It's all fun and games for the audience: theater under the stars, in a barn, in an air-conditioned room after a hot day on the beach. But it is business for those setting the stage: designers, box office attendants, ushers, performers and the person...

LILEI CHOW takes a look at ways and means to improve the lot of the poor in business ventures and the innovative measures taken to build bridges between business and the poor for mutual benefit.

Regardless of the conflict over BP's partnership with ambitious Russian billionaires, big Western businesses are swarming around the Russian honey pot for large contracts and access to its resources.

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Large crowds greeted Gov. Janet Napolitano during her visit to the city Wednesday, where she gave two long talks — one focused on issues facing senior citizens, and another outlining her plan to revive the state’s slumping economy.