Today's Number: 87

       Percentage of Americans who have a great deal or a moderate amount of trust in the people who handle the finances and accounting at their companies, according to a recent Gallup/UPS Warburg poll.

Today's Mover

        Theodore E. DeVilbiss has been named vice president of sales for Contech Construction Products Inc. Mr. DeVilbiss joined the company in 1972 as sales engineer in training at the Baltimore sales office. He graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

— Shirley Dees

Today's Career Talk

        When seeking a raise, get specific, says Richard Bayer, chief operating officer of The Five O'Clock Club, a national career counseling and outplacement network. If your boss promises to get back to you, try to set a date. If your request is denied, ask what you need to do to merit an increase. If your goal is a 10 percent raise, find out what it will take. Ask to have a performance review in six months rather than a year, and whether you can count on a raise at that time if you meet the requirements.

— USAToday.Com

Today's Money Tip

        Tax-sheltered investments, such as annuities or municipal bonds, don't belong in tax-sheltered retirement accounts such as IRAs, 401(k)s and 403(b)s. Fill your sheltered retirement accounts with ordinarily taxable investments that provide higher returns.

—Money.Com

Today's Company: Anderson Publishing Co.

        Legal Learning: In the 115 years since its founding by William Harvey Anderson, Anderson Publishing has printed legal treatises, professional journals, practice books, law school texts, criminal justice publications and legal forms. Its best-selling title is Page's Ohio Revised Code, Annotated, a compendium of Ohio law.

        Staying Alive: By focusing on quality and using new technologies, this employee-owned legal publishing firm has survived despite the consolidation and electronic competition that have swallowed counterparts. As instruction and information has moved to the Internet, the company has supplied online texts and industry resources.

        Nationally Known: Customers include lawyers, judges, law schools, criminal justice programs and police departments. While the majority of customers are in Ohio, Anderson receives orders from all over the country.

— Jenny Callison

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