Honor: Pipe organ builder wins manufacturing award

Reuter Organ Co., Lawrence, is the first recipient of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Excellence in Manufacturing Award. The company received the honor based on its “quality, craftsmanship and dedication to excellence.”

The company will be honored Oct. 25 at its facility, 1220 Timberedge Road. As part of the awards ceremony, KCCI attendees will gather for an executive breakfast and a tour of the manufacturing complex. During a luncheon, Reuter officials will discuss some of their successful strategies.

Labor: Retirement prospects not good, survey finds

Human resource executives and benefits managers have a pessimistic view of American workers’ retirement prospects, according to an online poll of 531 human resources employees conducted by HRnext.com.

Asked to predict what portion of their employees will enjoy comfortable retirements, only 6 percent of the voters responded “most.” Meanwhile, nearly half the respondents or 46 percent said “few” of their employees could expect comfortable retirements.

The poll was conducted from late August to early September.

Motley Fool: Name that company

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