To be sure, the Fung empire isn't just relying on fashion for growth.
If you don't like the term "empire" call it global reach, to which the English language lends a nicely helping hand.
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And it is hard to find sectors his empire doesn't own: telecommunications, banking, restaurants, construction, drilling, airlines, the list goes on.
While New York's new governor's past peccadilloes initially dominated the headlines, David Paterson's first major position as governor couldn't be better for the Empire State's future growth: He is against raising taxes and instead wants to put the brakes on runaway spending.
Despite contrary reports, the heiress to a once-famed shipping empire probably isn't among the world's richest.
Texas is a big state, but its population of 24.7 million isn't that much bigger than the Empire State, about 19.5 million.
If you don't want to build a shining empire of toddler towns, a la Bright Horizons Family Solutions in Watertown, Mass.
Yeah, we know, as much as Angels owner Arte Moreno has been trying to make Los Angeles his solo baseball empire, leaving that big T.
After all, they argued, isn't leading an army or building a political empire a bit like guiding a company through the cut and thrust of modern business?
For social commentators like Peter York -- author of the famous "Sloane Ranger Handbook" -- Wimbledon represents a type of Britishness that doesn't exist any more: one steeped in glorious Empire that is overwhelmingly white, affluent and still centered around London and the south east of England.
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The summer months see Times Square overrun by visitors all scrambling for their "I Heart NYC" t-shirt and matching sun visor, while the Empire State Building's elevator queue can, through the heat-haze, seem to extend as far, horizontally, as the iconic building stretches for the skies.
It hasn't been just new projects that are making headlines: In November, even the Empire State Building got a makeover, when the owners installed a new LED light system whose millions of colors can ripple, cross-fade, strobe and burst in time to the tunes of Alicia Keys or a special New Year's show.
Perhaps he doesn't care much about his share price, but he is in the market to expand his empire.
"I quickly said that because of my loyalty to 'Star Trek, ' and also just being a fan, I wouldn't even want to be involved in the next version of those things, " Abrams told Empire.
The businessman, who built a global business empire from humble beginnings on his family farm in County Fermanagh, admitted that he "wasn't always mad about the food" in Mountjoy prison and was glad to return home.
While both Tollett and Empire owner Alex Haagen III say they want to keep the festivals where they are, they can't ignore the effects that Torres' proposed measure would have.
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