Manuel J. Cortez Staying in Vegas
Cortez came up with “the” slogan for Las Vegas.
From This is True for 18 June 2006
business
Known for their business and/or finance abilities.
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
Murphy Matthews Jr Dancer
He had a job, and he had a passion.
From This is True for 11 September 2005
Gerry Thomas Easy dinner creator
Thomas went from WWII code-breaker to …what?!
From This is True for 17 July 2005
Simon Waronker The record-breaking
“He loved the Chipmunks and so did the rest of the world, but he’s the one who bet on them.”
From This is True for 5 June 2005
George Atkinson The pre-recorded
Atkinson invented video movie rentals.
From This is True for 6 March 2005