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Name A Japanese corporate colossus, and chances are it started as a family firm--Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Toyota, Kikkoman. Hundreds of millions of Indians garb themselves daily in cloth made by the Ambanis or Wadias. Residents of Hong Kong can barely avoid contributing to the coffers of billionaire Li Ka-shing...
That has been a familiar story the past two years, as U.S. states have refilled depleted coffers by taking advantage of low interest rates to roll out a record number of munis. In 2002, $430 billion of munis were sold, according to the Bond Market Association, the most ever in...
Not convincing enough, you say? You mean you’ve been to the Beanpot in the past? You’ve seen the one or two security guards on hand who supposedly drain the team’s perpetually hurting coffers?
But while all this strategic thinking is going on in the private sector, the government has responded to terrorism in a less rational way. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, about $13.1 billion has surged into state coffers from the Federal Government--sorely needed money that has gone for police, fire...
Such experiences are enlivening congregations and enriching coffers. At Bethlehem Lutheran, attendance was languishing at around 650 a decade ago but is now more than 1,200; similarly, the church budget has more than doubled, from $800,000 to well over $2 million. Warren says Sunday attendance at Purpose-Driven...