The Kearney Company, a division of Kearney-National, Inc., has completed a $250,000 modernization program with remodeling of the exterior and interior of the office and an expansion of the plant, above. The Kearney Company has been serving the electric utility industry since 1936. The company recently expanded sales and service into industrial and commercial markets with a now series of group
This video is a conversation between Alan Laird and Bill Fowler. They discuss the life of Levy Laird, a remarkable African-American who was a cook on the Southern Pacific passenger trains for more than thirty years. Alan Laird tells a poignant story about his father, Levy Laird, whose ancestors were enslaved persons in Louisiana and his (Levy's) journey from rural Louisiana to become a respected member of the African-American community of Oakland, California.