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Ellesmere Port

(Encyclopedia) Ellesmere Port, town, Cheshire West and Chester, W central England. Ellesmere Port is located on the Manchester Ship Canal near its…

Albert Lea

(Encyclopedia) Albert Lea Albert Lea lē [key], city (2020 pop. 18,492), seat of Freeborn co., S Minn., near the Iowa line; inc. 1878. It is a manufacturing and marketing…

Aguadilla

(Encyclopedia) Aguadilla Aguadilla äˌgwädēˈyä, äˌwä– [key], town, NW Puerto Rico, a port on Mona Passage. It is a commerical and manufacturing center with varied…

Burlingame

(Encyclopedia) Burlingame, city (2020 pop. 31,386), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; founded 1868, inc. 1908. Burlingame is mainly…

Stoughton

(Encyclopedia) StoughtonStoughtonstōˈtən [key], town (1990 pop. 26,777), Norfolk co., E Mass.; founded 1637, inc. 1726. A largely residential town, it was the site of shoe and textile industries in…

Totowa

(Encyclopedia) TotowaTotowatŏtˈəwə [key], borough (1990 pop. 10,177), Passaic co., NE N.J., a suburb of Paterson on the Passaic River; inc. 1898. There is diverse manufacturing.

West Des Moines

(Encyclopedia) West Des MoinesWest Des Moinesdə moinˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Hybrid…

Westwood

(Encyclopedia) Westwood. 1 Residential town (1990 pop. 12,557), Norfolk co., E Mass., in the greater Boston area; settled 1640, inc. 1897. Clothing is manufactured, and the town has several early…

industrial management

(Encyclopedia) industrial management, term applied to highly organized modern methods of carrying on industrial, especially manufacturing, operations. Modern technological devices, particularly in…

Mataró

(Encyclopedia) MataróMatarómätərōˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 100,882), Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. It is a Mediterranean port and a manufacturing center, producing knitted goods, wine, and…