The handicap that wasn't
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Jan Powell suffered a stroke as a young woman and was unable to find employment. She founded Ads Infinitum in 1979 and eventually bought out her partner. Her company employs nine, and she attributes her success to strong business relationships and good service.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1992
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Costs for firms set a record
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A Chamber of Commerce survey found that US employers spent an average of $12,402 per full-time worker on employee benefits in 1990. Medical costs accounted for more than 60% of the increase over 1989 costs.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1992
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There's no place like Home Depot
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Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank founded Home Depot Inc in 1980. The chain of home center stores had sales of $5 billion in 1991 and plans to have sales of $25 billion by 2000.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1992
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