wiredInUSA February 2016

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Creativity can be displayed in many ways. For one artist, it is in the form of wire bending – and leaving his artwork on display for all to see, or slipping it into a person’s bag for them to discover later. Spenser Little has left one piece of artwork on display in San Diego every day for the last ten years, most of it in inaccessible locations, providing a problem for maintenance workers having to remove it. The artist began his ‘obsession’ while working at a monotonous job in the biotech industry, and said: “Bending wire helped my creative brain not go crazy. Instead of complaining, I would bend my grievance into a wire joke.” The full story can be found on page 12. Allied Wire & Cable also deserves a mention for donating more than $18,000 to four different charities with which an employee has a special connection. The company, which donates a percentage of sales to charitable organizations, handed over checks to Pets for Vets, Marguerite’s Place, Shriners Hospital for Children – Twin Cities, and the American Diabetes Association. Read all the details on page 13. #56 EDITOR

David Bell Editor

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