40 years ago: Industrial development bonds up for city approval
The City Commission was asked to approve the issuance of up to $4 million in industrial revenue development bonds for construction and equipping of a 112,000-square-foot plant for the West Company Inc. of Phoenixville, Pa. The firm planned to build on a 17-acre site northwest of Lawrence to make special molded and plastic items and closures for use in hospital and pharmaceutical products.

