Adam Smith famously used a pin factory to illustrate the advantages of specialization, choosing this "very trifling manufacture" because the different tasks were performed under one roof: "One man ...

SHELTON — Demolition was slated to begin Monday on the remains of the historic Star Pin building off Canal Street, the scene of a massive fire Saturday night. Firefighters have remained on-site for ...

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