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Not many people taking a flight out of Logan or T.F. Green airports will notice the external power connector cables on the ground that attach airplanes to the airport power source after they land, but they may be surprised to know that many of those connectors are made right here in the Spindle City.

Drive down Bedford Street in fall River on any given morning, and there’s the unmistakable aroma of chow mein in the air. Even with hours to go until lunch, thoughts of piling the steaming fried noodles onto a fresh bun soon follow.

There was a time when Eddie Abdow bumped around the city in his Frosty Beverage truck delivering bottled soda in a rainbow of flavors right to his customers’ doorsteps.

They don’t have nuts, but they sure have soup.

Blount Fine Foods has been creating its fine, gourmet soups on Currant Road in the city’s Industrial Park for nearly four years now.
 

The history of the newspaper is the history of the community. The paper’s archives go back to before the Civil War, telling stories of battles, hurricanes, births, marriages, sorrows and joys, national and local politics, local heroes and heroines, friends and neighbors.

The newspaper that is The Herald News was the result of a merger of three newspapers born in the 19th century: the Fall River News, which was founded in 1845; the Fall River Daily Herald, established in 1872; and the Fall River Daily Globe, established in 1885.
 

Even in a down economy, a young city business is expanding.

After receiving a five-year tax incentive boost late last year, Atlantic Lighting is building a $4 million plant while adding jobs at the Fall River Commerce Park.

We’ve all seen the Made in USA tags, though they are few and far between these days, but how about the Made in Massachusetts labels?

For contemporary women’s clothing designer Karen Warren, LTD, with a base office in Hanover and production that takes place in Fall River, it’s all about being made in Massachusetts.

Thirty years in business, Vanson Leathers, manufacturers of everything from racing and casual leather jackets to gloves and other leather accessories, continues to set the pace as one of the few remaining American leather manufacturers.