Business
Kohler Co., the giant plumbing fixtures manufacturer, has begun construction of a highly automated factory on 300 acres near Monterrey, Mexico, that could become one of the nation’s largest foreign-owned plants, or maquiladoras , in recent history.
June 26, 1990
It was in 1890 that an Austrian immigrant named John M.
Jan. 7, 1986
Kohler Co. has agreed to pay $886,500 to more than 2,000 women who were refused jobs because they were considered too short.
Sept. 24, 1999
Entertainment & Arts
Handspring Puppet Company gallops into spotlight with ‘War Horse’
June 30, 2012
* Frank Kohler has been named senior vice president of studio operations at Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Feb. 28, 1992
Company Town
Filmmaker Brett Ratner has sued a woman in federal court in Hawaii, alleging she defamed him with a Facebook post that claimed he raped her about 12 years ago.
Nov. 2, 2017
Alpha Beta named Donald H. Kohler, 56, to replace Richard P.
March 4, 1986
Archives
Like the human appendix, the plain old bathtub has outlived its usefulness.
April 15, 1995
Warner Bros. will not renew its $450-million co-financing agreement with Brett Ratner’s film funding company, cutting its remaining ties with the embattled director, who has been accused of sexual misconduct or assault by several women.
April 11, 2018
Increasingly, glitzy outdoor events like weddings and golf tournaments have equally upscale mobile restrooms.
Jan. 11, 2003