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Top 25 Companies for Pay and Perks (USA Today)

Chart Your Course

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology make up the second-largest group with three representatives: Genentech, Amgen and Pfizer. 2 on the list, is the only retailer to make the chart, along with one company each from the insurance, transportation, energy and travel industries. Costco, at No. Union Pacific.

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Which Nation Has the Best 'Technik'?

Harvard Business Review

Five thousand years ago, use of the wheel began to spread from Mesopotamia across Eurasia, revolutionizing transport and enabling chariot warfare. trillion in government support for seven "strategic emerging industries," including alternative energy, biotechnology, next-gen IT, high-end manufacturing equipment, and advanced materials.