Polychlorinated biphenyls, known as PCBs, are man-made organic chemicals manufactured in the United States from 1929 until they were banned in 1979 because of indications that they cause cancer and have other serious health consequences. ...

The success of a business model often depends on current economic conditions. Take, for example, Erickson Retirement Communities of Catonsville, Md. The company built a number of large-scale continuing care projects when capital was readily avail...

Growing up on the Caribbean island-nation of Antigua, Egbert Perry recalls, “I never felt poor.” True, his father, Percival Perry, earned only about $1,000 a year running a chicken feed business, and Egbert was one of 11 children. But wealth com...

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