Word: parents
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...Apple, but no Microsoft. The Boston Beer Company makes an appearance, but not market leader Anheuser-Busch. Tractor Supply lands on the list; Wal-Mart doesn't. Even with the economic crisis, a number of financial firms show up, including asset manager Blackrock, regional bank Iberiabank and homebuilder NVR (parent of Ryan Homes). The decade's best industry: oil and natural gas. A full 34 companies - 17% of the list - either drill, transport, refine or sell the stuff. (See the worst business deals...
...going to shave because he's a bit of a hound? Alternatively, if Gillette dumps Woods and misses out on his triumphant comeback, it's doubtful that consumers will start switching razor brands (unless, perhaps, he endorses Bic out of spite). Yet Procter & Gamble, Gillette's parent company, is no fan of controversy. "P&G is known as being a traditional, conservative company," says Sturner. Plan on seeing more Roger Federer - and no Tiger - while he takes his hiatus from golf...
...Gatorade PepsiCo, Gatorade's parent, has said it will drop its Tiger Focus drink - whatever the heck that was - though the company insists it made that decision before the scandal. Gatorade is noncommittal about its 2010 plans. The company's "G" rebranding campaign has been a total disaster. So it can cut some losses, save some money and perhaps appease some shareholders by letting Tiger go. However, Woods reaches Gatorade's core market, the sports fans who emulate their heroes. The ones who, as the company famously framed it in the early '90s, want to "be like Mike." If Tiger...
Finkton was raised in a single parent household with three older siblings in Indianapolis. He attended over 15 different schools—more than one school a year, on average—before he entered college...
Kevin J. Mulcahy, a host parent whose wife was a Harvard alumna, said the “most gratifying aspect” of the relationship is witnessing students’ growth over the course of their college careers...