .
Wh eler said, "Benton Har­
bor is d perately in need of
jobs. The money has be n
allocated, but PIC refu es to
di bur e it
e have contr cts ith the
city of Ben on Harbor for
PICKETING PIC. trld • borro eel hor e, B nton Harbor busin. man Calvin Wh I r
y th .g ncy ju t i n't f ir.(H· P Photo)
Tourism big business for Southwest Michigan
ST. JOSEPH - Michigan's
Travel Bure u e timate touri t
tivity in Berrien, C , and
V n Buren countie will gener-
te minimum of 342 million
for the region in 19 5. Th t
amount repre nt S25 mil­
li n increa over 19 4 and
provided over 7,600 job for the
are
ture do not include income
derived from condo rental,
owner-cott es, boat r or day­
tripper " according to outh­
we tern ichigan Commi ion'
Executive Director, Susan Lac-
key, "or the ctual figure
would be much higher."
Campground , re orts, hotels,
c bin owners, retailer, rvice
tions grocery tore and
other who benefit from tourist
trade were among the bu ine es
who participated in the survey
toe timate the ec nomic im­
p ct of touri m throughout the
uthwestern ichigan region.
The survey howed the
region's greatest touri t mar et
ile AACP to meet
come from the Chic go re
with weekend visitors compris­
ing the large t group of tourist .
The cond highest group
were d y trippers and eason I
homeowners.
ot urprisingly the mo t
popular tourist ttractions were
water related, such as be ache
boating or fishing activities.
Berrien County led the region
in tourist dollar with
$278,472,000 million and
6,204 tourist related jobs. V n
Buren County generated
$53,544,200 million nd 1 1 3
job - while Ca County earned
10651000 and provided 237
jobs.
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weatherizing home. Th
eatherization i badly needed.
But, it take money to hire
employee to do the ork. e
do not have acce to the fund
and, therefor cannot fulfill
our contracts. Until the money
is released everybody - my
comp ny, my employee th
city of Benton Harbor and the
contract.
turn d it
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Harbor
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