For workers in Los Angeles who depend on the entertainment industry, such as carpenters, lighting technicians, hairdressers and dry-cleaners, the prospect of film-making coming home is welcome.

ECONOMIST: Some companies have flourished in the wake of the attacks

His mother was the opposite, a diligent saleswoman for Stanley Home Products, a sort of Amway for brushes, mops and household cleaners.

FORBES: This article appears in the August 6th issue of Forbes.

My goal is to send a customer home smiling and have their spouse say: 'You have been at the dry cleaners again, haven't you?

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