"They have done a substantial amount of work retrofitting older buildings, " said Mr. Ammann, of GRF Davos, who inspected school damage in China following the 2008 quake.

WSJ: China Shifts to Quake Recovery Amid Questions

Any revenue loss to the GRF would also decrease the amount of tax revenue that will be deposited to the Local Government Fund (LGF) and the Public Library Fund (PLF) for distributions to counties and local governments.

FORBES: Ohio House Of Representatives Passes Estate Tax Repeal

Born Andrs Grf, Grove had escaped a brutal childhood dominated by the Nazis and Soviets to remake himself in the U.S. Brought into Intel as director of operations, Grove ran Intel on a day-to-day basis almost from the beginning.

FORBES: The gentle giant

The elimination of the state estate tax is estimated to reduce GRF tax receipts by tens of millions of dollars, and to decrease receipts to township or municipality of estate origin by hundreds of millions of dollars annually in the aggregate statewide.

FORBES: Ohio House Of Representatives Passes Estate Tax Repeal