FEATURES:

SIGNAL product liability insurance:
A beacon for the wire rope industry ... 8
Insurance rates from conventional carriers continue to rise, but the insurance rates from SIGNAL, targeted to this industry, continue to get better and better.

Cash Management:
Protecting Your Money in Changing Times ... 16
Businesspeople should get the best interest rate they can on their working capital, while preserving the safety of their money so it’s there when it’s needed to cover operating expenses.

In memoriam and celebration
A.W. (Gus) Loos (1928-2008) ... 22
Gus Loos passed away on February 10, 2008. A time for sadness, but also hope, for he passes on a rich legacy to both his family and the industry.

A Canadian original: Ben-Mor Cables blazes a new
path to rapid success ... 28
Here’s a story of how four 20-something upstarts entered a field they knew nothing about, drew up a plan for rapid success, and achieved it.

Families with heart of steel: They made the steel
wire that bound America together ... 40
A museum devoted to the Roebling family and the people that worked there is expected to open in mid 2009. A bit of history on life in their village is presented in this article.

From analyst to entrepreneur ... 42
Jerry Murphy took over a family business, turned it corporate -but it still remains a family business at heart.

DEPARTMENTS: Advertiser’s Index ... 49 ... or online
Steel Industry News ... 45
The Inventor’s Corner ... 59
People in the News ... 67
New Products ... 70
Classified ... 71 ... or online