For a list of companies that gave the most as a share of pre-tax profits last year, click here.

FORBES: American Companies That Give Away The Most Cash

The West may be "kicking butt, " as Forbes ASAP put it last summer (click here to read that article), but the folks west of the Mississippi still have a long way to go before they catch up with their buttoned-down brethren on the East Coast.

FORBES: A tale of ten cities

On the flip-side, if you wish to read about who got rich over the last week, click here.

FORBES: This Man Lost a Bundle Last Week: Tran-sit Failure