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...Terence, a fastidious Princeton grad, likes the environment, it will probably be because it is very different from the one his father--and new boss--inherited. Founded a century ago to hawk Canton-made goods such as porcelain, silk and fireworks to the U.S., Li & Fung is the leader among middleman companies, fashioning the world into a smooth-running assembly line in which buttons produced in Sri Lanka and velvet milled in Italy are sewn into a vest at a Shenzhen factory and shipped on time to a store near you. Leading an army of 7,162 workers in nearly...
That's right: there's a company for every five residents in quaint little Zug and the compact canton that surrounds it. These companies' executives are no doubt impressed by the same attractions that lure tourists in summer and winter alike: the town's spectacular lakeside setting with the Alps towering in the distance. But there are also good business reasons to set up shop in Zug. It offers some of the lowest tax rates available in any stable democracy. And its laws protecting residents' financial privacy are among the strictest on the planet...
After centuries of living in photogenic poverty, the people of Zug decided in 1946 to turn their canton into a haven that would attract companies even from other parts of Switzerland. Today the 97,800 residents of the Zug canton, many of whom work in the corporate offices here, enjoy an average annual income of $40,000. Among them are at least six billionaires. Unemployment is virtually...
Tomorrow’s contest should be equally challenging as Harvard travels to Canton, N.Y., to face No. 16 St. Lawrence, which swept both games from the Crimson last season. The Saints were regular-season champs a year ago and are currently the second highest ranked team in the ECAC...
...female torso with a world map made for a most intriguing cover image. My teenage son and adult husband were particularly taken with the latitudes around Nepal. Pun intended? An eye-opening story, in more ways than one. As a wife and mother, I appreciate the coverage. Melissa Noebes, Canton...