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To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (7680)	8/11/1999 2:22:00 PM
From: Wally Mastroly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

Re: Beige book ... continued ... bog.frb.fed.us - Couple of snipits that caught my eye: * ..There are severe shortages of skilled construction workers--particularly carpenters and brick masons--in most districts... * .. Aside from boosting wages, businesses are dealing with labor shortages in various ways: retailers in Boston are expanding performance-based compensation; businesses in Cleveland are providing job security commitments; truckers in St. Louis and builders in Kansas City are increasingly recruiting internationally and (in the latter case) using signing bonuses more than in the past...