Melvin Lane Conservationist
Lane insisted on making businesses operate sustainably.
From This is True for 29 July 2007
business
Known for their business and/or finance abilities
Edwin Traisman Women’s rights pioneer
Traisman was first to bring something to McDonald’s: women.
From This is True for 3 June 2007
Warren Avis Frequent driver
Within 10 years Avis was the world’s second-largest car rental company.
From This is True for 22 April 2007
Robert Carrier The Ever-hungry
Carrier decided to do something about England’s lousy food.
From This is True for 25 June 2006
Manuel J. Cortez Staying in Vegas
Cortez came up with “the” slogan for Las Vegas.
From This is True for 18 June 2006
Hugh B Patterson Jr Southern desegrationist
Patterson stood up for what was right.
From This is True for 28 May 2006
Edna Lewis Southern chef
Lewis “revived the nearly forgotten genre of refined Southern cooking.”
From This is True for 12 February 2006
W. Hunter Simpson The Good-hearted
Simpson turned a lifesaving business around, and made things better for his employees.
From This is True for 22 January 2006
Peter Haas Sr. Classic clothier
Haas took over a family business, but wanted it to do more.
From This is True for 4 December 2005
Peter F. Drucker Management guru
Drucker said that the highest executive in a corporation should earn no more than 20 times the lowest-paid worker.
From This is True for 6 November 2005